Years ago, I watched the 1935 movie adaptation of Charles Dickens’ historical novel, “A Tale of Two Cities”, set in Paris and London. I was not familiar with the story, but was quickly swept into the ...

The opening sentence goes like this: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of ...

Iranian directorial duo Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha have been given a 14-month suspended jail sentence by an Iranian court on charges that include alleged production of obscene content ...

A man has been sentenced to two life sentences in a Miami-Dade human trafficking case involving a child who was in foster care and an adult, prosecutors said. Keith Robertson, 36, was given the ...

A Lawrence man whose 10-year drug and money laundering sentence was commuted by President Donald Trump was back behind bars on Friday for violating the terms of his federal probation. Jonathan ...

LAGOS, Nigeria — The three Americans convicted of participating in a botched coup attempt in Congo last year have been repatriated to the United States, days after their death sentences were ...

House Bill 1147 would limit city courts from administering sentences that go beyond state limits for the same crimes. Legislative reforms in 2021 significantly reduced maximum penalties for a ...

It would allow inmates to reduce their prison sentences by up to 75% through good time and merit time allowances, regardless of the severity of their crimes. Another bill, co-sponsored by Senators ...

LAGOS, Nigeria — The three Americans convicted of participating in a botched coup attempt in Congo last year have been repatriated to the United States, days after their death sentences were ...

An Arizona prison inmate serving 16 life sentences for a 2004 standoff at a correctional institution is suspected of killing three inmates last week, officials said. Ricky Wassenaar is the sole ...

In the linguistic community, that’s not an agreed-upon fact. As a human, I can get meaning out of a sentence on the page, but words on paper aren’t all I have access to. I have access to the world.

In March 2023, the Rajasthan High Court overturned the death sentences of the four convicts due to insufficient evidence and procedural lapses. The acquittal of Shahbaz Hussain was also upheld by ...