Fifteen men have died by court-ordered execution so far this year in the U.S., and 12 other people are scheduled to be put to ...

While his execution appeared to go smoothly, South Carolina ran into some trouble in April when it staged its second death by ... Last year, Alabama became the first state to carry out an execution ...

The execution was the second in Alabama this year and the 14th in the nation overall. On Feb. 6, Alabama used nitrogen gas to execute Demetrius Frazier, 52, for his conviction in the 1991 rape and ...

Matthew Lee Johnson was convicted of killing Nancy Harris in Garland, Texas in May 2012. Harris died five days after Johnson ...

Tracy Wilemon's stepsister and stepmother, who both attended every moment of Osgood's trial, told USA TODAY that they were traveling to Alabama from Southern California to witness the execution.

Alabama last year became the first state to carry out an execution with nitrogen gas. Nitrogen has now been used in five executions — four in Alabama and one in Louisiana. The method involves ...

If you think your job is tough and carries lofty expectations, try following only the greatest coach in college football history: Alabama's Nick ... appearance in his second season.