A man convicted of killing a 70-year-old grocery store owner has been put to death in Florida, becoming the second person ...

Oklahoma has carried out its first execution of the year on a man convicted of killing two men in a drive-by shooting.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Florida carried out its first execution of the year on Tuesday. Ronald Heath was executed for the murder of Michael Sheridan, ...

McALESTER, Okla. — A man who admitted to killing two men in a drive-by shooting in 2006 was put to death Thursday in Oklahoma’s first execution of the year. Kendrick Simpson, 45, was pronounced dead ...

Oklahoma Execution Simpson This photo provided by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections shows Kendrick Simpson, 45, on Aug. 11, 2025, who is scheduled to be executed, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, in ...

Florida’s first execution of 2026 took place Tuesday, Feb. 10, ending the life of a man who spent more than 25 years on death row. Ronald Palmer Heath, 64, was pronounced dead at 6:12 p.m. by lethal ...

This photo provided by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections shows Kendrick Simpson, 45, on Aug. 11, 2025, who is scheduled to be executed, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, in Oklahoma, for the 2006 drive-by ...

A man convicted of killing a traveling salesman he and his brother had met at a bar has become the first person executed in Florida this year. Ronald Palmer Heath, 64, was pronounced dead at 6:12 p.m.

Around 20,000 people gathered to watch the execution, the largest crowd for a hanging in early American history. The crime? Sedition. Thomas Hickey, a member of George Washington’s personal guard, was ...