News about Capital Punishment, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Kohberger avoided the death penalty by accepting a plea deal and admitting to the murders of four University of Idaho ...

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry called his participation in the event "a disgrace and an insult" to the victims of Russia's ...

The musician’s overwhelming popularity can overshadow his ethos of self-reliance. On his new album, “Guitar,” he played every ...

"Anybody murders something in the capital, capital punishment," President Trump said during a televised Cabinet meeting.

President Donald Trump announces plans to pursue death penalty in Washington for murder cases as part of his crime crackdown ...

Ahead of Byron Black's execution on August 5, it's time to re-examine the horrors of capital punishment and Tennesseans' role in its continuance.

Trump's administration has been pushing for the death penalty, but judges are blocking attempts to reverse previous decisions ...

Murderers in Washington, D.C., will face the death penalty, President Donald Trump said Tuesday. “It'll be a crime-free city, ...

A Florida man convicted of a triple murder and arson is scheduled for execution, as the state continues its record-breaking pace of capital punishment under Governor Ron DeSantis. David Pittman, 63, ...

A Florida man convicted of a triple murder and arson is scheduled for execution, as the state continues its record-breaking pace of capital punishment under Governor Ron DeSantis. David Pittman ...