Between 2021 and 2023, 100% of all executions in the U.S. were done by lethal injection. In the last year and a half, 16% have involved other methods.

While many countries have abolished capital punishment, a number still carry out executions using methods that can seem archaic, unsettling, or deeply unusual by modern standards. These practices are ...

The N.C. House of Representatives voted in favor of the criminal justice package known as Iryna's Law on Tuesday, sending the bill to Gov. Josh Stein's desk including a controversial death penalty ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Elizabeth Vartkessian: ‘Each case I work on could be described as a life that’s fallen through a crack’ - KT Kanazawich for The ...

Senate Democratic Leader Sydney Batch of Wake County listens to debate on the Senate floor on June 19, 2025 in Raleigh. Robert Willett rwillett@newsobserver.com A Republican-drafted crime bill ...

Editor's Note: Video above features previous coverage of light rail arrest. North Carolina Republican legislators are poised this week to approve criminal justice measures designed to toughen bail ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican legislators are poised this week to approve criminal justice measures designed to toughen bail rules, restrict magistrates’ powers and evaluate offenders ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alabama plans to carry out its fifth execution of 2025 Thursday evening, putting Anthony Todd Boyd to death by nitrogen gas ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. A Republican-drafted crime bill introduced in response to the fatal stabbing on Charlotte’s light rail last month appeared to have ...