The number of death sentences issued in California dropped this year to 10, one of the lowest levels since the state reinstated capital punishment in 1978. The decline, from 29 in each of the last ...

Iran will pardon or commute the sentences of a large number of prisoners as part of an annual amnesty, state media reported Sunday, although it is unclear how this will apply to people arrested in ...

For instance, in one Indiana study, “about half of those who did find post-release employment had an annual income of less than $5,000.” Over time, those lost earnings compound.

Merriam-Webster had touched on a stubborn taboo — the practice of ending sentences with prepositions such as to, with, about, upon, for or of — that was drilled into many of us in grade school ...

The company’s latest annual report, filed on Feb. 2, also changed a sentence on hiring and evaluation mechanisms that previously mentioned a desire to “promote equity for all candidates and ...

Warren Buffett’s Annual Letter Just Revealed What Makes a Role-Model Leader in 1 Sentence A wise observation from an even wiser leadership guru. He’s still churning out nuggets.

Sentences with non-coordinate adjectives, however, don't require a comma. For example, "I lay under the powerful summer sun." "Powerful" describes "summer sun" as a whole phrase.

President Trump commuted Larry Hoover's federal sentence after 30 years in supermax prison. The former Chicago gang leader still faces state murder charges.

Former Chicago Ald. Ed Burke, the longest-serving alderman in city history, has officially reported to a federal prison to begin serving a prison sentence after being convicted in a corruption trial.

Nikola founder Trevor Milton was sentenced Monday to four years in prison for lying to investors about the company’s hydrogen and electric truck technology. The sentence is significantly lower ...

At a Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting over a decade ago, Warren Buffett gave a 14-year-old a success lesson that was meant for all of us. On May 1, 2004, Berkshire Hathaway held its annual ...

Harsher sentences work as a deterrent, but only up to a point. The economists take advantage of an Italian policy reform in 2006, where more than a third of the Italian prison population was released.