Some union officials characterized the move as a “hiring freeze,” though the agency denied that, saying some positions would continue to be filled.

The announcement is the latest example of a shift in the politics of the death penalty since Donald Trump returned to office.

The Columbia University student and Palestinian national is a natural optimist. But he says getting sent back to his native ...

Trump wants to turn Alcatraz into a federal prison again saying it's needed to house America's "most ruthless and violent" ...

Defense attorneys argue a former prison lieutenant was sentenced as a “scapegoat.” A relative of the deceased feels everyone ...

The U.S. government on Wednesday announced it will seek the death penalty for an Oklahoma inmate charged with killing one ...

He was one of 205 people arrested nationwide as part of what the Justice Department named Operation Restore Justice.

U.S. Attorney Robert Troester for the Western District of Oklahoma filed a notice of intent to seek the death penalty against ...

In 1962, three men broke out of Alcatraz and tried to cross San Francisco Bay using an improvised raft and DIY life vests ...

Discover how a 1962 Popular Mechanics article inspired the legendary Alcatraz escape, blending ingenuity and determination in ...

The origin story of Alcatraz's name is a complicated mix of language, a history that dates back to the first Europeans to ...

The origin story of Alcatraz's name is a complicated mix of language, a history that dates back to the first Europeans to ...