Shooting prisoners to death has consequences for the reputation of the state,” a national death penalty expert said.

Death by firing squad could become Idaho’s primary method of execution under a bill headed to the governor’s desk this week.

Friday's execution was the first by firing squad in modern South Carolina history and only the fourth in the U.S. since 1977.

A convicted double murderer has been executed by firing squad – the first such execution in the United States since 2010, ...

Columbia, S.C. • The state of South Carolina executed a prisoner Friday evening with a firing squad, an extremely rare method ...

Three volunteer corrections staff members will point rifles at Sigmon's chest and fire live rounds as he sits strapped to a ...

US: Firing Squad Back After 15 Years, First Such Execution in South Carolina | Firstpost America | N18G The state of South Carolina in the United States is going to execute an inmate using a firing ...

The last time such an execution took place was 15 years ago, in Utah. The South Carolina inmate chose the method because of ...

Brad Sigmon, 67, will be the first man in 15 years to be executed by shooting and only the fourth since the death penalty was ...

A South Carolina convict who brutally killed his ex-girlfriend's parents with a baseball bat in 2001 is scheduled to be ...

It was a big day for upsets and statement wins Friday in college softball. No. 21 South Carolina powered past No. 9 Duke on the road, while Idaho State stunned No. 13 Texas Tech with a walk-off home ...