Justice Department recommends using firing squads for executions

The Department of Justice has directed federal prisons to expand the range of methods used for executions to include firing squads, gas asphyxiation and electrocution.

Justice Department ends death penalty moratorium, rescinds Biden-era commutations

The Department of Justice said on Friday it reinstated the use of lethal injection and expanded the execution protocol to include firing squad.

Execution nears as juror cites new confession in push to stop death row case

Time is running out in the fight to stop the execution of a convicted killer. James Broadnax, 37, is scheduled to die by lethal injection on April 30 for a 2008 double murder outside a music studio in North Texas.

Death penalty on the table for mom who asked police ‘Which one?’ after allegedly killing both ex-husbands on same day

Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for a crazed mom accused of killing both of her ex-husbands on the same day — with the second slaying only discovered when she asked cops which of her murdered exes she was being quizzed about.

Minnesota lawmakers shootings: Prosecutor submits recommendation on if suspect should get death penalty

A federal prosecutor has submitted his recommendation on whether the Minnesota lawmaker shootings suspect should face the death penalty, but the content of the recommendation is not yet public.