(Special to The Root) — Nearly a year ago, the U.S. Supreme Court reminded us of something that we all know and understand: Age matters. Children are immature and irresponsible. They do not appreciate ...

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (CN) — As a longtime prison hospice volunteer, Carson Dean often witnessed three stages each dying inmate experiences, beginning with a terminal diagnosis. “The first one is ...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WRIC) — Sentencing for the man who killed three University of Virginia football players is underway. Monday, Nov. 17, marked day one of five of testimony for the case against ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville man who committed one of the city’s most notorious murders when he was 14 years old appeared in court Tuesday to begin the process of having his life sentence ...

ATLANTA (ANF/Gray News) — Authorities in Georgia say a woman will spend the rest of her life in prison after she beat her 4-year-old son to death for not using the toilet. According to the district ...

Routh was convicted of trying to assassinate Trump on his golf course in 2024. Ryan Routh deserves a life sentence after he "plotted painstakingly" to kill President Donald Trump in attempt to ...

SHREVEPORT, La. — A Shreveport man convicted of fatally beating his domestic partner in 2023 has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. District Judge Chris Victory on ...

In his niece’s drawings, Chicago police Officer Andrés Vásquez Lasso now rests inside a cloud. It’s been difficult for the 7-year-old to fully comprehend that her uncle is gone, no longer available to ...

RUSKIN, Fla. (WFLA) — A jury has recommended a life sentence for a man convicted of killing two people, including a pregnant woman, at a Ruskin mobile home in 2018. The jury was asked to consider ...