As U.S support for the death penalty reaches new lows, President Donald Trump wants to make capital punishment the norm in the nation’s capital. “If somebody kills somebody in the capital, Washington, ...

It is unclear how Mr. Trump would carry out his directive. The Supreme Court ruled that mandatory death sentences were unconstitutional nearly half a century ago. By Chris Cameron Reporting from ...

President Donald Trump said Tuesday his administration would seek the death penalty for anyone convicted of murder in Washington, D.C., intensifying his anti-crime rhetoric as he pursues a crackdown ...

(NewsNation) — Florida has executed its fourth veteran on death row this year as the state leads the nation in the execution of former service members despite outcries from advocates that ...

A Florida man sentenced to death for raping and murdering a 13-year-old girl did the state a favor last week — by killing himself before it could execute him, officials said. Matthew Caylor, 50, had ...

Steven Bixby's competency hearing concluded, with the judge having 30 days to rule on his mental fitness for execution. Bixby, convicted of murdering two officers in 2003, claims his interpretation of ...

OKLAHOMA — Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond asked the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals to switch the execution dates of two death row inmates. Drummond asked for death row inmate Kendrick ...

A 50-year-old man on death row took his own life earlier this week despite being in prison custody. Matthew Caylor died by suicide in prison on August 19, despite already being on death row. The ...

Florida’s death penalty laws come under scrutiny as the state ramps up executions. Amid a record-breaking year for executions in Florida, death penalty reform campaigners press for changes to the ...

Robert Roberson's attorneys claim judges misled hospital workers about the custody of his 2-year old daughter, who died in 2002. FBI warns of 3-phase scam that is draining bank accounts Trump ...

William Noguera never stopped regretting the act of rage that landed him in San Quentin, where he met convicted serial killer ...

Theo Burman is a Newsweek Live News Reporter based in London, U.K. He writes about U.S. politics and international news, with a focus on infrastructure and technology. He has covered technological and ...