American educators have returned to the notion that shared background knowledge is essential to reading instruction, ending a ...

A relentless youth offender involved in a home invasion where a man’s hand was cut down to the bone has received a partially suspended sentence drawing the ire of victims’ advocates. The boy, who was ...

The boy, who was 15 at the time and can’t be identified, was involved in a spate of burglaries and attempted burglaries involving eight homes in a two day spree at Cannon Hill, Wakerley, Morningside, ...

Canadian Robert Lloyd Schellenberg has been spared the death sentence in China on drug-related charges after Prime Minister Mark Carney's visit to Beijing. Robert Lloyd Schellenberg has been spared ...

A Hong Kong court on Monday sentenced pro-democracy activist and UK citizen Jimmy Lai to 20 years in jail, an effective death sentence for the 78-year-old man. Hong Kong - A Hong Kong court on Monday ...

Public official among those convicted in organised scheme, prosecutors say Dubai: Kuwait’s Criminal Court has handed down verdicts in a high-profile case involving the manipulation of commercial prize ...

Each year, scientists present countless research posters at conferences, symposia and academic gatherings, making the poster one of the most common—and most visible—forms of scientific communication.

NORRISTOWN — Calling it “pure evil” and “one of the worst crimes” she’s ever seen, a judge ensured that three men will spend the rest of their lives in prison for planning or carrying out a home ...

Ana Ibis Tristá Padilla and Damián de Jesús Hechavarría Labrada. She was sentenced to 14 years, accused of acts against state security. He was already in prison for protesting a fine. Cuban American ...

Two years ago, an older driver killed a couple, their toddler and their baby as her vehicle sped through San Francisco. A judge has indicated that he intends to let her avoid prison, home detention ...

A prominent independent journalist in Georgia was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison for slapping a police officer during a heated exchange at an anti-government protest this winter. The ...