A man convicted of murdering a brother and sister in Blount and Sevier counties in 1992 is awaiting a mental evaluation that ...

A South Carolina man and woman have been sentenced to prison for a cyberstalking scheme that targeted a vulnerable victim, leading to his suicide.

Attorneys for Melvin Trotter had long argued he was intellectually disabled, but he was put to death by lethal injection for a 1986 Palmetto killing.

Decades ago, the Supreme Court said inmates who are intellectually disabled can't be executed. Now, it weighs the use of IQ tests in close calls.

Melvin Trotter is scheduled for execution for the 1986 murder of Virgie Langford in Palmetto, Florida. His attorneys argue he is intellectually disabled, citing early school records and IQ tests.

Early-onset neonatal infection is linked to higher risks for intellectual disability and special educational needs during childhood, with meningitis carrying a higher risk than sepsis.