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Since last November, we've focused on the life of Jesus the Messiah. This week we'll explore a little about the meaning of ...

As a result, before the trial itself begins this summer, during jury selection there will be an added layer to the process. Selected jurors must be death qualified, meaning they are willing to ...

The state and defense both rested their cases Friday before a lunch break. The trial is expected to resume Friday afternoon with closing arguments before going to the jury for deliberation.

BOISE, Idaho -- Bushy eyebrows. DNA on a knife sheath. Amazon purchase records. The evidence that Judge Steven Hippler is allowing prosecutors to admit in the death penalty trial of Brian ...

As opening statements in Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex-trafficking trial are set to kick off Monday ... and that she was very different back then. Appearance before a jury is always very important ...

Jesus was neither an imperialist nor a bigot. There is a biblical figure who provided a model for your tactics. His name was Pontius Pilate, and he was a clean-cut Roman procurator who condemned a ...

She said Becker now needs to look back on the trial before making a decision. "So he's going to do some reflection on how the case went in, how things went throughout the trial, and he's going to ...

Duterte was flown to The Hague on the same day of his arrest and is awaiting trial before the ICC in September. On March 14, he appeared via video conferencing before ICC Pre-Trial Chamber and the ...