A woman who has been on death row for 30 years has filed for clemency just a few weeks before her scheduled execution.

Christa Pike is asking Tennessee's governor to spare her life and reduce her sentence to life without parole.

The Cobb County Superior Court has ordered the execution of a man convicted of fatally shooting two real estate agents in ...

While 68% see the death penalty as morally justified for those committing murder, 59% say it doesn't deter serious crimes – and there are wide partisan gaps on both questions.