Law & Society

Joseph Smith was convicted in the 1997 murder of Durk Van Dam in Mobile County, Alabama and was handed down the death sentence the following year

A Long Island lawmaker is calling for legal reform and a thorough investigation following the euthanization of a pet squirrel who found fame on social media.

A Florida man's beachside rendezvous turned into a bloody escape when, after agreeing to be tied up for sex, he was ambushed and attacked by a hatchet-wielding couple, authorities said.