CHICAGO (AP) — The image of gunmen in a row firing in unison into the chest of a condemned prisoner may conjure up a bygone, less enlightened era. But the idea of using firing squads is making a ...

Idaho Governor Brad Little (R) recently signed legislation making the firing squad the state’s primary method of execution. Other states should follow suit. If we believe some crimes deserve death, ...

As part of his defense team's effort to have the death penalty taken off the table before his trial in the killing of four ...

BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho lawmaker who spearheaded the state’s shift to firing squad executions said he was frustrated with the outcome of the University of Idaho student murder case that allowed Bryan ...

Idaho will begin performing executions by firing squad for death row inmates starting next year, despite concerns over the ethics of the method. Lawmakers passed a bill earlier this year making death ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday afternoon turned down a request from an Alabama inmate to block his execution, which is ...

On the day Charlie Kirk was slain, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox began talking about the death penalty for his alleged killer. Here's what that could mean.