A federal appeals court granted Edward Busby a temporary stay after the 53-year-old argued he's intellectually disabled. The ...

Edward Busby's execution had been on hold for nearly a week but a decision by the Supreme Court on Thursday is allowing it to move forward.

A Texas man deemed intellectually disabled by experts for both prosecutors and defense attorneys is facing a scheduled ...

Thursday’s execution was blocked by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals “pending further order” from the court.

Raymond Johnson’s execution in Oklahoma is the first of five executions scheduled across the country over eight days.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued the stay for 53-year-old Edward Busby on Friday, court records show.

Opponents of the death penalty gathered outside the Texas Capitol on Tuesday to urge Gov. Greg Abbott to halt the scheduled ...

HUNTSVILLE, Texas — A Texas death row inmate convicted of killing his common-law wife and child during a stabbing attack is scheduled to be executed Wednesday, according to information from the Texas ...

Texas has executed James Broadnax for the 2008 slayings of two men at a Garland recording studio, despite a recent claim from ...

First Florida executed James Hitchcock for the 1976 murder of his brother's 13-year-old stepdaughter. Then Texas executed ...