Montenegro's National Security Council convened on Friday to consider stricter gun controls, including the possibility of a total ban on gun ownership, following a tragic New Year’s Day mass shooting that claimed 12 lives.
The suspect in the Cybertruck explosion attack outside the Trump hotel in Las Vegas is believed to have served at the same military base as the suspect in the New Orleans attack.
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper (D) said that he commuted the sentences of 15 people on death row. The inmates were all convicted of first-degree murder.
A lucky Mega Millions player in California will be ringing in the New Year as a billionaire after winning an estimated $1.22 billion jackpot in Friday night's drawing.
In a controversial decision just before Christmas, President Joe Biden commuted the death sentences of 37 of the 40 men on federal death row, once again prioritizing convicted murderers over their victims. Among those granted mercy was Brandon Council, convicted of the brutal double murder of Donna Major and Katie Skeen during a robbery in 2017.
President-elect Donald Trump declared he would "vigorously pursue" the death penalty in January.
“As soon as I am inaugurated, I will direct the Justice Department...
A recent survey by Economist/YouGov shows that a plurality of Americans view President Joe Biden's use of his presidential pardon powers as “inappropriate.” According to the survey, 46 percent of respondents believe Biden's pardons and commutations have been inappropriate, compared to 28 percent who find them appropriate. Around 26 percent of those surveyed remain undecided.
A driver was arrested in Florida this week after hitting a 16-year-old boy crossing the road in Deltona and fleeing the scene, according to the Volusia County Sheriff's Office.
