Rasputin was a Siberian wanderer whose hypnotic eyes and whispered prophecies drew Russia's royal family into a web of blind ...

The first Imperial egg that Faberge created was commissioned by Russian emperor, Tsar Alexander III in 1885, as an Easter ...

The Winter Egg, one of Faberge's most dazzling creations, is due to be auctioned in London next week and set another sales ...

It's time to talk about anime's dreaded c-word: compilation. In recent years, studio decisions to package recaps of prior seasons alongside a taste of upcoming episodes has quickly become anime's ...

Governor Kevin Stitt granted clemency Thursday morning to death row inmate Tremane Wood, minutes before his scheduled execution. Stitt accepted the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board’s recommendation ...

South Carolina’s highest court has refused to stop the execution of a man who killed three people over five days more than 20 years ago while leaving taunting messages for police in the blood of one ...

A Florida man convicted of raping and killing his neighbor decades ago was put to death Tuesday evening in a record 15th execution in Florida this year. Norman Mearle Grim Jr. was pronounced dead at 6 ...

Liberal justices say nitrogen gas execution is cruel and unusual punishment Alabama's first nitrogen gas execution faced criticism for causing distress Boyd requested execution by firing squad, denied ...

One of the greatest mysteries (and greatest cross-over) of both Imperial Russia and the subsequent Soviet Union was the disappearance of Tsar Nicholas II's youngest daughter, Anastasia. Following the ...

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court’s three liberal justices on Oct. 23 condemned what they called the “intense psychological torment” a death row inmate will face when he becomes the eighth man executed ...

This story is part of a series examining the death penalty in Texas. You can read more about how the system works here and how it is waiting for execution on Texas' death row. HUNTSVILLE, Texas — A ...

An Alabama death row inmate is set to become the seventh man executed in the state with the controversial method of nitrogen hypoxia. Anthony Todd Boyd, 54, is being executed on Thursday, Oct. 23, for ...