One week before he was set, for the second year in a row, to be executed by the state of Texas, Robert Roberson's life was spared. This "will they or won't they move forward with the execution" drama ...

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DALLAS -- Documents filed in the weeks since Robert Roberson III was granted his third stay of execution show the state is pushing back on the evidentiary hearing his attorneys have been chasing just ...

So far, 11 states have carried out 45 executions this year, nearly double the number in 2024, even as public opinion ...

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Thirty-four men have been executed by court order in the US this year, with eight more scheduled before its close, five of whom are due to die in the next eight days. This year's total already ...

The new initiative points to an increase in the use of the death penalty over the past year as public support for it has ...

The U.S. has seen 35 executions this year, already surpassing the number of executions carried out last year and could be the highest since 2012.

DALLAS — Documents filed in the weeks since Robert Roberson III was granted his third stay of execution show the state is pushing back on the evidentiary hearing his attorneys have been chasing just ...