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The former sports doctor who admitted to molesting some of the nation's top gymnasts for years was sentenced Wednesday as the judge declared: "I just signed your death warrant."

During sentencing the judge said William Lynn had enabled "monsters in clerical garb" to abuse children.

The highest-ranking soldier charged in the Abu Ghraib prison scandal is sentenced to eight years in prison for abusing inmates. Staff Sgt. Ivan "Chip" Frederick pleaded guilty Wednesday to eight counts of abusing and humiliating Iraqi detainees. NPR's Jackie Northam reports.

Federal sentencing punishments are supposed to be predictable. But Republicans in Congress argue that sentences are not consistent, and they're calling for tough new mandatory prison terms. Others say Congress shouldn't take away the discretion that judges have to evaluate each defendant.

Jeff Bauman says he opposes the death penalty, but the bomber's "life ended when he made the choice to do that."

"Today's sentence holds Ghislaine Maxwell accountable for perpetrating heinous crimes against children," U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said in a tweeted statement.

A former University of New Hampshire researcher has been sentenced to two years of probation for stealing money from federal research grants.Prosecutors…

The first of New Hampshire’s inmates given life sentences without parole as juveniles has been granted a chance at release.In 2012 the U.S. Supreme Court…

Pedro Hernandez was sentenced Tuesday in the 1979 killing of the 6-year-old New York City boy, whose disappearance sparked decades of investigation and helped create a generation of wary parents.

The punishment for the April calamity drew shouts and sharp criticism from victims' family members in the courtroom; many had urged a death sentence.