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Florida schedules two executions for same day, a first for the state since 1964

Florida is scheduled to execute two convicted killers on July 28, 2026, setting up what would be the state’s first same-day ...

Man, 74, becomes oldest inmate executed in Florida in state's 10th lethal injection this year

Florida put to death one of its oldest prisoners in its history on Tuesday, a 74-year-old convicted murderer who was one of ...

2 executions scheduled for same day in Florida for the first time in more than 60 years

The state of Florida is set to execute two death row inmates on the same day for the first time in more than 60 years, now ...

Idaho is first to use firing squads as primary state execution method

Idaho will use firing squads as its primary method of capital punishment, the first state in the United States to officially ...

State to use firing squad as primary state execution method; Others use it as option

On Wednesday, Idaho became the first state to use firing squads as the primary method of capital punishment. Idaho isn’t the only state to use firing squads, but the only one to use them as a primary ...

State ordered to state whether it will use doctor involved in failed execution

A Davidson County judge is requiring the state to reveal whether it plans to use the same doctor involved in a botched May execution in the Aug. 13 lethal injection scheduled for death row inmate ...
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Executions nearly doubled in the U.S. last year, and soared abroad

The number of executions around the globe spiked to a 44-year high in 2025, according to a new report from Amnesty International, with state-sanctioned killings nearly doubling in the United States in ...