Capital punishment

Clouds hover over the entrance of the Florida State Prison in Starke, Fla., Aug. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Curt Anderson, file)

Second octogenarian in modern US history faces lethal injection as Florida set to execute 2 in a day

Florida is set to put two inmates to death hours apart, marking the first time since 2017 that a state has scheduled two executions in a single day.

Bryan Kohberger appears at the Ada County Courthouse, for his sentencing hearing, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Boise, Idaho, for brutally stabbing four University of Idaho students to death nearly three years ago. (AP Photo/Kyle Green, Pool)

Bryan Kohberger asks to withdraw his guilty plea in the University of Idaho murders case

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Iran executes a man convicted of killing a security force member during 2022 protests

Clouds hover over the entrance of the Florida State Prison in Starke, Fla., Aug. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Curt Anderson, file)

2 executions scheduled for same day in Florida for the first time in more than 60 years

Clouds hover over the entrance of the Florida State Prison in Starke, Fla., Aug. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Curt Anderson, File)

Man, 74, becomes oldest inmate executed in Florida in state’s 10th lethal injection this year

Republican Gov. Mike DeWine says Ohio should abolish the death penalty, saying it is not a deterrent

Gov. Mike DeWine says he believes Ohio should abolish the death penalty. The term-limited governor, who has repeatedly postponed scheduled executions, said Tuesday that data shows the death penalty is not serving as a deterrent to violent crime. (AP Video by Patrick Aftoora-Orsagos)

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Supreme Court nixes Alabama request for nitrogen execution, which lower court ruled unconstitutional

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Man pleads guilty to killing a top Minnesota Democrat and her husband, avoids death penalty

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Iran hangs 2 men convicted of killing 4 police officers in January protests

This combination of undated booking photos provided by the Florida Department of Corrections in July 2026 shows, from left, Dusty Ray Spencer, Dennis Sochor and Dominick Occhicone. (Florida Department of Corrections via AP)

Is there such a thing as being too old to execute? Aging death row inmates are set to die in Florida

Platinum Blonde Model Ruth Ellis is shown in 1955 photo. (AP Photo, file)

The last woman executed in Britain is given a conditional pardon

Tyler Robinson, who is accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk, appears during a hearing in Fourth District Court in Provo, Utah, on Dec. 11, 2025. (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, Pool, File)

Investigator says video shows defendant going onto roof to kill Charlie Kirk

Clouds hover over the entrance of the Florida State Prison in Starke, Fla., Aug. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Curt Anderson, File)

74-year-old man becomes oldest inmate executed in modern Florida history

The Alameda County District Attorney's office, located in the Rene C. Davidson Courthouse in Oakland, Calif., is seen June 23, 2026, Oakland, Calif. (Darwin BondGraham/The Oaklandside via AP)

2 men released from Death Row in California sue Alameda County for $572M over jury selection

Former death row prisoner Richard Glossip, left, speaks to media after exiting a detention facility after being granted bond while awaiting retrial, May 14, 2026, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Nick Oxford, File)

Former Oklahoma death row inmate has a new trial set for a 1997 killing of motel owner

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine speaks at a news conference on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Patrick Aftoora-Orsagos)

Republican Gov. Mike DeWine wants Ohio to abolish the death penalty, saying it is not a deterrent

Protesters gather outside the Capitol in Montgomery, Ala., on Monday, June 8, 2026, to oppose an upcoming execution in Alabama. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)

Alabama seeks to execute man by lethal injection after court ruled against nitrogen method

Tyler Robinson, accused in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, appears during a hearing in 4th District Court in Provo, Utah, on Friday, June 12, 2026. (Francisco Kjolseth /The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, Pool)

Lawyers for man accused of killing Charlie Kirk try to block prosecutors from seeking death penalty

Abraham Bonowitz, of the group Death Penalty Action, leads a demonstration outside the Capitol in Montgomery, Ala., on Monday, June 8, 2026, to oppose an upcoming execution in Alabama. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)

Supreme Court nixes Alabama request for nitrogen execution, which lower court ruled unconstitutional

A photo of Mark and Melissa Hortman is displayed during their funeral service inside the sanctuary at the Basilica of St. Mary's in Minneapolis on June 28, 2025. (Alex Kormann/Star Tribune via AP, Pool, File)

