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: ...

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

The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, will on Saturday, 3 May 2025, preside over a solemn and historic handover and reburial ceremony of the exhumed remains of ...

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

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

Holding out hope like a candle. Every week he prays for the other churches in town, as well as the schools, teachers, ...

Multiple New York prison guards have been indicted in connection with the “disturbing” death of an inmate last month during a wildcat officers’ strike, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Tuesday.

Armstrong Williams reflects on his return to Cape Town after 35 years, exploring the evolving landscape of South Africa's ...

Former Grand Rapids police Officer Christopher Schurr is on trial in the death of Patrick Lyoya, a 26-year-old Congolese ...

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

In 2005, the last of Syria's troops left Lebanon, ending a 29-year military presence. In 2010, longtime Sudanese leader Omar ...