An animal welfare charity has criticised the sentence of a man who ... The name stems from the use of the word "fancy" meaning "hobby". • There are seven types of fancy rat - standard (short ...

Criminals caught with gadgets - including signal jammers - used to steal keyless cars could face up to five years in prison under a new law. The Crime and Policing Bill, to be introduced to ...

Do you ever get confused between “lie” and “lay,” particularly in the past tense? How about the proper time to use “who” and “whom”? Does trying to explain past participles make your brain cells go on ...

A prisoner scheduled to be executed next week in what would be Arizona’s first use of the death penalty in over two years has passed up a chance to ask for a reprieve from his death sentence.

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"The murderers would not have been able to get the weapons they were able ... with a prison sentence of up to four years. This means that even if the weapon is legal, if there is intent to cause ...

Utterances like um, wow and mm-hmm used to be dismissed as irrelevant linguistic detritus. But some linguists now think they play an essential role in regulating conversations, and may be the hardest ...

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This session, House lawmakers passed through the Senate immigration bills enhancing criminal penalties for fentanyl distribution, human trafficking and gang recruitment; homelessness bills enhancing ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey commuted the death sentence of Robin “Rocky” Myers to life in prison Friday, saying there were enough questions about his guilt that she could ...

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey commuted the death sentence of Robin “Rocky” Myers to life in prison Friday, saying there were enough questions about his guilt that she could not move forward with his ...

They challenged their sentences at the Court of Appeal, with their lawyers claiming they were "manifestly excessive". The judges dismissed appeals by two women who threw the soup in the National ...