VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church’s teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear ...

The gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack at a Walmart in El Paso is expected to accept a plea deal in a Texas court ...

Panelists Jonna Spilbor and Jay Town discuss the indictment of Luigi Mangione for the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian ...

We need to pass the Death Penalty Moratorium Act, pausing executions for two years, so we can improve the process and make ...

Luigi Mangione's defense is ramping up its fight against the death penalty early in a federal case in the alleged ...

The men had their death sentences commuted under the Biden administration, but say they are being punished by being ...

The state will not seek the death penalty in Michael Lynn Davis murder trial, connected to former Alabama basketball players ...

Wyandotte County Judge Bill Klapper didn’t strike down Kansas’ death penalty law but appeared highly skeptical of it.

Some criminal justice advocates argue the bill would increase the odds that innocent people stay in prison or are executed.

Whatever arguments are used, the journey toward worldwide rejection of capital punishment will not be concluded quickly. But ...

Prisoners say the Trump administration is seeking tougher conditions for them as punishment for having their death sentences ...