George Ryan, who served as Illinois secretary of state, House speaker, lieutenant governor and ultimately governor, is best ...

A Republican, he imposed a moratorium on capital punishment, saying he could not support a death-row system “so fraught with ...

It's unclear whether federal law was even broken when UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was killed on a New York street.

His one term as governor ended amid accusations he used government offices to reward friends, win elections and hide ...

The spouses of the three men filed a petition in the Delhi High Court seeking immediate action from the government, given the ...

The defenders of death row inmate Brittany Holberg have until May 12 to respond to a federal appeals court considering ...

20-year-old Wesley Davis was arrested after a child was found unresponsive on March 1 and died days later. SEVIER COUNTY, ...

Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan died Friday morning at 91, more than two decades after leaving office for the last time and ...

The Alabama Supreme Court has authorized the execution of death row inmate Gregory Hunt for the 1988 beating death of a Walker County woman.