James Duckett was granted a rare stay of execution Thursday ahead of his scheduled lethal injection on Tuesday. The state is asking for the stay to be lifted. James Duckett appears in a photo taken on ...

James Duckett hopes a long-sought forensic exam might halt his scheduled lethal injection next week. James Duckett appears in a photo taken on death row at Union Correctional Institution. Gov. Ron ...

Christa Gail Pike was just 18 years old when she committed a crime that dominated headlines for years: She tortured and murdered her romantic rival in Tennessee and later showed off a piece of the ...

When a 19-year-old wrestler and two other men were hanged in the holy city of Qom on Thursday, Iran’s theocratic regime was sending a message to both dissenters inside the country and opponents abroad ...

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Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A Swedish citizen has been executed in Iran, according to a statement from the NATO country's foreign minister. Minister ...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, March 16, denied a last-minute petition from Michael King, 54, who is scheduled to be executed Tuesday, March 17, by lethal injection. King faces execution for the ...

Over the past decade, financial innovation has focused on one primary goal: moving money faster. Instant payment systems, blockchain networks, and stablecoins have dramatically compressed settlement ...

Funding coincides with the launch of stablecoin and digital asset support on Arkade, the company's flagship infrastructure. Ark Labs, the leader in open, programmable finance, announced today that it ...

Texas was scheduled to hold a hearing today to determine whether Andre Thomas is competent to be executed. But that hearing had to be called off, because the expert retained by the state to examine ...

A social media post by Gov. Kay Ivey reflecting on her childhood and accomplishments sparked hundreds of requests for the governor to use her authority to stop the execution of a man who was convicted ...