As his predecessor’s scheduled 7. 5-year prison term for public corruption begins, the speaker of the Illinois House is not ...

In an act reminiscent of Mamie Till’s profound gesture of defiance, Steven Davis’ mother carried a photo of her beaten son’s ...

BERLIN — A man whose gambling addiction landed him in prison has become a social media star in Germany with an unusual campaign against sports betting at soccer stadiums. Thomas Melchior shows up at ...

Wyandotte County, Kansas, deputy Richard Fatherley has been charged second degree murder and involuntarily manslaughter after inmate Charles Adair died in custody on July 5, just a day after jailers ...

The Taliban have freed a U.S. citizen from an Afghan prison ISLAMABAD -- ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban on Sunday freed a U.S. citizen from an Afghan prison, weeks after they said they had reached an ...

SOUTHFIELD, MI – A Michigan doctor is heading to prison after a federal jury found her guilty of the illegal distribution of prescription opioids. Dr. Charise Valentine, 69, of Southfield, was ...

The man who killed three RCMP officers in Moncton in 2014 has been sentenced for stabbing another inmate in a maximum security prison in 2022. Canada Post no longer required to deliver mail daily, can ...

Glen Casada, once one of the most influential men in Tennessee politics, could soon find himself behind bars. Casada, 66, was sentenced to three years in prison at the Fred Thompson U.S. Courthouse ...

Emmerdale newcomer Chris Coghill, who soap fans will remember as EastEnders villain Tony King, is set to debut in the village next week. Ahead of his arrival, some juicy details about his character ...

Mykill Puckett entered guilty pleas to charges of rape, incest, assault and criminal abuse. Chris Spargo is a senior reporter at PEOPLE who joined the crime team in 2025. Chris is an Emmy-winning ...

A Connecticut prison guard strangled his wife, took their two children from their home and held them hostage for hours, authorities said Monday. John Lacen-Romero, 36, faces numerous charges in ...

Inmates in Ecuador fought each other with guns and explosives in a riot that left 13 prisoners and a guard dead, police said. The mayhem was the latest in a series of bloodbaths to engulf gang-ridden, ...