El Niño is heating up faster than expected. Here’s what that means for hurricane season. El Niño is making vast areas of the Pacific Ocean hot. The phenomenon will cause ripple effects globally — and ...

The jury recommended life in prison without the possibility of parole for the four men convicted of killing rapper Julio ...

Raymond Johnson’s execution in Oklahoma is the first of five executions scheduled across the country over eight days.

Edward Busby was executed by lethal injection Thursday, reinforcing Texas’ position as the nation's leader in capital punishment.

One easy-to-resolve mystery of the Jeffrey Epstein case remains unanswered: Why was Ghislaine Maxwell transferred last year ...

REDDING, Calif. — Just in time for rodeo week, there’s a new local exhibit celebrating the history of the Redding Rodeo. It’s ...

In a state with a long history of arresting pregnant women, one mom in custody says she was left to fend for herself.

Some changes are coming to the way inmates in the Jackson County Correctional Facility will receive visitation. The county is ...

A Nightly News series on criminal justice reform that highlights the stories of the wrongfully accused and the new ways of seeking justice.

Gwendolyn Vick, 52, is charged with a felony count of abuse of residents of penal facilities and a misdemeanor count of ...

Every spring, the town of Mount Olive, North Carolina, has a lively festival devoted entirely to one thing: pickles.

A correctional officer was accused of smuggling drugs and contraband to inmates at a Jessup prison. She pleaded guilty to ...