The Nidal Hasan firing squad execution has been approved by President Donald Trump, the Pentagon announced this week, setting up the first execution carried out by the U.S. military since 1961. Hasan, a former Army major and psychiatrist, was convicted of killing 13 people and wounding 32 others in the 2009 mass shooting at Fort … Read more
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee failed to carry out the execution of death row inmate Christa Pike late Wednesday night, after two doses of lethal injection drugs failed to kill her and she was taken by ambulance to a hospital instead. The botched execution has forced the state to halt all remaining executions in 2026 and … Read more
STARKE, Fla. — The Curtis Beasley execution is scheduled for Tuesday evening, when the 77-year-old is set to die by lethal injection at Florida State Prison, becoming the third person executed in Florida this month and the 16th this year under Gov. Ron DeSantis’ accelerated death-warrant pace. Barring a last-minute stay, Beasley will receive a … Read more