Reuters reports Washington has become the 20th U.S. state to abolish capital punishment. The state's Supreme Court struck down the death penalty on Thursday, saying in a unanimous decision that detailed its use as arbitrary and racially biased. The Washington Supreme court stated the penalty "fails...
The Highlands County State Attorney Brian Haas announced Friday that his office will seek the death penalty against the accused Sebring bank shooter, Zephen Xaver.
The Highlands County State Attorney Brian Haas announced Friday that his office will seek the death penalty against the accused Sebring bank shooter, Zephen Xaver.
The suspect accused of fatally shooting a Clermont County deputy and injuring another during a standoff was “waiting an ambush,” according to Clermont County Chief Criminal Prosecutor Darren..
According to a report by Reuters, on Thursday, Brazil's Minas Gerais state labor prosecutors said that it had frozen over 219 million dollars of miner Vale's funds as compensation for victims of a..
(CNN)An Iranian journalist whose arrest in the United States this month under mysterious circumstances drew rebukes from the highest levels of the Iranian government has been released from US custody..
The Washington State Senate, on a 28-19 roll call, votes to abolish the death penalty. Capital punishment has already been ruled unconstitutional by the... SeattlePI.com Also reported by •Seattle Times