Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images) In 2025, the United States saw a surge in executions after a period of decline. According ...

For death penalty opponents, the dramatic spike in executions last year was truly horrifying. After several years of no more than 25 executions, there were 47 executions in 2025, nearly double the ...

Florida has executed 19 people in 2025, a new state record set under Gov. Ron DeSantis. The number of executions in Florida this year is nearly four times higher than any other state. DeSantis has ...

A rise in executions in the United States in 2025 occurred alongside “shifting public opinion” against the death penalty, offering anti-death-penalty advocates a hopeful sign going into 2026 even amid ...

Billy Leon Kearse spent 29 years on death row for killing Fort Pierce police Sgt. Danny Parrish in 1991 — and the case likely ...

Attorneys for death row inmate James Broadnax filed an emergency appeal to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals this week, ...

Erik Cantu appeared in court via Zoom on Thursday. 7 minutes ago Bexar County judge sets Erik Cantu’s bond at $90K for each of two evading arrest with vehicle charges Read full article: Bexar County ...

In 2025, the United States saw a surge in executions after a period of decline. According to the Death Penalty Information Center, 47 people were put to death in 11 states, the highest annual ...

On Thursday, Dec. 18, Frank Athens Walls became the 19th person to be put to death in Florida this year. Walls was convicted of murdering two people in Okaloosa County nearly 40 years ago. With that ...