It was 248 years ago, in 1776, that 13 British colonies in North America declared their independence. In recent years many of ...

T he death penalty, or capital punishment, is the state-enacted execution of a person as punishment for a capital crime.

Today in History for July 15: In 1099, the Muslim citizens of Jerusalem surrendered their city to the armies of the First Crusade. The Crusaders then proceeded, through misguided religious zeal, to ...

“Your honor, I'm looking forward to court, and looking forward to the facts about the 14th coming out,” Boelter told Magistrate Judge Douglas Micko. Boelter affirmed that he knowingly waived his ...