The court found that state law supersedes local ordinances in these cases, meaning cities must now cap penalties at the same ...

A public servant has a higher sentence than a person who is not a public servant. If the accused is not a “public servant”, ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Shane O'Neill of The Washington Post about the word "aesthetic" and its evolution from art criticism and design theory to online speak and the White House.

A man who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for a fatal shooting over a dog petting argument had his conviction overturned ...

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The platinum-selling musician has been sentenced to several months in jail by a court in Romania for drug possession, one year after a music festival.

POLK COUNTY, Minn. — A Crookston man pleaded guilty Tuesday, Dec. 16, to first-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a child under the age of 13.

A Randolph County man who fought with two men at a road construction site, and caused one man to experience a brain bleed, in 2024 received a split sentence for two counts of battery. Jarrod Tyson ...

In everyday conversation, it's critical to understand not just the words that are spoken, but the context in which they are said. If it's pouring rain and someone remarks on the "lovely weather," you ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A number of individuals who had been released from Oregon corrections facilities due to a change in resentencing policies have been re-incarcerated. The Oregon Department of ...