Catholic organizations had lobbied Pat Quinn to end the death penalty. The former governor was not previously aware of ...

It's a bold new world of college football and many of the rules that just 10 years ago would have resulted in a program ...

The man charged with killing a prominent Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another could face something that is a rarity for ...

Federal prosecutors in the US will not seek the death sentence for Joaquin Guzman Lopez if he is found guilty in court.

Mississippi’s longest-serving death row inmate is set to be executed Wednesday nearly five decades after he kidnapped and killed a bank loan officer’s wife in a violent ...

Despite cartel trail of death, El Chapo's son won't face the death penalty The decision was announced in a legal filing this week from the U.S. Attorney's Office ...

Federal prosecutors won’t seek the death penalty for the son of notorious Mexican drug kingpin “El Chapo” if he’s convicted of multiple charges in Chicago.

Pritzker will make his reelection campaign official with kickoff events in Chicago and Springfield, but it's still unknown ...

The Justice Department should pursue the death penalty against Elias Rodriguez for the first-degree premeditated executions of Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky on May 21st outside the Capital ...

Oklahoma will seek a new murder trial for longtime death row inmate Richard Glossip but next round without the death penalty.