Many development efforts still fall short of their intended impact. The reason is rarely a lack of ideas or ambition. More ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A bill introduced this legislative session would legalize a form of capital punishment largely used during the Civil War but very ...

>> LOOK AT THIS BEHIND US. THIS IS THE NUMBER OF DEATH PENALTY EXECUTIONS IN OUR COUNTRY SINCE 1977. YOU SEE THE LATE 90'S. THAT WAS THE PEAK. BUT THEN A GRADUAL DECLINE. >> THAT IS UNTIL NOW. THIS UP ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Federal attorneys representing the next death row inmate scheduled to be executed in Tennessee are suing the state for allegedly not allowing them access to execution records ...

Sen. Mike Young said the bill would provide the IDOC with an option if lethal injection drugs are unavailable. Those who oppose the bill argue it's unnecessary, inhumane and could invite lawsuits over ...