After 5 decades and 600 executions, these are the last words on Texas’ death row

An NBC News analysis of final statements from prisoners on Texas’ death row shows that some convey a readiness to die. Others ...

Arizona executes inmate who set couple on fire in 'horrific attack'

Arizona has executed Leroy McGill for setting two people on fire in 2002, killing one of them and changing the other's life ...
Smithsonian Magazine

From a Medieval Latrine in Germany, Archaeologists Extracted a Pristine Leather Notebook That Preserved Latin Cursive for Centuries

The writing in the booklet suggests it belonged to an upper-class merchant, who may have had a mishap while using the toilet ...