Byron Black was executed for murders he committed in 1988. Black had a defibrillator in his chest and the Tennessee State Supreme Court ruled last week that it could be carried out without the device ...

Byron Black noted intense pain during his lethal injection death earlier this week in Tennessee. He was executed after a back-and-forth in court over whether officials would need to disable his ...

A team of academic researchers has published a paper and website warning users about a security threat that exploits weaknesses in recent Apple Inc. devices that can be used to extract sensitive ...

A Tennessee prisoner, who complained of pain as witnesses said he showed signs of distress during his execution this week, was not shocked by his implanted heart device as he died, his lawyer said ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee hospital says it never agreed to a request by state officials who face a court order to turn off a death row inmate's heart-regulating implant before his execution next ...

It's a bit of a shiver-down-the-spine thought. Across different eras and lands, people came up with some seriously scary machines and methods to punish offenders. These weren't just about ending lives ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee hospital says it never agreed to a request by state officials who face a court order to turn off a death row inmate’s heart-regulating implant before his execution ...