Pope Leo XIV renewed his call for the global abolition of the death penalty in a message marking Illinois’ 15-year ban, as the US government moved to expand federal execution methods to include firing ...

(MENAFN) The United States is set to reintroduce several execution methods—including firing squads, electrocution, and gas asphyxiation—for individuals convicted of the most serious federal crimes, ...

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Friday that it is expanding federal execution protocols to include methods such as firing squads alongside lethal injection, reversing a moratorium ...

Pope Leo XIV sent a message of support to participants at a Catholic university event marking 15 years since the abolition of the death penalty in his home state of Illinois. On the same day, the ...

The Department of Justice (DOJ) said Friday it will bring back the use of firing squads and electric chairs for some death penalty cases, as well as “readopting” the use of lethal injections as used ...

President Donald Trump’s administration is directing prison officials to bring back firing squads to execute federal death row prisoners, reviving an execution method that hasn’t been used by the U.S.

April 24 (UPI) --The Department of Justice said on Friday it has reinstated the use of lethal injection and expanded the execution protocol to include firing squad, which are among other moves to ...

The administration of United States President Donald Trump has announced plans to expand the use of the federal death penalty, including through the deployment of firing squads. The announcement on ...

The Justice Department also reauthorized the use of a death penalty drug, and will seek to shorten the length of some legal appeals. By Devlin Barrett and Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs Devlin Barrett ...

DUBAI, March 31 (Reuters) - People accused of spying or cooperating with "hostile states" could face the death penalty and confiscation of all assets under a ‌recently enhanced law, an Iranian ...

The Arizona Senate passed a measure that would let voters decide whether to allow firing squads as a death penalty option. The proposal comes after a history of problematic executions in the state ...