Virginia will be the 11th state in 16 years to abolish the death penalty. Capital punishment has disappeared from all of New England and the Mid-Atlantic coastal states, he said.

The U.S. Supreme Court has taken up a series of cases to be decided during its next term, which begins in October, involving ...

June saw the death of a musician whose talent brought The Beach Boys from a local California band to hitmakers and ...

Virginia’s death row population peaked in 1995 at 57 or 58 inmates. Today there are just four, the fewest since July 1979, not long after Virginia law was changed enabling resumption of the ...

Steve Goncalves, father of Kaylee Goncalves, joins “Banfield” to vent his frustration at the plea deal accepted Wednesday by Bryan Kohberger, his daughter’s killer. The family wanted a trial and ...

The departure of James Ryan represents a dramatic escalation in the administration’s effort to reshape higher education.

Co-defendant Corey Johnson was put to death on Jan. 14, 2021. David Anthony Runyon, sentenced in 2009 for his involvement in the death of a naval officer in a murder-for-hire plot in Newport News.

The Supreme Court agreed Thursday to hear a case over state restrictions on which school sports teams transgender students can join.

Learn what happened to librarian Andrea Cincotta, whose fiancé called 911 to report he’d found his longtime love’s body in a ...

North Carolina lawmakers left Raleigh before passing a budget. Here’s a recap of the most notable accomplishments and ...

Ravenwood quarterback and three-star recruit Femi Babalola has committed to Boston College, he announced on Instagram.

According to a report from CBS Sports, Ohio State basketball is working on finalizing a deal to play an ACC power on ...