A former University of the Incarnate Word instructor has been sentenced to the maximum prison time after pleading guilty to possession of photos and videos depicting repeated child sexual abuse. Judge ...

Bipartisan legislation that would relax prison sentences for some illegal drug dealers and manufacturers is moving ahead in the Michigan Senate. The bill package advanced Wednesday, Oct. 15, by a ...

Costa Rica faces a sharp increase in homicides tied to drug trafficking, putting heavy strain on its prisons. In response, the government has moved forward with plans for a new maximum-security ...

Shark meat sold across Europe may be serving up more than seafood. Dangerously high levels of methylmercury, toxic to humans, ...

ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- An Ector County man who was once spared prison time in a deadly intoxication manslaughter case will now serve the maximum sentence after violating his probation. On Tuesday, ...

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (WNCT) — John Randall Landry, 55, pleaded guilty to 2nd degree murder in the Pasquotank County Superior Court this past Wed. Oct. 15th. Landry has been sentenced to 12-16 years in ...

“I’m not going to deny the reality — there’s no good explanation,” the interior minister said of how the 20 inmates had slipped out, perhaps over a period of time. By Annie Correal and Jody García ...

Movie enthusiasts would perhaps remember Escape from Alcatraz, a 1979 movie based on a true story of the breakout attempt by Anglin brothers, John and Clarence, and Frank Morris to escape the then ...

The suspect charged with igniting a fire that eventually led to the deadly Palisades Fire could now face up to 45 years in prison after a federal grand jury indicted him and added two more felonies to ...