About an hour before the scheduled 6 p.m. execution, the U.S. Supreme Court — without explanation — issued a brief order rejecting Thompson’s final appeal. On Monday, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles had denied Thompson’s request to commute his death sentence to a lesser penalty.

Arizona's botched executions have sparked a national debate over the use of lethal injections, with questions raised about the humanity of capital punishment and the need for alternative execution methods.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Jan. 9 signed a death warrant for Ronald Heath, 64, who would be the first Florida inmate executed in 2026.

Autopsy reveals difficulty with IV insertions during executions in Arizona, raising concerns about medical practices for death row inmates.

Senate Bill 11 was introduced as lethal injection drugs have become more expensive and hard to get, leading some states to turn to other methods.

Indiana currently has five people on death row, one of whom has been ruled mentally incompetent for execution.

Christa Pike is suing the state to halt her execution, arguing Tennessee's lethal injection protocol would constitute cruel and unusual punishment due to her rare blood cancer that affects how her blood clots.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 ...

A bill to add the firing squad as an execution method in Indiana failed in the House on Wednesday, falling three votes short of the required constitutional majority.

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Christa Pike, A Tennessee woman on death row, sues state claiming lethal injection protocol would cause cruel death due to rare blood cancer.