The explanation provided on ballots was that 'The purpose of this amendment is to protect West Virginians against ...

From banning mountain lion hunts to overhauling the election system to putting abortion in the state constitution — Here are ...

Christopher Turner was indicted in the killing of a convenience store owner and his capital murder trial is underway.

Israel’s air force said yesterday it had struck Hezbollah intelligence assets near Damascus in an attack on key infrastructure in Syria, which the Syrian government said had targeted civilian sites.

The Supreme Court vacated a federal appeals court’s decision blocking a death row inmate’s execution because he says he’s intellectually disabled, ordering the lower court to issue a clearer ruling.

South Carolina law allows up to three media members to witness an execution who then share what they saw and heard inside the ...

News coverage of Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson's stalled lethal injection raises questions about Texas executing the ...

Over a dozen states wrote in support of Alabama’s appeal, claiming that protections against cruel and unusual punishment have ...

Highlighting the disproportionate impact of government policies on vulnerable groups, Sato called for an intersectional approach to addressing Iran’s human rights issues.

Iran has executed a Jewish citizen convicted of murdering another man following a personal dispute. It was a rare case of an execution of member of a religious minority in the predominately Muslim ...

At a North Carolina rally, Trump vowed to "protect women" by shutting down the border. “The suburban women are under attack,” ...

Testimony in the jury trial of capital murder suspect Cornell Brown is expected to begin Monday afternoon at Miller County ...