Palm Beach County State Attorney seeks death penalty for men accused of child sexual assault Missing hiker found in ‘bad shape' used shorts to bandage feet, Idaho rescuers say ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WBTV) - House Bill 307, also known as “Iryna’s Law,” was signed into law on Friday by North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein more than one month after the deadly Charlotte light rail stabbing.

The NC NAACP condemned Gov. Josh Stein’s decision to sign the crime bill into law, saying the bill was “nothing more than cruelty disguised as public safety.” ...

Authorities say Christa Gail Pike was 18 when she tortured and killed 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer in Knoxville, Tennessee.

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein signed a law enacting numerous changes to the state’s criminal justice system — including potentially restarting the death penalty — in response to a fatal Charlotte ...

It’s time to play “spot the headline,” a game that I have — for decades — watched mainstream journalists play as they cover the papacy.

An American state is preparing to execute its first woman on death row in 200 years, more than 30 years after her crime. The Tennessee Supreme Court has scheduled the execution of Christa Gail Pike, ...