FILE - Kyle Busch waves to fans while doing a victory lap after winning the second of two 150-mile qualifying races for Sunday's NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Feb. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

Displaced Palestinian beekeepers harvest honey from beehives at al-Dabba family bee farm, in Gaza city, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Visitors look at the drained Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, in Washington. The Washington Monument is rear. (AP Photo/Tierney L. Cross)

FILE - A National Park Service worker stands near a pump placed next to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Cleveland Guardians manager Stephen Vogt (12) takes the ball from pitcher Parker Messick, left, against the Detroit Tigers during the sixth inning of a baseball game Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Detroit Tigers' Eduardo Valencia reacts to his home run against the Cleveland Guardians during the sixth inning of a baseball game Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Detroit Tigers pitcher Keider Montero throws against the Cleveland Guardians during the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

The chart above shows the number of U.S. executions each year since 1977. (AP Digital Embed)