Christa Gail Pike, 49, will become the first woman put to death in Tennessee in more than 200 years if her execution proceeds next September.

If Christa Pike's execution is carried out, she would become the first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years and the 19th ...

Capital punishment has existed in NC since colonial times. Only lethal injection remains legal, but Iryna's law could expand ...

Until the past 18 months, death row inmates in the United States were executed with mostly one method in modern history: lethal injection. It's a unique situation globally. While many nations are ...

The state of Tennessee has officially set a date for Christa Pike's execution -- and if it goes through, she'll become the ...

INDIANAPOLIS — In October, Indiana is scheduled to execute Roy Lee Ward for raping and murdering 15-year-old Stacy Payne in 2001. Ward waited for Payne’s parents to leave their home for work on July ...

North Carolina Republican legislators are poised this week to approve criminal justice measures designed to toughen bail ...

North Carolina awaits Gov. Josh Stein's decision on a bill that could restart the death penalty and change execution methods.