Today in History for Nov. 28: In 1520, the Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan reached the Pacific Ocean after passing through the South American strait that now bears his name.

A judge ruled Thursday that prosecutors can seek the death penalty against a Kernersville woman accused of beating her mother to death last year.

Gov. Josh Stein signed into law Friday criminal justice legislation that includes an 11th-hour insertion of language that allows the state to use other means for carrying out the death penalty besides ...

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