Mikal Mahdi, 42, chose to die by three bullets to the heart instead of lethal injection or the electric chair.

Florida, Oklahoma, Arizona and Texas have executed men by lethal injection, while South Carolina has used both the firing squad and lethal injection. Mahdi's last meal was ribeye steak cooked ...

Two execution are scheduled for the second week of April in Florida and South Carolina, one of them by firing squad.

With more states having adopted the firing squad — and others such as Arizona considering its use — the stigma associated with this method has decreased, said Denno. She said people are also ...

GOP lawmakers are considering about 25 ballot referrals, almost double the total on the historically long 2024 ballot. Mark Cuban Optimistic New Trump Order Could Save 'Hundreds of Billions' How ...