His death came on a cold, dreary and blustery March morning, his body peppered with bullets from a firing squad. The story of Admiral ... and at the age of twenty-three became a captain of the HMS ...

Utah last executed a prisoner by firing squad in 2010.Credit...Trent Nelson/Pool, via Associated Press Professor Denno has argued that firing squads are more humane than other methods of execution ...

Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed his name on a bill Wednesday making Idaho the only state in the U.S. to have a firing squad designated as the preferred execution method for capital punishment ...

A South Carolina man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend's parents with a baseball bat in 2001 was executed by firing squad early Friday evening – a method used for the first time in 15 years ...

Type 23 frigate, HMS Richmond returned to Devonport today having received her outfit of Naval Strike Missiles. HMS Ric ...

The firing squad, a method of execution with a long and complex history in the United States, is set to be used for the first time in 15 years in South Carolina. On Friday, Brad Sigmon ...

It will be three people holding rifles about 15 feet (4.6 meters) away who will complete his punishment in what will be the United States' first firing squad execution in 15 years. Some 46 ...

BOISE — Gov. Brad Little signed a bill into law Wednesday to make Idaho the only U.S. state with a firing squad as its preferred option to end prisoners' lives starting next year, amid lawmakers ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina man convicted in a double murder in 2002 died Friday by firing squad, a rarely used execution method never before carried out by the state. Brad Sigmon ...

A convicted double murderer has been executed by firing squad in the first use of the method in the US for 15 years. Brad Sigmon, 67, chose to be killed by bullets, saying he feared the ...