A Texas man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend died by lethal injection Wednesday evening, marking the first U.S. execution of the year. Charles Victor Thompson, 55, was ...

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas -- A Texas man who at one time escaped from custody and was on the run for three days after being sentenced to death for fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend ...

HOUSTON — Nearly 70 years after a Texas Black man was executed in a case that prosecutors now say was based on false evidence and was riddled with racial bias, officials have declared that he was ...

Detained Iranian protester Erfan Soltani, whose execution did not take place on Wednesday as some had feared, is in good physical health and has been able to meet with his family, according to a ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Christa Gail Pike — who was sentenced to death as a teen for the brutal 1995 murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer — is suing Tennessee over its execution protocol. The ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A woman on Tennessee's death row is fighting for her life in court, claiming the state's execution method could cause her to drown in her own blood. Christa Pike is suing the ...

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Gov. Ron DeSantis has issued a death warrant for Ronald Heath, who is scheduled for execution on Feb. 10. Heath was convicted for the 1989 murder of Michael Sheridan in Alachua County. At the time of ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The fatal shooting of a 37-year-old woman by a federal immigration agent during an operation Wednesday in ...

A host of high-profile trials and other proceedings is on the docket as Houston dives into 2026. The cases expected to be heard in coming months range from a sweeping plot orchestrated by a prominent ...

Judge pauses Stacey Humphreys’ execution again pending review of alleged conflicts on Georgia’s parole board. Defense says two parole board members had prior roles tied to Humphreys’ case, raising ...

A gunman fatally shot a Delaware state trooper Tuesday afternoon at a DMV location in Wilmington. The shooter was shot and killed by law enforcement after police responded to the active shooter ...