For example, 1990 Texas gubernatorial candidate Clayton Williams once likened rape to bad weather, saying, "If it's inevitable, relax and enjoy it." ...

BARDSTOWN, Ky. — Steven Lawson, one of three men convicted in the Crystal Rogers murder case, has been sentenced to 17 years after a jury found him guilty in May of tampering with evidence and ...

A U.S. journalist in Iran was sentenced to eight years in prison for espionage, her father, lawyer and news reports said Saturday -- a sentence that prompted denunciation from the United States.

President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social Friday that he commuted the sentence of disgraced former Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., after several campaign finance violations. "George Santos was ...

In addition to challenging Lindsey Whiteside’s sentence within Mississippi, DeSoto County District Attorney Matthew Barton confirmed he is still actively looking at prosecution in other jurisdictions ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. The crime bill Gov. Josh Stein signed into law on Friday that was drafted by GOP lawmakers after a fatal stabbing on Charlotte’s ...

British couple Craig and Lindsay Foreman were detained in Iran and charged with espionage. Credit: ITV Meridian A British couple detained in Iran, charged with spying, could be handed a verdict within ...

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick believes Jeffrey Epstein secured his lenient 2008 prison sentence by providing prosecutors with compromising video footage of clients who participated in his sex ...

A judge overseeing the criminal case against Sean “Diddy” Combs denied his request to toss his conviction on prostitution-related charges or allow for a new trial after the parties had a hearing on ...

A Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals has affirmed the 25-year prison sentence for Ladarrin Ceazer, who was convicted of second-degree murder in Shelby County. The court’s decision, delivered on ...

ELLENSBURG — The UPS truck driver who killed three people after he drove across the median of Interstate 90 near Cle Elum and hit a Kia Optima going in the other direction was sentenced to 89 months ...