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Top stories - The New York Times
Prosecutor Expected to Seek Resentencing of Menendez Brothers
A request from George Gascón, the district attorney for Los Angeles County, could lead to the brothers being released from prison, decades after they were convicted of murdering their parents.25 minutes ago -
Top stories - BBC News
Man who murdered toddler sentenced to 20 years
Ali Jayden Doyle died from head injuries sustained in a house in Park Avenue in Dungannon in August 2021.3 hours ago -
Business - Inc.
It Took Just 1 Sentence for Kansas City Chiefs Quarterback Patrick Mahomes to Teach a Powerful Lesson in Leadership
The San Francisco 49ers’ Maliek Collins hit him in the throat. Here’s what happened next.11 hours ago - NFL -
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Top stories - NBC News
OnlyFans user sentenced to five years in child abuse case
A man accused of selling sex videos of a 16-year-old Florida girl on the adults-only website OnlyFans pleaded no contest to child abuse.8 hours ago -
World - The Guardian
Human brain can process certain sentences in ‘blink of an eye’, says study
Researchers say findings differ from previous theories that words are understood one by one. Whether it is news headlines or WhatsApp messages, modern humans are inundated with short pieces of ...20 hours ago -
Business - Financial Times
EU unblocks funds for Slovakia after U-turn on fraud sentences
Reassurances by Bratislava on legal reform accepted after €800mn had been delayed over Brussels’ corruption concernsYesterday - European Union -
Top stories - BBC News
Hammer attack murderer jailed for at least 37 years
A judge calls Jack Crawley, who murdered Paul Taylor, a "highly dangerous man".Yesterday -
Top stories - NBC News
'Penguin Bandit' who robbed multiple banks sentenced to 13 years in prison
A man whom authorities named the “Penguin Bandit” was sentenced to more than 13 years in federal prison last week for robbing multiple banks in the Denver area.2 days ago -
World - Financial Times
House arrest considered as alternative to jail in bid to ease prisons crisis
Major review of sentencing announced as 1,100 inmates are freed in latest phase of early release scheme2 days ago -
World - The Guardian
Alexander Rodnyansky: Oscar-nominated producer sentenced to jail in Russia in absentia
The Ukrainian film producer behind Leviathan and Loveless was sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison after speaking out against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. A Moscow court has sentenced ...2 days ago - Russia -
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Top stories - BBC News
Killer's 'unduly lenient' jail sentence increased
John Paul Whitla was previously handed a minimum 15-year prison sentence for killing Nathan Gibson.3 days ago -
Top stories - BBC News
Ex-Tory Gauke to lead review of prison sentences
Sir Keir Starmer is to appoint former Tory justice secretary to lead a review of prison sentencing.3 days ago -
Top stories - BBC News
Woman sentenced over social worker stabbing
Fiyori Kesete attacked the victim without warning, stabbing her in the arms and head.5 days ago -
Politics - The Hill
South Carolina man sentenced to life in prison for murder of Black transgender woman
A South Carolina man was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for the murder of a Black transgender woman. In February, a jury convicted Daqua Lameek Ritter for the 2019 killing of Dime Doe on all ...5 days ago -
Top stories - The New York Times
N.Y. Judge Reverses Quintuple Life Sentence and Frees Walter Johnson
Judge Frederic Block said his ideas about punishment had evolved since he sentenced Walter Johnson to five life terms in 1997. At age 90, he decided to take action.5 days ago -
Top stories - BBC News
Teen given life sentence over school hammer attack
Two pupils and a housemaster at Blundell's School in Tiverton suffered serious injuries.6 days ago -
Top stories - CBS News
Widow of Jan. 6 officer testifies at rioter's sentencing
Erin Smith's husband, Jeff Smith, died by suicide days after the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol.6 days ago -
Sports - ABC News
Dennis Eckersley's daughter gets suspended sentence in baby abandonment case
A mother convicted of abandoning her newborn son in the New Hampshire woods in subfreezing temperatures on Christmas night in 2022 has been handed a suspended sentence6 days ago -
Top stories - BBC News
Government to give magistrates more sentencing powers
Magistrates in England and Wales will be able to jail offenders for up to 12 months from November to stop cases clogging up crown courts.October 17 -
Top stories - CBS News
Woman sentenced for killing pregnant woman, hoping to claim baby was hers
A Missouri woman has been sentenced to two life terms in prison for killing a pregnant Arkansas woman and trying to pass off the dead woman's fetus as her own stillborn baby.October 17 -
Top stories - The New York Times
In Lebanon, We Took Pride in Our Resilience. Not Anymore.
The Lebanese have held strong through many tragedies. But they are now at the end of their rope.October 17 -
World - The New York Times
Mexico’s Ex-Security Chief Sentenced to 38 Years for Cartel Bribery
The stiff penalty was the potentially final step in the stunning downfall of the former official, Genaro García Luna, who has gone from the heights of power to imprisonment.October 16 -
Top stories - ABC News
Nevada politician Robert Telles sentenced to life for killing journalist Jeff German
Robert Telles, the Nevada politician convicted of murdering journalist Jeff German, has been sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 28 years.October 16 -
Lifestyle - The New York Times
Hair You Won’t Soon Forget
The diversity of hairstyles at fashion weeks has grown to rival the range of clothes worn on and off the runway.October 16 -
Top stories - CBS News
Why cellphone chats can be death sentences in cartel stronghold
If a person is traveling in a car with others, one bad phone contact or chat can get the whole group kidnapped, or killed.October 16 -
Top stories - BBC News
Migrant took own life after 'multiple failings' at UK detention centre
The coroner examining the death of Frank Ospina said he had been let down by the state "in numerous ways".October 16 - United Kingdom -
Sports - The New York Times
The Dodgers Preferred to Face Mark Vientos. ‘He Took It Personal.’
After Francisco Lindor was intentionally walked, Vientos hit a second-inning grand slam to lift the Mets in Game 2 of the N.L.C.S.October 15 - MLB -
Sports - The New York Times
The Premier League Players Who Took Longest to Win Their First Game
A current player has played 20 Premier League matches. He has won none of them. But he still doesn’t hold the record.October 15 -
World - ABC News
Belarus adds 1 year to imprisoned opposition activist's sentence
A court in Belarus has sentenced an imprisoned opponent of hardline President Alexander Lukashenko to an additional year behind bars for disobeying prison officialsOctober 15 -
World - ABC News
A Saudi cartoonist has been sentenced to 23 years in prison, activists say
A Saudi cartoonist who once drew for a Qatari newspaper as a yearslong diplomatic crisis engulfed Doha has been sentenced to 23 years in prisonOctober 15 -
Tech - Wired
This AI Tool Helped Convict People of Murder. Then Someone Took a Closer Look
Global Intelligence claims its Cybercheck technology can help cops find key evidence to nail a case. But a WIRED investigation reveals the smoking gun often appears far less solid.October 15 -
Top stories - BBC News
Tougher sentences taking too long, say bereaved parents
The parents of a student killed by a drunk driver say 10 years is too long to wait for change.October 14