Louisiana executed Jessie Hoffman Jr. using nitrogen gas, marking the state’s first execution in over 15 years. Authorities ...

Justice Neil Gorsuch broke with the Supreme Court majority on a decision for a stay of execution for the first time this term.

Columnist Will Sutton looks at the execution of Jessie Hoffman Jr., with an eye on two journalists who saw something most of ...

In a week marked by controversy, two US states executed four convicted murderers, reigniting the debate over capital punishment.

A divided Supreme Court declined to block the execution of Jessie Hoffman, who was put to death on Tuesday night in Louisiana. Four justices would have put Hoffman’s execution on hold – one short of ...

The families have expressed mixed emotions following the state's first execution in 15 years and shared memories from the ...

Two US states carried out executions on Thursday, marking the third and fourth death sentences enforced across the country ...

Louisiana was scheduled to murder Jessie Hoffman by first immobilizing him by tying down his arms, hands, legs and torso on a ...

Edward James was put to death by lethal injection at Florida State Prison in Raiford on Thursday, more than three decades ...

Edward James, 63, was sentenced to death for the 1993 murders of eight-year-old Toni Neuner and 58-year-old Betty Dick ...

Louisiana ended its 15-year death penalty hiatus when it executed convicted rapist and murderer Jessie Hoffman with nitrogen gas.