Executions in the state date back to Louisiana's early colonial period when under French and Spanish rule. Under French rule, execution was used as a way to instill fear and uphold order and the ...

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, who in two weeks will learn her fate in an embezzlement trial, says prosecutors ...

The 56-year-old National Rally (RN) leader, who leads polls for the 2027 presidential vote, accuses prosecutors of seeking her ‘political death’ by asking judges to bar her from office if convicted - ...

Death row inmate Jessie Hoffman's execution marks the first time Louisiana has used the method and is the state's first ...

Henin's testimony is central to the trial of Mehdi Nemmouche and four others accused of holding French hostages in Syria.

PARIS - French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, who in two weeks will learn her fate in an embezzlement trial, says ...

Chief District Judge Shelly Dick's ruling came a week before Jessie Hoffman was set to be executed by nitrogen gas at the Louisiana State Penitentiary.

Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) and French group Together Against the Death Penalty (ECPM) said the figure was the highest since IHR began recording executions in Iran in 2008. The figure ...

Iran carried out at least 975 executions last year in a "horrifying escalation" of capital punishment, according to Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) and French group Together Against the ...

French journalist Nicolas Henin in a Paris court quietly recounted repeated torture and a mock execution while the Islamic State (IS) group held him captive in war-torn Syria. “The whole time ...

Elliott's mother and husband remembered her as a loving woman who lit up every room. Her killer is set to become the first ...

Their killer is facing execution by firing squad ... Molly Elliott left work at her advertising firm in the French Quarter of New Orleans around 5 p.m. on Nov. 27, 1996, and walked to the Sheraton ...