They Weren’t Convicted of Terrorism, But These Palestine Activists Got Sentenced as Terrorists Anyway
A protester raises a hand showing the message "I support Palestine Action" while being arrested during a demonstration at Woolwich...
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Xavier Becerra Pushed to Inflate a Black Man’s IQ to Execute Him as California AG
When leading California gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra was state attorney general, his office pushed the state Supreme Court to artificially...
Xi’s anti-corruption crackdown sentences former Chinese defense ministers to death
Two former Chinese defense ministers have been sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for corruption, in one of the...
NBA gambling scandal sees first guilty plea after former Lakers assistant’s change of plans
After initially maintaining his innocence, NBA champion Damon Jones has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud after giving...
Iran to execute first female protester tied to anti-regime unrest
Iran is set to execute its first female protester tied to the January 2026 uprising in Tehran, according to multiple...
An American Company Drilled for Oil in Kenya — and Left Behind Soaring Cancer Rates
This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. Goat meat goes down like big shards of glass when the symptoms...
Israel approves sweeping death penalty legislation targeting terrorism, EU condemns move
JERUSALEM: Israel’s Parliament, the Knesset, on Monday passed a law mandating the death penalty for Palestinian terrorists convicted of deadly...
Jury convicts former NFL player Keith J Gray in $328 million Medicare fraud scheme involving kickbacks
Former UConn football standout and Texas laboratory owner Keith J. Gray was convicted Thursday for his role in a wide-ranging...
Pam Bondi Is Pushing Death Sentences for People Spared By Her Predecessor
When U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi declared that she would seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione — the first...
Former MLB player Yasiel Puig found guilty of obstruction, lying to federal investigators
Former Major League Baseball outfielder Yasiel Puig was found guilty by a jury in a federal gambling case, the U.S....
Alabama Begs Supreme Court to Make It Easier to Execute People With Intellectual Disabilities
Alabama Deputy Solicitor general Robert Overing approached the podium at the U.S. Supreme Court on a mission: to convince the...
Two teen Afghan asylum seekers learn fate for raping 15-year-old in local park
Two teenage asylum seekers from Afghanistan have been jailed after admitting to the rape of a 15-year-old girl in a...
Lethal Illusion: Understanding the Death Penalty Apparatus
As of December 1, officials across the U.S. have executed 44 people in 11 states, making 2025 one of the...
Teacher pleads guilty to sexually abusing 15-year-old student weeks after giving birth: report
An Australian high school teacher has pleaded guilty in a New South Wales court to sexually abusing a teenage boy...
At 17, She Gave Up Her Son. Sixty Years Later, She Found Him on Death Row.
Sandra never knew what happened to the child she had at 17. Growing up in a respected, church-going, middle-class family...