Feds won’t seek death penalty in plea deal with man accused of killing top Minnesota Democrat

Protesters gather outside the Capitol in Montgomery, Ala., on Monday, June 8, 2026, to oppose an upcoming execution in Alabama. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)

Judge bars Alabama nitrogen gas execution, says method is unconstitutionally cruel

Abraham Bonowitz, of the group Death Penalty Action, leads a demonstration outside the Capitol in Montgomery, Ala., on Monday, June 8, 2026, to oppose an upcoming execution in Alabama. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)

What to know about the evolution of execution methods in the US

Armed Palestinian militants from Hamas and Islamic Jihad gather next to Eid al-Fitr prayers in Gaza City, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana, File)

Militants and police executed and maimed dozens of Palestinians in Gaza, UN report says

Clouds hover over the entrance of the Florida State Prison in Starke, Fla., Aug. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Curt Anderson, File)

Man who killed his girlfriend’s baby and threw the body in a pond is executed in Florida

Abraham Bonowitz, executive director of Death Penalty Action, and other death penalty opponents hold a demonstration outside the Alabama Capitol in Montgomery, Ala., Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, asking the state to call off the scheduled execution of Alan Miller in what would be the nation's second execution using nitrogen gas. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler, File)

Federal judge upholds constitutionality of nitrogen gas executions

The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, Monday, May 18, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Supreme Court rules for Black death row inmate from Mississippi over racial bias in makeup of jury

The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, Monday, May 18, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Supreme Court dismisses Alabama’s bid to execute inmate with borderline intellectual disability

Clouds hover over the entrance of the Florida State Prison in Starke, Fla., Aug. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Curt Anderson, File)

Man convicted of killing a woman and her 4-year-old daughter is executed in Florida

Maria DeLiberato, right, attorney for death row inmate Tony Von Carruthers, speaks to reporters after the execution of Carruthers was called off because a suitable vein could not found as required by lethal injection execution protocol Thursday, May 21, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Tennessee fails to execute Tony Carruthers after IV difficulties. State won’t try again for a year

This Tennessee Department of Correction photo shows inmate Tony Carruthers. (Tennessee Department of Correction via AP)

Attorneys for Tennessee inmate worry state could use expired drugs for lethal injection

This undated photo provided by Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry shows prisoner Leroy McGill, who is scheduled to be executed on May 20, 2026, in the 2002 killing of Charles Perez . (Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry via AP, File)

Arizona executes inmate who set a man on fire, killing him, in 2002 attack

Law enforcement work the scene after two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington were shot and killed outside the Capital Jewish Museum, May 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr., File)

Justice Department to seek death penalty for man charged with killing 2 Israeli Embassy staffers

Edward Busby Jr., left, confers with attorney Steve Gordon on the second day of his capital murder trial, Nov. 10, 2005, in Fort Worth, Texas. (Rodger Mallison/Star-Telegram via AP, Pool, File)

Texas puts man to death for a retired professor’s killing in its 600th execution since 1982

Former death row prisoner Richard Glossip, center, exits a detention facility alongside his wife Lea Glossip, right, after being granted bond while awaiting retrial Thursday, May 14, 2026, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Nick Oxford)

A timeline of events in the death penalty case of Richard Glossip

Former death row prisoner Richard Glossip, center, speaks to media after exiting a detention facility after being granted bond while awaiting retrial Thursday, May 14, 2026, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Nick Oxford)

Former Oklahoma death row prisoner freed from jail as he awaits retrial in 1997 killing

This image provided by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections shows Raymond Johnson. (Oklahoma Department of Corrections via AP)

Oklahoma executes a man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and her 7-month-old daughter

This is a locator map of Israel and the Palestinian Territories. (AP Photo)

Israeli lawmakers set up a special tribunal and allow for death penalty for Hamas-led 2023 attackers

Hisham Abugharbieh, facing two counts of first-degree murder appears in court via video on Saturday, April 25, 2026 in Tampa, Fla. (WFTS-TV via AP)

Prosecutors seek death penalty for man accused of killing 2 USF students from Bangladesh

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