NH lawmakers and public commenters debate restoring death penalty as Gov. Kelly Ayotte supports return of capital punishment.

The U.S. carried out 47 executions in 2025—the highest total in years—despite falling public support, fewer death sentences, and growing evidence of racial bias, wrongful convictions, and political abuse of capital punishment.

He was swiftly sentenced to death after a brief trial, denied legal counsel, and his family informed just days after his arrest. Human rights groups condemn the unfair process and fear a public hanging.

>> LOOK AT THIS BEHIND US. THIS IS THE NUMBER OF DEATH PENALTY EXECUTIONS IN OUR COUNTRY SINCE 1977. YOU SEE THE LATE 90'S. THAT WAS THE PEAK. BUT THEN A GRADUAL DECLINE. >> THAT IS UNTIL NOW. THIS UP TAKE IS FOR THIS YEAR. GULF COAST INVESTIGATOR EVAN ...

Rob Reiner and his family attend a 2014 gala at the Lincoln Center in New York. Prosecutors should not seek death sentence for Rob Reiner’s killer. But the horror didn’t end there. Add to it the fact that the couple was discovered by their daughter ...

21 YEARS AGO, ONE OF THE WORST DOMESTIC MURDERS IN CENTRAL FLORIDA HISTORY HIT THE CITY OF DELTONA. SIX PEOPLE WERE KILLED INSIDE A HOME IN WHAT’S NOW REFERRED TO BY MANY AS THE X BOX MURDERS. FOUR MEN WERE LATER CONVICTED IN THE KILLINGS, BUT 21 YEARS ...

Tali Tukang Gantung' presents real-life stories based on interviews with Death Row inmates, their families and lawyers, as well as the prison community.

A "fit and healthy" mum's bloating and stomach cramps turned out to be signs she had terminal bowel cancer. Cecilia Capolupo, 46, went to her GP after coming back "bloated" from a trip to Devon in which she and her children devoured pasties and fish and chips.

Gov. Josh Shapiro issued his first death penalty reprieve earlier this month, as advocates for abolishing capital punishment say the political winds continue to shift slowly in their favor. The reprieve — issued Dec. 5 with little fanfare — fulfills ...

Testimony is underway in the penalty phase of the Jason Banegas murder case. The 22-year-old pleaded guilty in October to shooting and killing Hollywood police officer Yandy Chirino in 2021. Now, a jury will decide whether Banegas spends life in prison or ...