Texas executes man who said he drank victim's blood
Pablo Vasquez claimed voices told him to drink 12-year-old boy's blood after he beat the victim and slit his throat
Capital Punishment
Which countries executed the most people in 2015?
Amnesty International reports dramatic increase in overall executions, gives specifics on most death penalty-prone nations
Texas man set to die said he drank 12-year-old victim's blood
Supreme Court has been asked to block scheduled execution of Pablo Lucio Vasquez for the slaying of 12-year-old David Cardenas
Utah lawmaker ends push to abolish death penalty
Republican lawmaker says he didn't have enough time or votes to pass the measure before midnight deadline
Amid drug shortage, Virginia Senate approves use of electric chair
Like many states, Virginia has struggled to obtain lethal-injection drugs because drug companies have protested their use in execution
Death Row in Livingston, Texas
60 Minutes cameras go inside the busiest death row in America where Bill Whitaker talks to condemned men who have been given execution dates
Florida overhauls death penalty in bid to resume executions
The bill sent to Gov. Rick Scott Thursday does not apply to the 389 inmates now sitting on Florida's death row
Report: No death penalty in Va. student murders
The man accused of killing Virginia college students Morgan Harrington and Hannah Graham is expected to be spared the death penalty in a Wednesday plea deal, WTVR reports
Death sentence tossed for mother of "Baby Lollipops"
The mother of the three-year-old child found dead in 1990 deserves a new trial, the Florida Supreme Court ruled Thursday
Georgia to execute ex-Navy crewman
Travis Hittson, 45, is scheduled to be executed at 7 p.m. Wednesday for the 1992 killing of a fellow sailor
Texas inmate to be executed Tuesday for 1990 slaying
Gustavo Garcia is scheduled to die by lethal injection Tuesday night for the shotgun slaying of a suburban Dallas liquor store clerk
Georgia to execute its oldest death row inmate
Convicted killer Brandon Astor Jones, 72, is scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection at 7 p.m. Tuesday
Mississippi could debate firing squad as execution method
State's attorney general asks legislature to approve alternative methods of execution in case lethal injections are barred
Man executed in Alabama: "I hope this brings closure"
Christopher Brooks, convicted of 1992 rape and beating death of a woman, held the hand of a prison chaplain as first drug began flowing
Texas executes its first inmate of 2016
"Sometimes you have to live and die by the choices you make. I made mine and I'm paying for it," convicted killer Richard Masterson said before lethal injection
Saudi beheadings reach highest level in decades
Kingdom's rise in executions coincides with number of people put to death for non-lethal offenses
Jeb Bush says he struggles with the death penalty
The former governor and 2016 candidate says his Catholic faith influences his policy decisions, but he breaks with the church on this issue
The Execution of Joseph Wood
An execution of a man in Arizona with a new cocktail of drugs was supposed to take about 10 minutes. It took almost two hours, the longest execution in U.S. history
Texas man addresses "loved ones" before being executed
Raphael Holiday, who set fire that killed three children, becomes 13th person to be put to death this year in Texas
Serial killer sentenced to death, for the fourth time
Oregon killer Dayton Leroy Rogers has been spared on appeal three times; he killed eight women in the 1980s
Appeals court rejects Calif. death penalty challenge
Court reverses lower court ruling that found state's death penalty unconstitutional because of excessive delays
Missouri execution on hold while court considers appeal
Man convicted of beating three people to death claims execution drug could cause painful seizures due to benign tumor in his brain
Last meals of death row inmates
In his "No Seconds" series, photographer Henry Hargreaves captures the haunting images of death row inmates' last meal requests
Photographer recreates the last meals of death row inmates
In his "No Seconds" series, photographer Henry Hargreaves captures the haunting images of death row inmates' last meal requests
Black death row inmate sentenced by white jury before Supreme Court
Timothy Tyrone Foster does not deny killing a 79-year-old woman, but he says he didn't get a fair trial; Supreme Court to hear his case
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Government shutdown begins as up to 750,000 workers face furlough
The government began to shut down overnight after Democrats and Republicans failed to come to an agreement to extend government funding ahead of the Oct. 1, 2025, deadline.
These hospitals face major flood risk. Experts say Trump is making it worse.
Hospitals across the U.S. are at risk of significant flooding, and climate experts warn that the Trump administration's cuts leave the nation less prepared.
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NYC high-rise partially collapses after explosion
Emergency crews are responding to reports of a possible gas explosion and partial building collapse in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx.
Judge finds Trump admin. unconstitutionally targeted pro-Palestinian students
A judge gave a blistering assessment of the Trump administration's efforts to go after international students who expressed pro-Palestinian views on college campuses.
Judge removes Trump-appointed top Nevada prosecutor as "not validly serving"
A judge ruled Tuesday that the top federal prosecutor in Nevada is not serving legally in the role — marking the second time that a judge has partially sidelined one of the Trump administration's prosecutors.
Trump administration to defund federal watchdog council
Two GOP senators are raising questions about the defunding of the Council of Inspectors General.
Why is the government shut down? Here's what's behind the funding lapse
The government shut down Wednesday after lawmakers failed to reach an agreement to extend government funding.
Iowa teen dies after being mistaken for squirrel during hunting trip
A 17-year-old hunter died in rural Iowa after he "was mistaken for a squirrel by a member of his hunting party," state officials said.
ADP report shows private employers cut 32,000 jobs in September
Monthly report shows private employers shed 32,000 jobs last month, another sign the labor market is facing new challenges.