The state of Missouri on Tuesday executed Marcellus Williams shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a request to delay the execution. The state Department of Corrections said he was pronounced ...

The continued existence of the death penalty in the United States is yet another confirmation of the criminality and violence ...

There is more incontrovertible evidence of Trump’s guilt in the Jan. 6 cases than there was of Marcellus Williams’ guilt in a ...

Bearing witness to Missouri’s latest state-sponsored killing, mourners spoke out at a vigil outside the execution room.

Williams maintained that he was innocent in the 1998 killing of Felicia Gayle. No forensic evidence linked him to the murder, ...

Marcellus Williams was convicted in the 1998 stabbing death of Felicia Gayle in Missouri, but DNA testing raised questions.

A Texas man who waived his right to appeal his death sentence has been executed for killing his 3-month-old son more than 16 ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court is considering whether an abortion-rights amendment will go before the state's voters this year. Missouri judges on Tuesday heard arguments ...

The conservative Missouri Supreme Court rejected this gambit earlier this week, while a ruling from the Nebraska Supreme Court is expected soon. But whatever happens, it’s worth paying attention ...

Despite Bell's motion, the Missouri Supreme Court in June set the Sept. 24 execution date. Then, an August hearing date was set on the motion by Bell involving the DNA evidence. But just before ...