3 other cops in George Floyd death to stand trial this month
Three former Minneapolis police officers charged with federal civil rights violations in George Floyd's death will go on trial Jan. 20. More
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Judge: Man charged in canal killings mentally fit for trial
A judge has found that a man charged with sexually attacking and fatally stabbing two young women in separate killings nearly 30 years ago near... More
January 6, 2022
Father, son from Japan guilty in Vegas in $1.5B ‘Ponzi’ case
Two former investment executives from Japan have pleaded guilty in Las Vegas to wire fraud in what prosecutors have called a $1.5 billion international Ponzi... More
January 6, 2022
Judge dismisses sole criminal charge against Andrew Cuomo
The misdemeanor complaint was filed by the local sheriff in October, accusing Cuomo of groping an aide in the executive mansion in December 2020, eight... More
January 6, 2022
Bid fails to dismiss Kobe Bryant crash photos lawsuit
Lawyers for Los Angeles County have failed to persuade a federal judge to end Vanessa Bryant's lawsuit over gruesome photos of the helicopter crash that... More
January 6, 2022
Maxwell trial juror retains lawyer with verdict in jeopardy
A juror at the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell who told reporters he was sexually abused as a child has retained a lawyer, the trial judge... More
January 6, 2022
Wife of missing girl’s father charged with welfare fraud
In an interview with police on New Year's Eve, Kayla Montgomery said she last saw Harmony in November or December 2019. More
January 6, 2022
March 2023 trial set for Florida condo collapse lawsuits
The collapse of Champlain Towers, located in Surfside, Florida, was one of the worst building disasters in U.S. history. More
January 6, 2022
Judge OKs marathon bomber’s COVID payment going to victims
In addition to the stimulus payment, convicted Boston Marathon bomber DzhokharTsarnaev has received money from dozens of sources during his incarceration. More
January 6, 2022
Men convicted in death of Ahmaud Arbery to be sentenced
The three men convicted of felony murder and other violent crimes for the 2020 death of Ahmaud Arbery will return to court Friday for a... More
January 6, 2022
Nevada psychologist takes plea, avoids trial in wife’s death
Gregory “Brent” Dennis, 59, is expected to be sentenced to three to 10 years in prison for his voluntary manslaughter conviction in the death of... More
January 6, 2022
Attorney sues Virginia for withholding lab records
An attorney for a man who came within days of being executed in Virginia for a murder he didn't commit has filed a Freedom of... More
January 5, 2022
Authorities search for girl, charge her father with assault
The father of Harmony Montgomery has been arrested on several charges, including one accusing him of failing to have her in his custody. More
January 5, 2022
Former social worker sentenced for sex crimes with minors
IUKA, Miss. (AP) — A former social worker with the Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services has received eight years in prison for sex crimes More
January 5, 2022
Illinois child welfare worker fatally stabbed during visit
An Illinois child welfare worker was stabbed to death during a home visit in a town south of Springfield. Diedre Silas, investigator for the state... More
January 5, 2022
Suspect in slaying of Illinois police officer denied bond
A judge on Wednesday denied bail to the second of two people charged with killing one police officer and wounding another at a northern Illinois... More
January 5, 2022
Maxwell to seek new trial after reports of juror’s sex abuse
Ghislaine Maxwell, convicted last week of conspiring to recruit and groom teenage girls to be abused by Jeffrey Epstein, intends to request a new trial... More
January 5, 2022
Meghan suit nets 1 pound on privacy, secret copyright sum
The Duchess of Sussex will receive a nominal 1-pound ($1.35) payment for invasion of privacy plus undisclosed damages for copyright infringement, under an agreement that... More
January 5, 2022
‘Substitute camera’ captures Ghislaine Maxwell trial drama
As Ghislaine Maxwell strode into the courtroom for the first day of her sex-trafficking trial, no photographer was allowed to catch it. Courtroom artist Elizabeth... More
January 5, 2022
Man pleads guilty to killing grandmother, ruled mentally ill
A Rock County man has pleaded guilty to killing his 97-year-old grandmother, and a judge has ruled he was not legally responsible for the crime... More
January 5, 2022
Governor pardons Plessy, of ‘separate but equal’ ruling
Gov. John Bel Edwards scheduled the pardon ceremony for a spot near where Plessy was arrested in 1892 for breaking a Louisiana law requiring Black... More
January 5, 2022
Montana Supreme Court reverses attempted homicide conviction
The Montana Supreme Court has reversed a Miles City man's conviction for attempted deliberate homicide for threatening to stab a bar owner in the heart... More
January 4, 2022
Elizabeth Holmes saga still has some loose ends to resolve
A jury has ended the suspense surrounding the fraud trial of former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes by finding her guilty on four of the 11... More
January 4, 2022
Alaska man who threatened US senators pleads guilty
A rural Alaska man who threatened to kill the state's two U.S. senators in a series of profanity-laced voice messages left at their offices in... More
January 4, 2022
Judge tosses lawsuit of man who was nude baby on ‘Nevermind’
A federal judge has dismissed the lawsuit of a 30-year-old man who alleged that the image of him nude as a 4-month-old on the 1991... More
January 4, 2022
US arrests, charges suspect in Haitian president slaying
The U.S. government announced Tuesday that it charged one of the main suspects in the killing of Haitian president Jovenel Moïse as it unsealed a... More
January 4, 2022
Judge orders Mississippi city to allow mosque construction
A new federal court order says a Mississippi city must allow construction of a mosque, two months after the American Civil Liberties Union filed a... More
January 4, 2022
Lawyer: Texas dad didn’t know son accused in deaths had gun
An attorney for a man accused of driving his son to a Dallas-area gas station store where the 14-year-old is accused of fatally shooting three... More
January 4, 2022
Colorado mom pleads guilty in ‘terminally ill’ daughter’s death
A Douglas County woman who was accused of faking her daughter's terminal illness, seeking donations, and causing her death, pleaded guilty to lesser charges as... More
January 4, 2022
Prince Andrew effort to toss sex assault suit hits roadblock
A judge was mostly dismissive Tuesday of oral arguments by a lawyer for Prince Andrew who wants to win fast dismissal of a lawsuit alleging... More
January 4, 2022
