The U.S. carried out 47 executions in 2025—the highest total in years—despite falling public support, fewer death sentences, ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Death penalty cases here in South Carolina have resumed over the last year after a 13-year hiatus, sparking conversations and debate around the act of taking a human life.

A Kansas judge dismissed a death penalty challenge on procedural grounds because the defendants no longer face execution. The judge acknowledged concerns about the death penalty's cost, racial bias ...