Robert Brooks was fatally beaten at a NYS prison near Utica. His family is suing, but investigations show it's incredibly difficult to fire officers found guilty of abuse.

JAKARTA: A massive fire engulfed one of Jakarta’s oldest malls, Glodok Plaza, in Taman Sari, West Jakarta, on Wednesday (Jan ...

We continue our coverage of the devastating wildfires in Southern California, which have killed at least 24 people as of Monday. Some 150,000 more have been forced to evacuate their homes and over 40, ...

In California, qualifying inmates volunteer as firefighters to assist in combating wildfires in Los Angeles. China uses ...

Up to 30% of California's firefighters are prisoners. That's exploitative, and it shows our public safety priorities are ...

During the first six days of the wildfires, over 30 arrests were made in wildfire zones across Los Angeles County.

Emergency personnel are at the scene of a working house fire in Shenandoah. The call came in just after 3:30am to the area of ...

Learn all about Australia's penal colony history at the Unesco World Heritage Site-listed Port Arthur in Tasmania.

Robbie Middleton was celebrating his eighth birthday when his neighbour, Don Collins, tied him to a tree, doused him in ...

January, the Palisades, Eaton, Kenneth and Hurst fires in the Los Angeles area destroyed thousands of homes and other buildings — including many churches — in an area of greater than 62 square miles, ...

A surging death toll is accompanying a slight break in the weather as firefighters in Los Angeles cast a wary eye on a forecast for yet more wind ...

Two policemen in West Bengal's Uttar Dinajpur district were injured when an accused opened fire while being escorted to a ...