Jan. 28 (UPI) --Texas on Wednesday evening conducted the United States' first execution of the year, putting a 55-year-old man to death for the 1998 double murder of his ex-girlfriend and her new ...

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas -- A Texas man who at one time escaped from custody and was on the run for three days after being sentenced to death for fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend ...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has scheduled the state's second execution of 2026 for February 24. Melvin Trotter was convicted of a 1986 murder and sentenced to death in 1987, then resentenced to ...

The Alabama Supreme Court has authorized the execution of Charles Lee “Sonny” Burton — who, according to his attorneys, now primarily uses a wheelchair — for his conviction in the 1991 murder at a ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Tennessee Supreme Court has scheduled four executions in 2026. Citing authorities, News 2’s Memphis sister station WREG reported that Carruthers and an accomplice were ...

The family of detained Iranian protester Erfan Soltani have said his execution was postponed, as US President Donald Trump said he had received assurances that the “killing has stopped.” “We were told ...

Iran had planned to put a 26-year-old protester to death amid the wave of unrest in the country, but apparently stood down for now. By Abdi Latif Dahir Sanam Mahoozi and Ephrat Livni Iran on Wednesday ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The fatal shooting of a 37-year-old woman by a federal immigration agent during an operation Wednesday in ...

I’m finally ready to say it. Jedd Fisch will be the coach of the Washington Huskies football team for the 2026 season. I know a few quick-witted folks read the headline of this story — “It’s Finally ...

Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the year’s most talked about scripts continues with Nuremberg, writer-director James Vanderbilt‘s edge-of-the-seat courtroom drama that centers on ...

You can catch a Northstar Whale for a limited time in Fisch during the Fischmas 2025 event! Tracking down this elusive creature will take some time and a good amount of luck. There are some things you ...

Not long after Michigan fired Sherrone Moore on Dec. 10, Washington head coach Jedd Fisch was immediately linked as a potential candidate for the Wolverines. Before Washington's bowl game on Saturday, ...