From the times of the last Ice Age, when sea levels rose and virtually plunged Aboriginal peoples into a state of complete ...

John Stuart Davidson - 'Davo' to his colleagues - was a genuine hardman of the NSW Police Force known for his unorthodox ...

Of the 780 people ever detained at Guantánamo, 540 were released during the presidency of George W. Bush, who established the ...

KYIV, Ukraine—Twenty-six Ukrainian prisoners of war sat naked on a cold stone floor, their legs crossed, heads bowed and hands clasped behind their backs. The fresh arrivals at a jail in the ...

WASHINGTON − Federal prisoners convicted in the Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021, began to be released overnight, after President Donald Trump approved pardons Monday for nearly 1,600 people ...

SAN FRANCISCO – An East Bay man who tried to hide a loaded handgun in his 6-year-old nephew’s pants was convicted last week of being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to prosecutors.

Three inmates accused in a brutal attack at a prison in central Massachusetts were brought to court Thursday to face charges.

Palestinians are eagerly awaiting the release of 90 prisoners from Israeli jails following Hamas’ handover of three Israeli female captives in Gaza. The list of Palestinians to be freed includes ...

RAMALLAH, West Bank, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The longest-serving Palestinian inmate in Israeli jail, revered by militants as the "dean" of their prisoners, is among more than 200 Palestinians set to be ...

Meanwhile, aid workers have warned of the major hurdles ahead. • Three hostages and 90 Palestinian prisoners were released as part of the first phase of a long-awaited Gaza ceasefire deal ...

A number of defendants with Bay Area ties have been pardoned or have had their pending criminal cases tossed over the Capitol ...

Hamas released three Israeli hostages and Israel released 90 Palestinian prisoners on Sunday, the first day of a ceasefire suspending a 15-month-old war that has devastated the Gaza Strip and ...