Hope could very well be the defining force behind the drive to abolish capital punishment: hope for redemption, hope for ...

Court battles and dealmaking are deciding the future of many of those last men at the U.S. naval base in Cuba, including ...

The Biden administration is fighting to get a plea deal thrown out for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed — "principal architect of the 9 ...

A federal trial date is set for the man accused of killing a woman and kidnapping her daughters in the deadly Amber Alert ...

A man who spent decades on death row before being granted a new trial returned to court in Hamilton County Wednesday.

For the past several weeks, a major challenge to Kansas’ death penalty has been underway in a Wyandotte County murder case.

Mangione visited the gun range after taking a solo trip across Asia last year, according to two German tourists he met.

Top Republicans in Congress are introducing a new bill to stop the White House from offering plea deals to suspected 9/11 ...

Justice Department lawyers are defending the defense secretary’s decision to back out of the agreement that avoided a death ...

Prosecutors say they are planning to seek the death penalty for the man charged with killing two people and injuring several ...

The Pentagon has asked a federal court to stay a plea deal for alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who is slated to plead guilty on Friday.

A lethal injection expert has asked the Arizona Supreme Court to deny the attorney general's request for an execution warrant ...