Prosecutors will not be allowed to use crucial information gathered from the early stages of the murder case against rapper Jamell “YNW Melly” Demons, according to a ruling issued Wednesday by the ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Prosecutors will not be allowed to use crucial information gathered from the early stages of the murder case against rapper Jamell “YNW Melly” Demons, according to a ruling ...

State lawmakers have taken up President Trump’s aggressive push to expand the use of the death penalty, setting up legislative and legal battles that could make a wider range of crimes subject to ...

The application of Ohio's death penalty varies significantly by county, influenced by the views of elected prosecutors. Hamilton and Cuyahoga counties have historically sent the most people to death ...

Ohio hasn’t executed anyone on death row since 2018. Under Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, who says the state can’t get the drugs it needs for lethal injections, the state has had an unofficial death penalty ...

Ohio has not carried out an execution since 2018, creating a de facto moratorium under Gov. Mike DeWine. State lawmakers are at an impasse over whether to abolish capital punishment or authorize new ...