CA’s death penalty is broken, says Newsom. So why won’t he end it for good? | Opinion

Newsom’s past actions have made it clear he deplores capital punishment as deeply as many civil rights advocates,” writes ...
American Civil Liberties UnionOpinion

Executions Spiked in 2025, but the Death Penalty Is Still Losing Ground

The U.S. carried out 47 executions in 2025—the highest total in years—despite falling public support, fewer death sentences, ...

NH bills to restore death penalty debated as it rises nationally

NH lawmakers and public commenters debate restoring death penalty as Gov. Kelly Ayotte supports return of capital punishment.
FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth on MSN

Texas Death Row: These are the convicts set for execution in 2026

Texas has scheduled four executions in 2026 for inmates on death row. HUNTSVILLE, Texas - Four convicted criminals in the ...
WMUR

Death row executions nearly doubled this year. Here's where and why

>> LOOK AT THIS BEHIND US. THIS IS THE NUMBER OF DEATH PENALTY EXECUTIONS IN OUR COUNTRY SINCE 1977. YOU SEE THE LATE 90'S. THAT WAS THE PEAK. BUT THEN A GRADUAL DECLINE. >> THAT IS UNTIL NOW. THIS UP ...
The Texas Tribune on MSN

Several major Texas death row appeals loom in 2026 amid drop in executions

Among the cases that are headed back to court is that of Robert Roberson, who argues he was wrongfully convicted of killing his daughter based on now-debunked science.