Tennessee plans to execute Byron Black without deactivating his defibrillator, raising concerns about potential shocks during the lethal injection.

The Tennessee Supreme Court ruled on July 31 that Byron Black could be executed without deactivating his implanted ...

The World Meteorological Organization certified the record observed with advanced satellite technology from the National ...

Experts warned Black’s heart implant could shock him repeatedly during the lethal injection, but the state killed him without ...

A man convicted of the 1988 murders of Angela Clay and her two young daughters, LaToya and LaKeisha, was executed in ...

The execution did not happen without controversy, with months of court hearings surrounding Black’s internal heart ...

Convicted murderer Byron Black was put to death by lethal injection Tuesday, Aug. 5, in what experts believe is the first execution of a death row inmate with a working heart-regulating device.

The manhunt in Montana is on day 5 for a former U.S. Army soldier on the run days after he allegedly shot and killed four at ...

The state executed Black after Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee declined requests from attorneys, advocacy groups and even some Republicans to intervene.

The convicted murderer was put to death despite a legal battle over concerns his heart device would repeatedly shock him once ...

Twenty-eight men have died by court-ordered execution so far this year in the U.S., and nine other people are scheduled to be put to death in seven states during the remainder of 2025.

The state of Tennessee on Aug. 5 executed death row inmate Byron Black despite concerns from medical experts over his ...