New Mexico lawmakers and other political leaders on Monday mourned the death of former state Sen. Bill O’Neill, lauding his humanitarian efforts and advocacy, as well as his creative pursuits.

The Georgia Senate passed a bill on Monday easing the state's strict burden of proof required for a death row inmate to be deemed intellectually disabled, which would make them ineligible for a ...

The Federal House of Representatives has passed a bill seeking to amend the 1999 Constitution to abolish the death penalty for second reading. The proposed legislation, sponsored by the Benjamin Kalu, ...

AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) - A public hearing was held Monday in Augusta on making it a felony crime when the death of a pet is caused ... Opponents of the bill claim that there’s no need for more ...

They may be right, according to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. Recently, interviews from Gates have come back to the fore as the billionaire made several predictions about how work might look in ...

A bill filed in the Florida state Senate would expand the methods by which death row inmates could be executed. Senate Bill 1604, introduced by state Sen. Jonathan Martin, R-Fort Myers ...

The Idaho State House and Senate recently passed a bill that would allow individuals convicted of sexually abusing children 12 years old and younger to be sentenced with the death penalty. Idaho’s ...

A bill to allow the death penalty for adults who sexually abuse children age 12 and younger in Idaho is headed to Idaho Gov. Brad Little for final consideration. The bill also would add mandatory ...

6, 2025, on the House floor at the Statehouse in Boise. (Pat Sutphin for the Idaho Capital Sun) A bill to allow the death penalty for adults who sexually abuse children age 12 and younger in Idaho ...

Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a bill that would establish death as a punishment in West Virginia for people accused of killing a law enforcement officer or first responder in ...