Lawyers ask TN Supreme Court to weigh case of disabled death row inmate set for execution Byron Black has been on death row since 1989 for a Nashville triple murder.

The Tennessee Supreme Court has denied Bryon Black's request to have a hearing on whether he is incompetent for capital ...

Black would be the second person executed this year since Tennessee resumed capital punishment after a five-year hiatus. The ...

Black would be the second person executed this year since Tennessee resumed capital punishment after a five-year hiatus. The state in May executed Oscar Smith.

Prison officials served death row inmate Oscar Franklin Smith his last meal Wednesday night, about 16 hours before he's scheduled to die by lethal injection.

Oscar Franklin Smith was served his last meal on May 21 ahead of his execution scheduled for 10 a.m. the next morning.

Memphis is mourning the death of FedEx founder Fred Smith, who died June 21 at the age of 80.

Memphis is mourning the loss of FedEx founder Fred Smith, who died at age 80. Memphis leaders and officials praised Smith's contributions to the city and global commerce.

Japan executed a 34-year-old death row inmate known as the "Twitter Killer," who was convicted of killing nine people at his apartment south of Tokyo in 2017.

Michael Bernard Bell, 54, is scheduled to receive a lethal injection at Florida State Prison near Starke, barring a last-day reprieve. He was convicted in 1995 and sentenced to death for the murders ...