UPDATE: 3/11/26 at 12:28 p.m.: The governor of Alabama granted clemency to Charles “Sonny” Burton just two days before he was scheduled to be executed. Governor Kay Ivey said she could not “proceed in ...

Rights groups are investigating the death of Ali Rahbar as a potential extrajudicial killing. Iran denies executions have taken place. Ali Rahbar, a gym coach, in a photograph from social media.Credit ...

Freydís was the sister of Leif Erikson, but her name became infamous for something far darker. During a voyage to Vinland, she betrayed her partners, had their men executed, and personally killed the ...

Following a record 19 executions in Florida last year, Ronald Heath is scheduled Tuesday to be the first person put to death in 2026, for a 1989 murder in Alachua County. Heath, 64, is scheduled to be ...

North Korean authorities executed teenagers for watching the South Korean television series "Squid Game" and listening to K-pop, human rights researchers announced in early February. Amnesty ...

North Korea is executing schoolchildren for watching South Korean TV shows and listening to K-Pop, including Netflix’s hit series “Squid Game,” according to Amnesty International. Escapees told the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Marimar Martinez detailed her encounter with Border Patrol agents on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, saying her living testimony is ...

When you die, estate planners say, one of the finest gifts you can leave your heirs is a plan for avoiding probate. Probate is a legal process that distributes a dead person’s assets and settles their ...

China has executed 11 members of the notorious Ming family criminal gang, who ran mafia-like scam centers in Myanmar and killed workers who tried to escape, Chinese state media reported on Thursday.

House Bill 2445 would curb ‘probates for profit’ by tightening court appointment rules. Reforms limit repeat appointees, bars recent felons and mandates local venue. Bill requires heir notice within ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This photo provided by Texas Department of Criminal Justice. shows Texas death row inmate Charles Victor Thompson. (Texas ...