Darren Bailey, a Republican candidate for governor, lost his son, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren, ages 12 and 7, in a ...

Dave Ball, a producer and half of the English synth-pop duo Soft Cell, whose 1981 single “Tainted Love” became one of the ...

Correction: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated the arrest was connected to a separate death investigation. We apologize for this error. Officials with the Los Angeles Police ...

Attorneys representing the family of a 32-year-old man who died after riding on Epic Universe's Stardust Racers roller coaster in Orlando, Florida, claim the incident was not "isolated," and several ...

President Donald Trump instructed top prosecutors in a memo on Thursday to pursue the death penalty “to the maximum degree practicable” in D.C., marking his latest move to exert control over law ...

Legendary singer-songwriter Tom Petty died on Oct. 2, 2017 Christopher Rudolph is a contributing writer for PEOPLE. He previously covered entertainment at The Advocate, HuffPost, Logo News, MTV News ...

If Christa Gail Pike's execution proceeds as planned next year, she will become the first woman put to death in Tennessee since the state began to formally document capital punishment more than a ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson is urging the Fifth Circuit Solicitor’s office to seek the death penalty for the man accused of murdering a 22-year-old woman in ...

Lyndsey Collins-Praino receives funding from the National Health and Medical Council, the Medical Research Future Fund, the Australian Research Council and various philanthropic organisations. In ...

After more than 20 years, a new review of the death of famed journalist and author Hunter S. Thompson is underway. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is conducting a case review into Thompson's 2005 ...

Pope Leo XIV criticized supporters of the death penalty Tuesday, saying they are “not really pro-life.” “Someone who says, ‘I’m against abortion’ but says, ‘I’m in favor of the death penalty,’ is not ...

Mr H., a plush and beloved companion, traveled to more than 65 countries with Goodall Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has previously ...