Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot to death at their home early Saturday morning by a man disguised as ...

The attorney of convicted killer Pervis Payne is reacting to the Tennessee Supreme Court’s recent ruling for her client. The Court ruled that his life sentences will be served consecutively rather ...

Tennessee enacts 177 new laws, covering areas from school vouchers to women's health. NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Starting July 1, 177 ...

If two more executions proceed as planned before the end of June—one each in Florida and Mississippi—the same number of ...

The Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled that a Memphis judge did not have the authority to give a man formerly on death row ...

- Pervis Payne, center, facing camera, hugs lawyer Kelley Henry before a court hearing on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz) ...

The sentencing in Skahan’s court, however, was appealed. The Tennessee Supreme Court ultimately agreed that Payne’s life ...

Payne was orignially sentenced to death, but now will be serving two consecutive life sentences. He is eligible for parole in 2056.

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

Amid controversy over South Carolina’s execution methods, advocacy groups served petitions to the governor to spare the life ...