February 2, 1930, was the 15th anniversary of the execution of three men involved in the assassination ... rights," then now the dream was finally coming true, "the dream of Gavrilo Princip…and many ...

That same week, Gavrilo Princip, a Serbian nationalist, assassinated the Austro-Hungarian heir-apparent, Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Austro-Hungary declared war on the kingdom of Serbia, and ...

Ukrainian prosecutors have launched an investigation into an alleged Russian execution of a Ukrainian soldier found dead with a sword inscribed with “for Kursk” in his body, in an apparent act ...

The Indiana Supreme Court has set the date for the first state execution in 15 years. The court ordered Wednesday that Joseph Corcoran be executed before sunrise on Dec. 18, WXIN-TV reported.

Inmates in South Carolina are legally required to choose between lethal injection, firing squad and the electric chair for their method of execution. “I have known Mr. Owens for 15 years.

A Missouri judge denied a motion to vacate a condemned man's death sentence despite attorneys, including one prosecutor, saying evidence was mishandled in the 1998 trial that could have exonerated ...

South Carolina will carry out its first execution in more than 13 years next month following struggles to obtain lethal injection drugs. Freddie Eugene Owens, 46, is scheduled to be executed on Sept.

They had been left in limbo until July when the state Supreme Court legalized execution by lethal injection, electrocution and firing squad. Starting Friday, executions could occur every five weeks ...

A jury, though, was unconvinced, and Corcoran went free. Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb and Attorney General Todd Rokita in June asked the Indiana Supreme Court to set an execution date for Corcoran, ...

The Tallahassee Democrat's Elena Barrera, the newspaper's breaking and trending news reporter, is covering the execution today. Check back here throughout the afternoon and evening for updates ...

The electric chair is under the cover. (Provided by the S.C. Department of Corrections) COLUMBIA — South Carolina’s first execution in 13 years is set for next month, the state Department of ...