On Jan, 17, 1977, nation watched capital punishment drama as Gilmore, convicted for pair of homicides, was put to death.

The death penalty is flawed, fails to deter crimes and is costly.

Observers described Yoon’s action as political suicide, marking a spectacular downfall for the former star prosecutor who won ...

The number of dead climbed to at least 2,003, as reported by the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency. That figure dwarfs the death toll from any other round of protest or unrest in Iran in ...

PROVO, Utah (AP) — The Utah man charged with killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk returned to court Friday as his ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Claudette Colvin, whose 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus ...

NEW YORK (AP) — John Forté, the Grammy-nominated musician known for his work with the Fugees and the Refugee Camp All-Stars ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Monday said she will hold a short hearing in the next two weeks on procedures that police ...

Last month, U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb in Washington, D.C., temporarily blocked ICE from enforcing policies limiting Congress members’ access to immigration detention facilities. In a court filing ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man accused of steering a U-Haul truck toward a Los Angeles demonstration supporting Iran’s protests was ...

On Jan. 17, 1995, a powerful earthquake rocked Kobe, Japan, and the surrounding area, killing about 5,500 people.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota and its two largest cities sued the Trump administration Monday to try to stop an immigration ...