Singapore executes woman on drugs charge for the first time in 20 years
Sir Richard Branson and activists have argued that capital punishment is not a deterrent against crime.
2023-07-28 11:47
Singapore to execute first woman on drugs charge for the first time in 20 years
Sir Richard Branson and activists have called on authorities to spare Saridewi Djamani.
2023-07-27 13:58
Irishman tells of PTSD after Iran prison ordeal
An Irishman who was released from an Iranian prison in May has spoken of his ordeal.
2023-07-24 22:54
2 hikers found dead in Nevada's Valley of Fire State Park
Two female hikers were found dead in Nevada's Valley of Fire State Park on Saturday afternoon, state police say.
2023-07-24 07:15
Dozens swept away in flash floods in Afghanistan
At least 31 people have been killed in devastating flash floods that hit parts of Afghanistan over the weekend, authorities said Sunday.
2023-07-24 02:56
Deadly extreme heat is on the rise in national parks -- a growing risk for America's great outdoors
Extreme heat appears to be killing people in America's national parks at a record pace this year amid an exceptional heat wave.
2023-07-23 16:28
21-year-old climber found dead after fall from Oregon mountain slope
Rescue crews have located the body of an Oregon climber who went missing earlier this week, according to local officials.
2023-07-22 09:21
New Jersey student with special needs dies after school bus ride, leading bus monitor to be charged with manslaughter
A 6-year-old girl with special needs died in New Jersey this week after her wheelchair harness constricted her breathing while she was riding a school bus, leading prosecutors to charge the bus monitor with manslaughter, officials said.
2023-07-21 12:50
Florida 10-month-old dies after being left in hot car that reached 133 degrees
A Florida woman has been arrested for aggravated manslaughter of a child after a 10-month-old she was caring for was found unresponsive in a car that had reached an internal temperate of over 133 degrees, according to an arrest report from the Baker County Sheriff's office.
2023-07-21 00:16
Alabama death row inmate asks appeals court to block this week's scheduled execution
An Alabama death row inmate has asked a federal appeals court to stop his execution scheduled for this week, arguing the state hasn't made sufficient changes to its capital punishment system after problems relating to several other scheduled lethal injections prompted a three-month pause on executions.
2023-07-19 09:16
No indictments for 6 Georgia sheriff's deputies fired after man's in-custody death, according to court documents
A Clayton County, Georgia, grand jury chose not to indict six former sheriff's deputies in the in-custody death of a man after a struggle at a county jail last year, court documents show.
2023-07-18 10:47
After months of investigating, Oregon authorities now believe the deaths of 4 young women are connected
After months of probing and multiple investigations, authorities in northwestern Oregon now believe the mysterious deaths of four young women are connected, the Multnomah County District Attorney's Office announced Monday.
2023-07-18 10:16