"The indictment handed down in this case marks a historic and necessary step forward in the fight against the fentanyl ...

Michael Avenatti claims prison has reformed him and is seeking a judge to reduce his 14-year sentencing. The disgraced lawyer was sent to prison for fraud.

An Oklahoma board denied clemency on Wednesday for a man convicted of killing a Tulsa woman in 1999, clearing the way for his ...

The U.S. is increasing its espionage in Greenland as part of Donald Trump’s campaign to take control of the island.

Texas House Bill 6 recently passed in response to the rising number of fentanyl-related deaths across the state, and the 34th ...

Many California officials responded with a range of ridicule and concern about reopening the nearly century-old prison. State Sen. Scott Wiener, a Democrat, called it “unhinged.” ...

The penitentiary has over the years housed such infamous criminals as George "Machine Gun" Kelly, Robert Stroud, James Earl Ray and James "Whitey" Bulger.

Discover how a 1962 Popular Mechanics article inspired the legendary Alcatraz escape, blending ingenuity and determination in ...

The duties, Powell acknowledged, could both slow growth and lift prices, which puts the Fed in a tough spot. It would usually cut rates to boost growth and hiring, while it would raise them to cool ...

Donald Trump wants to re-open notorious 'escape-proof' jail for 'most ruthless and violent prisoners' in the US ...

The origin story of Alcatraz's name is a complicated mix of language, a history that dates back to the first Europeans to ...

Alcatraz is in San Francisco Bay off the coast of San Francisco and visible from the Golden Gate Bridge. It is best known for ...