This is not in any way lessening due process for those who are convicted and are facing the death penalty,” said Rep. Bruce Skaug, R-Nampa, the bill’s lead sponsor.

Oklahoma Pardon and Parole board members voted 4-1 on Wednesday to deny clemency for death row prison Wendell Grissom, ...

Wendell Grissom was convicted in the 2005 murder of Amber Dawn Matthews, while she was protecting her friend’s children during a home invasion near Watonga.

The Supreme Court of California met in Sacramento on Wednesday to hear oral arguments in the case of an arsonist sentenced to ...

Pop Smoke murder defendant Corey Walker pleaded guilty to home invasion robbery and voluntary manslaughter under a deal including 29 years in prison ...

Ohio lawmakers on both sides of the aisle agree: incidents like the shooting in New Albany are a tragedy, but whether anything will be done to change laws still does ...

Ohio Statehouse leaders are grappling with the latest mass shooting, in New Albany, with the House Speaker expressing ...

An inmate who was was put into the spotlight in the effort to end the death penalty in Iowa has died in prison. Leon Tice Junior of Council Bluffs was convicted of murder in the 1963 shooting deaths ...

The Detroit Red Wings finished their road trip with another victory, edging back inside the playoff picture after a brief bump. Patrick Kane scored in a shootout to give the Wings a 5-4 victory over ...

An Oklahoma board has rejected clemency for a man sentenced to die for fatally shooting a woman during a 2005 home-invasion ...

St. Brieuc, a team from France’s fourth tier, has pulled off a huge upset in the French Cup by beating top-flight Nice 2-1 in the last 16 thanks to a goal in the seventh minute of stoppage time ...

The man accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson gets a free death penalty expert under federal law and will ...