Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. James Broadnax will soon take his last breath. For the last 17 years, the convicted murderer has been on death row, with ...

The execution of a former police officer convicted of murdering and raping a young girl nearly 40 years ago will remain on hold after the Florida Supreme Court on Monday denied the state’s request to ...

An Alabama man on death row for raping and murdering a 5-year-old girl in late 2021 wants the state to hurry up and get it over with already. Jeremy Williams wants his execution fast-tracked, after a ...

When 11-year-old Teresa Mae McAbee was kidnapped, raped, strangled and drowned in the small Florida city of Mascotte nearly 40 years ago, a surprising suspect emerged: a rookie cop named James Duckett ...

Whatever you think of the death penalty, it’s difficult to read about the cases of James Broadnax and Rodney Reed in Texas and conclude that justice will be served by executing them. Broadnax is ...

James Duckett and Teresa McAbee (Copyright 2026 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.) LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – Plans to execute a former Mascotte police officer ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Florida Supreme Court has halted the scheduled execution of James Duckett, a former Florida police officer who was charged in ...

James Duckett has been temporarily spared ahead of his Tuesday execution. The state’s highest court could lift the order based on DNA results. James Duckett appears in a photo taken on death row at ...

Kim Jong Un is said to have executed a general by tossing him into a tank filled with piranhas. The unidentified general, who was accused of plotting a coup, is believed to be among the victims of ...

Billy Kearse was sentenced to death in 1997 for killing Fort Pierce police Sgt. Danny Parrish. Capital cases cost significantly more than life sentence cases. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a record ...

Attackers are using copyright-infringement notices to target multiple industry sectors in a fileless phishing campaign that delivers data-stealing malware. The attack — aimed at organizations in ...

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 ...