Gov. Ryan purged Illinois' death row just three days before his term ended, though he never regretted the decision.

A Republican, he imposed a moratorium on capital punishment, saying he could not support a death-row system “so fraught with ...

By The Associated Press Today is Friday, May 2, the 122nd day of 2025. There are 243 days left in the year. Today in history: ...

On May 2, 1994, Nelson Mandela claimed victory in the wake of South Africa’s first democratic elections. In 1863, during the ...

Have you ever been absolutely certain about a scene in a movie, a well-known quote, or a moment on television, only to ...

US Navy SEALs conducted a covert operation in Abbottabad, Pakistan, resulting in the death of Osama bin Laden, the leader of ...

The word "jiffy," which Merriam-Webster defines as "a very short period of time," is not – and has never been – the name of ...

It was born from the widespread misbelief that Nelson Mandela died in prison. (Spoiler: He did not, in fact, die in prison.) The Mandela Effect can cross over into music, too. Some of the biggest ...

Speaking to her co-stars, she explained: 'I worked with Nelson Mandela after his release from prison so it would have ... from the Dock' while facing the death penalty on April 20, 1964 - and ...