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GRAND FORKS — A longtime North Dakota politician, recipient of multiple letters sent on behalf of a high-ranking Nazi sentenced to death in 1948, was later credited with getting the man's life spared.

The Justice Department also reauthorized the use of a death penalty drug, and will seek to shorten the length of some legal appeals. By Devlin Barrett and Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs Devlin Barrett ...

Ohio is one of America’s most important death penalty “swing states.” Although the ultimate punishment is legal there, no one has been executed in the state since 2018, when Robert Van Hook was put to ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WRBL) — Gov. Kay Ivey signed legislation into law this session to expand benefits for Alabama Guard personnel, veterans, and their families. According to officials, the new laws will ...

The man accused of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and shooting another made another court appearance on Friday, with few updates on whether prosecutors will seek the death penalty. Vance Boelter is ...

Myanmar's leader commuted all death sentences in a blanket order on Friday, one of his first official acts since the 2021 coup leader was installed as the country's civilian president. The military ...

Editor’s note: Updated with statistics about death penalties in Alabama. DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) — Governor Kay Ivey has scheduled the execution of a man on death row for later this year, despite a jury’s ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WHNT) — Gov. Kay Ivey has signed House Bill 96 into law, establishing mandatory post-election audits across the state in an effort to strengthen transparency and voter confidence.