A New York woman who poured gas on a random house and set it ablaze, killing a 5-year-old boy sleeping on the second floor, ...

Raleigh Mayor Janet Cowell expressed her condolences to the family of Zoe Welsh, characterizing her murder as an ...

Elementary teachers can use these books to give students an easy entry point into writing now that winter break is over—and ...

An Arizona jury on Thursday sentenced a man to death in a string of killings in metro Phoenix during a three-week span in 2017, marking the end of a seven-month trial over attacks that targeted random ...

An Arizona jury on Thursday sentenced a man to death in a string of killings in metro Phoenix during a three-week span in 2017, marking the end of a seven-month trial over attacks that targeted random ...

An Alabama Reflector analysis of executions in the state over the past decade shows five of the state’s 67 counties account for almost half of the total number of death sentences imposed since 2012.

A former nurse has been sentenced to life in prison after he was found guilty of the murder of Toyah Cordingley, with justice being served seven years after her death. The 24-year-old’s body was found ...

A man whose rapid-fire crime spree started with gunshots from a Lyndale Avenue balcony and capped off with a random murder about 100 miles to the west has received a prison sentence of more than 38 ...

An MP has called for a review into the sentencing of the man who killed a beloved father-of-three in a Derby bank. Gurvinder Singh Johal, who was part of the team that opened Indian restaurant, Hen ...

Since the very beginning, Mental Floss has been dedicated to dredging up fascinating facts from across a broad range of topics—we’ve covered everything from strange animal stories to weird historical ...

Tarek Bazrouk could have faced up to 30 years in prison for antisemitic attacks but will instead serve 17 months. The 20-year-old Palestinian American, who prosecutors say supports Hamas and Hezbollah ...