Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, the state’s highest criminal court, issued a stay of execution for David Leonard Wood. Wood, 67, had been set to die Thursday over the killings of six girls and ...

In accordance with Article 46 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms as amended by Protocol No. 11, the Committee of Ministers supervises the execution of ...

In nearly simultaneous decisions, courts in two U.S. states on Tuesday blocked the imminent executions of death row inmates. The highest court in Texas issued a stay of execution for David Leonard ...

A death chamber in Columbia, S.C., including an electric chair, right, and a firing squad chair. (South Carolina Department of Corrections via AP) ...

Unfortunately for the pirates, all those years of fighting, drinking, debauchery, crime and plundering began to ebb away when during the 15th century the Admiralty decided to bring in Execution Dock.

During medieval times, Smithfield was one of the most important places in London, full of jousting, livestock grazing, summer fairs and, of course, the occasional execution. Famous dissenters and ...

An Indian national, Shahzadi Khan, was executed in the UAE on February 15, 2025, after being convicted of murdering an infant in her care. Despite multiple legal appeals and mercy petitions, her ...

Shahzadi Khan, 33, from UP, was executed in Abu Dhabi after being convicted of murdering a child she was caring for. She had traveled for plastic surgery but ended up as a domestic worker.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Capital punishment protesters pray on the grounds of Riverbend Maximum Security Institution before the ...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — He successfully lobbied to have the state put off his execution during the COVID-19 pandemic, and had his death pushed back further when Tennessee halted executions.

Upon learning of her execution on Monday, her family in Banda said they would approach the Central government for help in bringing her body back home. The MEA informed the Delhi High Court about her ...