Three young men were hanged in Iran last week, raising alarm that a wave of executions may be underway as authorities facing ...

The Florida Supreme Court halted the execution of James Duckett, a former officer convicted of murder, pending DNA testing.

Readers respond to an editorial about the death penalty. Also: The benefits of small talk; calling all teenagers.

The murder that Christa Pike was convicted of demonstrated a brutality and callousness not often seen in women, let alone one ...

Ron DeSantis signed a death warrant ordering Duckett's execution for March 31. Duckett has for years maintained his innocence ...

For death penalty opponents, the dramatic spike in executions last year was truly horrifying. After several years of no more than 25 executions, there were 47 executions in 2025, nearly double the ...

James Duckett has been temporarily spared ahead of his Tuesday execution. The state’s highest court could lift the order ...

After President Trump urged states to recommit themselves to capital punishment, Florida started to put prisoners to death at rates not seen in the state’s modern history. By Adam Liptak Adam Liptak ...