There have been no U.S. executions in the seven weeks since an Oklahoma inmate died of a heart attack following a botched lethal injection. That soon could change, with three convicted killers scheduled to die in the span of about 24 hours.

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The U.S. Supreme Court has refused Oklahoma’s plea to reinstate the death sentence of a man convicted of killing two people in Edmond in 1994.

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For those states where capital punishment is still in effect — 32 of them — using lethal injection is becoming problematic.

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With lethal-injection drugs in short supply and new questions looming about their effectiveness, lawmakers in some death penalty states are considering bringing back relics of a more gruesome past: firing squads, electrocutions and gas chambers.

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Law news for the 45th anniversary of the U.S. release of The Beatles' "Yellow Submarine" album.

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Maryland’s top court Monday upheld the constitutionality of the death penalty, nearly two months after a state law abolishing capital punishment went into effect Oct. 1.

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SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — A California judge sentenced a man to death Friday following his conviction for the decades-old killings of four women with matching initials. Marin County Superior Court Judge Andrew Sweet called Joseph Naso, 79, an “evil and ...

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Once one of the most active death penalty states in the U.S., Missouri carried out its first execution in nearly three years Wednesday after turning to a compounding pharmacy to make the drug it needs for ...

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CONCORD, N.H. — With a state Supreme Court ruling on the appeal of New Hampshire’s only death row inmate expected soon, a coalition against the death penalty launched its campaign Thursday to end capital punishment next year. Rep. Renny Cushing, ...

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ANNAPOLIS — A glance at new laws taking effect in Maryland on Tuesday: CELLPHONES-DRIVING — Talking on a hand-held cellphone will become a primary offense. That means police will be able to pull over drivers and ticket them solely for ...

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