Alcatraz was and remains as much an idea as a place. James V. Bennett, the director of the Bureau of Prisons for nearly the ...

Welcome! Here, come on in — single file, please. Yep, a little tighter everybody. Some of the inmates will be coming through ...

The Anglins were transferred to Alcatraz following an escape attempt at the federal penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas, ...

Explore the rise of an authoritarian state in the United States, with constitutional erosion and economic destabilization as ...

Charlie Hopkins, one of the last living prisoners of Alcatraz, gave an interview to the BBC in which he commented on Donald ...

Weekend Update had its fun with the headlines, including the naming of the new sovereign of the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV, the ...

It takes a degree of insanity to think that sharing a picture of yourself as pope or Luke Skywalker will somehow boost your ...

EDITOR: On April 13, there was a wonderful article about a new exhibit at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and a short ...

Sound Off is an opinion forum for Mercury readers to offer brief comments on today’s news. Submissions must be 75 words or ...

President Donald Trump spent the last week focusing on trade, illegal immigration and military policy amid controversial ...

This week was simply a “political potluck!” There was everything from big announcements from the White House, to escalating international conflicts, to a bizarre public scare, and oh yes, the ...