US Carries Out 25 Executions This Year as Death Penalty Trends in Nation Held Steady HOUSTON (AP) — The number of executions in the U.S. remained near historic lows in 2024 and was mostly ...

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Two human rights groups condemned Saudi Arabia's soaring use of the death penalty on Thursday after the kingdom carried out the highest number of executions on record last year. Reprieve and the ...