Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Fort Hood shooter's execution would be livestreamed, which would make it the first ...

The U.S. government weighing whether to livestream an execution on Dec. 3 calls for a look back at past public executions.

Public executions in the US were once community spectacles with crowds, choirs, and souvenir sellers. Here's how they ended ...

The Pentagon says it will livestream the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan at Fort Hood, the site of his 2009 mass ...

Ali Ahmadi* still remembers the day when he was summoned to witness a public execution in Iran. It was 2004, and he was just ...

One purpose of the death penalty is to offer closure — for survivors, victims and the justice system. It has not worked out that way in the case of Christa Pike. Tennessee's failed attempt to execute ...

The woman sentenced to death who survived a botched execution on September 30 in Tennessee has been discharged from a Nashville hospital, where she had been admitted for several days.

A historic community event from 1936 remains the final instance of capital punishment conducted openly before citizens in American history. Historical records and judicial archives confirm that the ...

It is odd for the US defense secretary to be laying the groundwork for an event that could be organized by Tehran ...

Witnesses who were present for Christa Pike's execution attempt have recounted what should have been her final moments.

Covering executions is a vital but emotional task, requiring precision, speed and compassion. The AP team of reporter Kim ...

03 Attorney Kelly Gleason seeks clemency from Governor Bill Lee. On September 30, 2026, the Tennessee Department of Correction intends to execute 50-year-old Christa Pike for the 1995 murder of ...