Tennessee lawmakers are considering whether to replace lethal injection with other execution methods after the state's recent ...

Pete Hegseth’s plan for a public execution got scotched but with this Supreme Court, it may one day get the green light.

The failed execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee has added new fuel to the longstanding debate over the death penalty in the United States. It has also drawn new scrutiny to the question of whether ...

The firing squad was not chosen on evidence that it produces a death free of cruelty. It was written in by prisoners who had to fill in a blank with nothing else left to write.

President Trump has approved the military execution by firing squad for former Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan. Florida has seen a significant increase in executions under Gov. Ron DeSantis and has ...

Are firing squad executions legal in the U.S.? Here's what to know after Trump approved a military firing-squad execution for Nidal Malik Hasan.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee officials have yet to explain what went wrong during the failed execution of Christa Pike, which was called off after she was given two doses of the drug meant to ...

Emergency vehicles arrive at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. It is unknown if they were for Christa Pike who was being given a lethal injection. Pike had not been ...

Top Republicans say they are open to changing Tennessee's approach to the death penalty after the unprecedented failure this week that left Christa Pike alive after two doses of the lethal injection ...

Following a failed execution, Tennessee Republicans are considering new methods, including different lethal injection drugs or making the electric chair a primary option. Democrats and some ...

The failed execution of Christa Pike Wednesday night in Tennessee wasn’t the first time a lethal injection didn’t go as planned. It wasn’t even the first time this year in the state of Tennessee. “The ...