Once a brutal fixture of life in many communities, paramilitary-style ‘punishment’ attacks are in steep decline ...

The new law makes assassination attempts on heads of state—including the president, vice president, any state governor, or bystanders—automatically eligible for the death penalty.

If there is no punishment for such despicable acts of political violence, it offers implicit permission for them to continue.

Sean "Diddy" Combs will be sentenced in his federal criminal case on Oct. 3, after probation officials rejected the defense ...