City Councilman Hugo Soto-Martinez has called on Gov. Gavin Newsom to commute all remaining death row sentences in the state, it was announced Wednesday. On Friday, Soto-Martinez introduced a ...

The execution by hanging of a man convicted of killing nine people in Japan comes amidst a growing debate over the country's ...

New York Times journalist Kevin Sack says there was a “Charleston before 2015 and a Charleston after 2015″ in a discussion ...

Juneteenth may be the nation's youngest federal holiday, but commemorating the death of slavery has celebrations and traditions that predate many others. In communities across the United States ...

For weeks, Marion “Suge” Knight — rap’s infamous former Death Row Records kingpin — stood out as one of the most unlikely ...

After 12 years in business, Sidebar at Whiskey Row is still a favorite for Louisville residents and tourists alike. Here's ...

They’re telling Jim Irsay stories at his funeral Monday, and you don’t know whether to laugh or cry. So at St. Luke’s United Methodist, they do both.

He said: "I've never been in a room like it. Because you realise how many people have ended their life in that room, there's a weight to it and you can almost feel it when you walk in there for the ...

Gocan, of Odhams Walk, Covent Garden, claimed in court that he acted in self-defence following a row over a gate, the Met said. He has been remanded in custody to be sentenced at Southwark Crown ...

Shortly after taking office in 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a moratorium on executions and ordered death row dismantled. Years later, inmates say they have a bittersweet new lease on life.

JOE Ingle swore he would never watch a friend die. But in 1988, he had to break that rule. Willie Darden, on Florida’s death row with a murder conviction, wanted Joe in the chamber when he wa… ...