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Susan Smith has asked a parole board in South Carolina for her freedom for the first time

A parole board in South Carolina has ruled unanimously that Susan Smith should remain in prison 30 years after she was convicted of rolling her car into a lake and drowning her two young sons

President-elect Donald Trump is clearly prizing experience on television as he chooses people to serve in his new administration

Women's health advocates in Africa are worried that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will again invoke the so-called global gag rule, a policy that cuts off U.S. government funding for groups that offer abortion-related services

Former Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai is testifying in his defense at his landmark national security trial

Distant, ancient galaxies are giving scientists more hints that a mysterious force called dark energy may not be what they thought

After almost a year of testimony, prosecutors in Atlanta rested their case against the two remaining defendants in a gang and racketeering trial that had included rapper Young Thug before he pleaded guilty

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he won’t make a clemency decision on the murder convictions of Erik and Lyle Menendez until newly elected Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman reviews the case

SpaceX has launched another Starship rocket, but passed up catching it with giant mechanical arms

Victims and family of those killed in the mass shooting at an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs in 2022 spoke Tuesday after filing lawsuits against the El Paso County commissioners and former sheriff