Six men have died by court-ordered execution so far this year, and 12 other people are scheduled to be executed in six states ...

Six death row inmates have been executed in the U.S. so far this year, compared to two by this time last year.

South Carolina executed Brad Sigmon by firing squad on March 7, marking its first use of the execution method.

Under the state's new procedure, Hoffman will be strapped to a gurney and forced to breathe pure nitrogen gas through a ...

"There's nothing legally that prevents or stops us from moving forward with executing Jessie Hoffman if the preliminary injunction is vacated," she said. "I believe this execution is going to go ...

A New Orleans-area group decries the state’s efforts to use nitrogen gas to execute death row inmates because, members say, ...

Firing squads have a long and storied history in the U.S. They've served as a punishment for mutiny in colonial times, a way ...

A South Carolina man has been executed by firing squad, becoming the first U.S. prisoner in 15 years to die by this method.

South Carolina executed a convicted murderer by firing squad on Friday, the first use of the method in the United States in ...

South Carolina inmate Brad Sigmon has chosen to die by firing squad March 7, a first for the state after he raised doubts ...

A South Carolina inmate is set to die by firing squad Friday, a rare execution method in the United States that experts say may be making a comeback in more states as lethal injection drugs become ...