Mother first found guilty of female genital mutilation in UK
A mother-of-three has become the first person to be found guilty of female genital mutilation (FGM) in the UK, in a landmark verdict given at the Old Bailey in London on Friday.
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Killer of girl who played at Obama inauguration gets 84 years
Cleopatra Cowley says her daughter, Hadiya Pendleton, had hopes of studying abroad one day.
China sentences Canadian to death for drug smuggling
A Canadian citizen in China has been sentenced to death after a court convicted him of drug smuggling on Monday, a move likely to further inflame tensions between Ottawa and Beijing.
More than 1 million Floridians about to get voting rights back
A new state law takes effect in Florida Tuesday that is expected to restore voting rights to more than a million people with felony convictions -- despite questions from state officials about its implementation.
Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif jailed again for corruption
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been found guilty of fresh corruption charges and sentenced to seven years in prison, a court ruled in Islamabad on Monday.
Bipartisan criminal reform bill passes Congress
On the afternoon of September 5, President Donald Trump sat in the Oval Office debating whether to throw his support behind the most extensive overhaul of prison and sentencing laws in years.
German policeman found guilty of condom 'stealthing' in landmark trial
A German policeman has been found guilty of sexual assault for removing a condom during sexual intercourse without the consent of his partner, an act known as "stealthing," in what is believed to be the first case of its kind to be prosecuted in Germany.
Murderer says he killed 90 people across the US
Samuel Little was hoping to move prisons this past spring.
Mother whose baby was torn away by NYPD will have charges dropped
The mother whose 1-year-old son was forcefully yanked away by New York Police Department officers last week had her charges dropped and was ordered released on her own recognizance, defense attorneys said.
James Fields to learn sentence in Charlottesville murder
After 16 months of anguish, Susan Bro finally confronted her daughter's killer in a Virginia courtroom on Monday.
Tennessee executes 2nd inmate in 2 months
A Tennessee inmate was executed Thursday night, making him the state's second in two months to die in an electric chair.
Takeaways from the Paul Manafort guilty verdicts
Paul Manafort being convicted of eight crimes in a federal court Tuesday isn't the end of his legal ordeal.
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