Ian McKellen to star as LS Lowry in documentary revealing trove of unheard tapes

Exclusive: Tapes reveal artist reminiscing about his life in interviews recorded at home in last four years of his life ...

Death row inmate Kendrick Simpson denied clemency in 3-2 vote

Kendrick Antonio Simpson faces execution Feb. 12 for fatally shooting two men in a 2006 drive-by shooting after a ...

Man convicted in 1999 Little Compton murder seeks new trial

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — A man who is currently behind bars for the 1999 death of a Little Compton woman is seeking a ...
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Oklahoma County killer denied clemency ahead of February execution date

The Pardon and Parole Board voted 3-2 against recommending clemency to Gov. Kevin Stitt ahead of his scheduled execution.
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John Forté and Other Black Stars We Lost in 2026

Civil rights activist Claudette Colvin passed away on Jan. 13, 2026, in Texas. On March 2, 1955, a then-15-year-old Colvin was arrested for refusing a driver’s order to give up her seat for a white ...