death penalty controversy

By SEAN MURPHY - Associated Press McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma executed inmate Benjamin Cole on Thursday morning despite claims from his attorneys…

By SEAN MURPHY - Associated Press Writer McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — A 57-year-old Oklahoma man is scheduled to receive a lethal injection on Thursday for…

By KATE BRUMBACK - Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Lawyers for a Georgia man whose execution was put on hold by a judge this week are arguing that he is…

By KATE BRUMBACK - Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A judge on Monday temporarily delayed the execution of a Georgia man who was scheduled to die Tuesday…

By KATE BRUMBACK - Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A judge has temporarily delayed the execution of a Georgia man who was scheduled to die Tuesday for…

By KATE BRUMBACK - Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's parole board on Monday declined to halt the execution of a man who killed an 8-year-old…

By BOB CHRISTIE - Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The planned execution of an Arizona man remained on track Monday after two last-minute court efforts…

By BOB CHRISTIE - Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court on Monday declined to overturn a lower court ruling that found a man set to…

ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia man convicted of killing an 8-year-old girl and raping a 10-year-old girl more than 45 years ago is scheduled to be executed next month, state…

By JUAN A. LOZANO and MICHAEL GRACZYK - Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Texas’ oldest death row inmate was executed Thursday for killing a…