The government of El Salvador has acknowledged to UN investigators that the Trump administration maintains control of the ...

Abashiri Prison was escape-proof—until Yoshie Shiratori came along. With miso soup and pure determination, he pulled off Japan’s most legendary prison break.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday drew a hard line against quickly blaming the government in the midst ...

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