Security forces emerge from hiding to set up checkpoints, hunt for moles and tell residents to watch their neighbors for spies.

While the state leads the nation in executions, 100 Florida faith leaders call on DeSantis to pause what they call state-sponsored "vengeance." ...

Iran implements harsh security measures with hundreds arrested after Israeli airstrikes, while human rights groups report executions and warn of more death sentences for alleged spies.

Iran crackdown deepens with speedy executions and arrests Three Iranians were executed for alleged spying, Iran's judiciary said.

Indiana seeks execution date for Roy Lee Ward, despite previous plans to pause lethal injection drug purchases.

Attorney General Liz Murril has filed a writ asking to speed up the executions of five inmates, including a Caddo Parish native.

Takahiro Shiraishi was put to death on Friday, eight years after body parts were found in coolers at his home outside Tokyo. It was Japan’s first execution in years.

A newly funded state program seeks to provide grants to low-performing elementary schools for tutoring and other interventions.

Mississippi prisoner Richard Gerald Jordan is hoping for relief from federal courts or clemency from Gov. Tate Reeves to stop execution on June 25.

Karen Lane was beaten to death by Gregory Hunt in 1988. On June 10, he became the fifth inmate executed by nitrogen gas.