Freydís was the sister of Leif Erikson, but her name became infamous for something far darker. During a voyage to Vinland, she betrayed her partners, had their men executed, and personally killed the ...

The American Civil War was not only fought with rifles and cannons. It was fought with hangings, firing squads, prison atrocities, and mob vengeance. At Fort Pillow, surrender turned into slaughter.

This story contains details of a violent crime that some readers may find disturbing. A Florida man who stabbed a stay-at-home mom to death and later orchestrated a daring jailbreak is set to become ...

Rights groups are investigating the death of Ali Rahbar as a potential extrajudicial killing. Iran denies executions have taken place. Ali Rahbar, a gym coach, in a photograph from social media.Credit ...

A man who admitted to killing two men in a drive-by shooting in 2006 was put to death Thursday in Oklahoma's first execution of the year. Kendrick Simpson, 45, was pronounced dead at 10:19 CT ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the death warrant for Michael King, who was convicted of the 2008 kidnap, rape, and murder of Denise Amber Lee. Lee's case, which included her own 911 call from her abductor's ...