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Rep. Travis Corcoran of Weare leaves a House committee hearing after testifying about his social media posts, including one calling for a "final solution for theater kids," which have prompted demands ...

An upcoming execution in Texas has gained the attention of prominent rappers like Travis Scott and T.I. for the questions it raises about the place rap lyrics have in the courtroom and how justice is ...

Time is running out in the fight to stop the execution of a convicted killer. James Broadnax, 37, is scheduled to die by lethal injection on April 30 for a 2008 double murder outside a music studio in ...

Barbara Corcoran, 77, says she became more confident by changing one bad habit. Instead of reinforcing her negative thoughts, she worked to reframe how she spoke to herself. "By the time I got to be ...

The Justice Department also reauthorized the use of a death penalty drug, and will seek to shorten the length of some legal appeals. By Devlin Barrett and Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs Devlin Barrett ...

A Florida man is scheduled for execution next month after his conviction in the killing of his cousin's girlfriend and her 4-year-old daughter under a death warrant signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis ...

Florida executed Chadwick Willacy, 58, by lethal injection on Tuesday, April 21, at Florida State Prison near Starke for the horrific 1990 murder of his next-door neighbor, Marlys Sather. Willacy was ...

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Tennessee plans to put Tony Carruthers to ...

In a rare move, the New Hampshire House voted to initiate possible disciplinary proceedings against Republican Rep. Travis Corcoran Thursday over a series of inflammatory social media posts. The ...

“I’m not exactly sure how many times we got married, but it was a few,” Carlin Smith says of her late September wedding(s) to Charlie Corcoran. There were, at the very least, the legal signing, a ...

Joseph Duggar has returned home after pleading not guilty to child molestation charges in Florida. The 19 Kids and Counting alum is back in Arkansas with his wife Kendra Duggar following his release ...