2 executions scheduled for same day in Florida for the first time in more than 60 years

2 executions scheduled for same day in Florida for the first time in more than 60 years - The state of Florida is set to execute two death row inmates on the same day for the first time in more than ...

Man, 74, becomes oldest inmate executed in Florida in state's 10th lethal injection this year

Florida put to death one of its oldest prisoners in its history on Tuesday, a 74-year-old convicted murderer who was one of ...

Florida to carry out double execution for first time in over 60 years

Florida plans to execute former cop James Duckett at noon ET on July 28 for an 11-year-old girl's murder. Six hours later, ...

Final words of Florida killer who becomes oldest inmate executed in state’s modern history

Florida put to death one of its oldest prisoners in its history on Tuesday, a 74-year-old convicted murderer who was one of ...

Idaho is first to use firing squads as primary state execution method

Idaho will use firing squads as its primary method of capital punishment, the first state in the United States to officially ...

Map shows death penalty status in each state as Dewine calls for Ohio ban

DeWine's call to end Ohio's death penalty highlights a growing divide as states abolish, pause or continue executions.
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Executions nearly doubled in the U.S. last year, and soared abroad

The number of executions around the globe spiked to a 44-year high in 2025, according to a new report from Amnesty International, with state-sanctioned killings nearly doubling in the United States in ...

Opinion: ‘Dignity’ is a poor excuse for blocking press access to state executions

There is, of course, something odd about using the word dignity to describe what happens when the state kills one of its ...