Attorneys Tuesday asked Governor Greg Abbott for a 30-day reprieve. James Broadnax, 37, is scheduled to be executed Thursday evening.

Chadwick "Khalil" Willacy was executed by the State of Florida for a 1990 murder, despite legal challenges alleging the state's lethal injection protocol lacked "safety and efficacy", and his claims were denied by the Supreme Court.

James Broadnax, 37, was executed by lethal injection in Texas after being convicted of the 2008 shootings of two Christian music producers in Dallas, despite his cousin allegedly confessing to the cri

Complications with lethal injections in recent years have led to the revival of execution methods that had been previously abandoned.

A Florida man convicted of beating and choking his 13-year-old step-niece to death nearly 50 years ago is set to be executed Thursday evening. James Ernest Hitchcock, 70, is scheduled to receive a three-drug injection starting at 6 p.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KUNA, Idaho (AP) — Idaho halted the execution of serial killer Thomas Eugene Creech on Wednesday ...

"Today, the Department of Justice acted to restore its solemn duty to seek, obtain, and implement lawful capital sentences — clearing the way for the Department to carry out exe

Tiana Krasniqi - who married James Broadnax just weeks before he was put to death in Texas - says she is haunted by his final moments

An execution in the state of Alabama is raising more questions about a controversial drug used in lethal injections. Late last night, Alabama executed Ronald Bert Smith, a convicted murderer. In that process, the state gave him midazolam, a sedative.

Trump's DOJ announced last week it is bringing the practice back to federal death row. Death penalty critics are concerned