About 1,500 people on Saturday attended the funeral of slain former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, ...

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Critics say there’s no evidence that castration prevents future sex offenses. Yet several states are weighing such measures.

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Josh Pickles, 37, of San Francisco, his parents, 73-year-old Terry Pickles and 71-year-old Paula Bozinovich of Redwood City, ...

The shocking tale of Lester Eubanks is now one of the most perplexing Unsolved Mysteries of the United States' criminal history.

Critics say there’s no evidence that castration prevents future sex offenses. Yet several states are weighing such measures.