Tennessee halted the execution of death row inmate Tony Carruthers on Thursday, his attorney said, after the officers tasked with establishing an intravenous line through which to administer lethal ...

Tony Carruthers, convicted in connection with three 1994 murders, was scheduled to be executed Thursday morning. By Emily Cochrane and Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs Emily Cochrane reported from Nashville ...

Tennessee’s governor granted a one-year stay of execution for Tony Carruthers after his lethal injection was halted Thursday when officials struggled to find a vein for more than an hour. Maria ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced he is issuing a temporary one-year reprieve after death row inmate Tony Carruthers’ execution was stalled due to medical complications Thursday ...

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Florida executed James Hitchcock, 70, by lethal injection on Thursday, April 30, for the 1976 rape and strangulation murder of his 13-year-old step-niece Cynthia "Cindy" Driggers. It was Florida's ...

A Texas death row inmate is scheduled to be executed Thursday unless the U.S. Supreme Court intervenes at the last minute. Here’s what to know about the case of James Broadnax and his final appeal.

James Hitchcock has lived under a death sentence for nearly half a century. On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to stay his execution. James Hitchcock appears in Florida prison mug shots ...

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American Airlines is joining Delta, United, Southwest and JetBlue in raising its checked bag fees as the industry deals with high jet fuel prices. American is hiking the fee more for basic economy ...

The execution of a former police officer convicted of murdering and raping a young girl nearly 40 years ago will remain on hold after the state Supreme Court on Monday denied the state’s request to ...

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 ...