Lenin was born Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov on April 22, 1870, in Simbirsk, Russia. Until 1901, he was known as. Volodya or Vladimir Ulyanov. In 1910 he took the political alias of Lenin. He was a political ...

Six men have died by court-ordered execution so far this year in the U.S., and 12 other people are scheduled to be put to death in six states during the remainder of 2025. Through March 20 ...

In nearly simultaneous decisions, courts in two U.S. states on Tuesday blocked the imminent executions of death row inmates. The highest court in Texas issued a stay of execution for David Leonard ...

Christensen raised concerns about a “culture of death” and threats to human dignity after Idaho made death by firing squad its primary method of execution for death row inmates. “Whether we ...

When Louisiana carries out the execution of Jessie Hoffman on March 18, he will be strapped to a gurney, fitted with a gas mask and forced to breathe in nitrogen gas until his heart stops.

Six men have died by court-ordered execution so far this year, and 12 other people are scheduled to be executed in six states during the remainder of 2025 Six men have died by court-ordered ...

BOISE — Gov. Brad Little signed a bill into law Wednesday to make Idaho the only U.S. state with a firing squad as its preferred option to end prisoners' lives starting next year, amid lawmakers ...