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The former president was convicted of attempting a coup. If the legislation survives an expected veto, he could be ...

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Discover why punishment-based prisons fail, and how psychology offers a more humane and effective path to justice.

Brazil's Senate approved on Wednesday a bill to shorten the 27-year prison sentence of former President Jair Bolsonaro, ...

Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend and longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell asked a US federal judge on Wednesday to set ...

The group plotted attacks, including targeting energy facilities in New Jersey and Tennessee and planning assassinations.

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HAGERSTOWN, Md. — Maryland State Police are investigating after an inmate died while in custody at the Maryland Correctional ...

Sharaa, a former Al Qaeda ally, is now president of Syria. We look at his transformation, and whether he can transform his ...

A disgusting California cheerleading coach is facing up to 165 years in prison after being found guilty of sexually ...