Glynn Simmons, a 71-year-old man who spent nearly 50 years in prison for murder, has been exonerated, making him the longest serving inmate to be declared innocent of a crime, Ken Miller... Read more »
Washington D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson has introduced legislation that would direct the Mayor and police department to move forward with crime-fighting and gun violence reduction strategies that national criminal justice experts... Read more »
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is calling on President Biden to take executive action to address securing the southern border, urging him to restart a series of policies embraced by the Trump... Read more »
Aylo Holdings S.A.R.L., the company that operates Pornhub and other adult websites, acknowledged in federal court that it had profited for years from pornographic content that depicted sex trafficking victims, but pleaded... Read more »
Investigators in Prague are working to establish a motive for a deadly gun rampage that killed 14 people and wounded 25 others at Charles University in the center of the city, Andrew... Read more »
President Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of people who were convicted of use and simple possession of marijuana on federal lands and in the District of Columbia and granting clemency to 11... Read more »
Rising numbers of women in England are experiencing domestic abuse at Christmas, with Refuge, the leading support service in England, saying that calls and contacts to the national domestic abuse helpline in... Read more »
As migration from South America to the US-Mexico border once again surges, advocates warn that sexual violence is likewise expected to rise, particularly among women and girls, Alícia Fàbregas reports for Al... Read more »
In the past week, there were almost 200 swatting incidents on Jewish organizations, and several children were arrested for planning attacks on synagogues, exemplifying the ongoing surge in antisemitism in North America,... Read more »
In response to juvenile facilities being at full capacity and a labor shortage that worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic, Louisiana juvenile justice system administrators are urging officials to take a closer look... Read more »