American native activist Leonard Peltier released from American prison | Indigenous rights news
The American native activist Leonard Peltier has left a Florida prison after almost five decades after bars, after a commutation…
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Former Syrian official arrested in California, accused of torture
A federal grand jury in Los Angeles this week indicted a former Syrian military officer on several counts of torture…
My surprising date with an ex-convict Hollywood producer
If you had asked me to go on a date with someone who had just gotten out of prison, my…
Alexei Navalny, persecuted to death by Putin, somehow never lost hope
If you've ever wondered what it's like to die from a nerve agent (the type of poison Russian President Vladimir…
Editorial: Three strikes are on the ballot again, in Proposition 36 and the DA race
When California voters adopted the “three strikes” law in 1994, they accelerated a chain of events that ultimately led to…
California adoptive father sentenced to 7 years for abusing child victims of torture
A California man was sentenced Friday to seven years in prison for abusing foster children he had assigned to care…
Los Angeles mother charged with murder in death of 3-month-old baby
A Porter Ranch mother has been charged with murder in the death of her 3-month-old baby, authorities said Friday. Jalyn…
Kim Kardashian wants the Menéndez brothers to be released
Kim Kardashian wants Lyle and Erik Menendez, the brothers convicted of the gruesome 1989 murders of their parents, to be…
Putin must not win the war in Ukraine, says freed Russian dissident Kara-Murza | Russia-Ukraine war news
Kara-Murza defends prisoner exchanges, saying they are crucial to securing the release of more political detainees in Russia. Western governments…
Los Angeles woman faces prison for pepper spray attack at Taco Bell
A Carson woman who is accused of attacking a group of teenagers at a local Taco Bell with pepper spray…