pardons and commutations

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The governor of California pardoned Robert Downey Jr. on Thursday for a nearly 20-year-old felony drug conviction that led t...

LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Released from prison after a presidential pardon for a sexual assault conviction, a popular Zambian singer has been charged with...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama spared two turkeys named for one of the nation's most admired presidents, continuing a White House tradition ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — Ignoring pleas and petitions by civil society groups, India on Thursday hanged an accountant convicted of supporting the 1993 Mumbai ...