Death Penalty

Luigi Mangione was back in court Friday for an update on the state charges against him in connection with the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. What Happened: Friday marked Mangione's first court date since December, when he pleaded not guilty to state charges. The suspected killer...

Luigi Mangione, the suspect charged with killing a UnitedHealthcare executive, is set to appear in court Friday. What Happened: After pleading not guilty to state charges in December over the alleged killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, Mangione is set to appear in court again Friday to...

Murder suspect Luigi Mangione faces extradition to New York after his arrest in connection with the death of UnitedHealthcare‘s CEO. After previously fighting a transfer back to New York, he is expected to waive his extradition Thursday. What Happened: Mangione, who was recently charged with...

President-elect Donald Trump wants to expand the federal death penalty during his second term, including making more individuals eligible for execution. Trump would target those convicted of crimes such as child rape, drug trafficking, and the killing of law enforcement officers, calling these...

On Friday, at a rally in Aurora, Colorado, former President Donald Trump escalated his anti-immigration rhetoric, suggesting the “death penalty” for migrants who murder U.S. citizens. What Happened: The Republican presidential candidate depicted migrants as...

A Singaporean man has been sentenced to nearly four years behind bars after attempting to frame his estranged wife by planting cannabis in her car, knowing she could get the death penalty. Tan Xianglong, 37, hid what he thought was over half a kilo of marijuana in the back seat of his wife's...

The United States, a nation long held as the standard-bearer for human rights and democracy, underwent a concerning shift in 2022. The number of executions within its borders rose by 64%, from 11 in 2021 to 18 in 2022, according to an Amnesty International report. This alarming trend positions the...

Despite massive international criticism, Singapore executed a prisoner convicted of conspiring to smuggle 1 kg of cannabis. What Happened: Tangaraju Suppiah was hanged on Wednesday at Changi prison complex, Singapore Prisons Service told Agence France-Presse. Suppiah, 46, was...

Former President Donald Trump has reportedly talked about bringing back methods of execution that are not in use anymore. What Happened: Trump has discussed bringing back the firing squad and execution by hanging, reported RollingStone. The former U.S. leader has also discussed the possibility of...

Russian scientists and human rights activists are asking President Vladimir Putin to halt Russia's death penalty in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DNR). A petition started by Russian mathematician Alexander Bufetov on Change.org, addressed to Putin, read, "Mr. President...