James Duckett hopes a long-sought forensic exam might halt his scheduled lethal injection next week. James Duckett appears in a photo taken on death row at Union Correctional Institution. Gov. Ron ...

Tennessee’s sole female death row inmate, Christa Pike, is set to be the first woman executed in the state in more than 200 years. Her execution is scheduled for September 30, 2026 — more than 30 ...

When a 19-year-old wrestler and two other men were hanged in the holy city of Qom on Thursday, Iran’s theocratic regime was sending a message to both dissenters inside the country and opponents abroad ...

The execution of Iranian wrestling star Saleh Mohammadi left the sports world mourning Thursday. Iran's regime executed the 19-year-old man on Thursday. Mohammadi was reportedly killed in a public ...

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, March 16, denied a last-minute petition from Michael King, 54, who is scheduled to be executed Tuesday, March 17, by lethal injection. King faces execution for the ...

Over the past decade, financial innovation has focused on one primary goal: moving money faster. Instant payment systems, blockchain networks, and stablecoins have dramatically compressed settlement ...

A Texas death row inmate who killed his ex-girlfriend and her 8-year-old son used his final moments before execution Wednesday to apologize to the woman’s surviving son — whom he stabbed 25 times ...

Funding coincides with the launch of stablecoin and digital asset support on Arkade, the company's flagship infrastructure. Ark Labs, the leader in open, programmable finance, announced today that it ...

A North Texas man faces execution on Wednesday for fatally stabbing his girlfriend and her 8-year-old son nearly 13 years ago. Cedric Ricks was sentenced to death for the May 2013 killings of ...