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“When my client joined the DEA he was schooled in how to be corrupt, he was schooled in how to break the law," his attorney said in court. More

December 10, 2021

A British appellate court opened the door Friday for Julian Assange to be extradited to the United States. More

December 10, 2021

Thursday’s testimony at Kim Potter ’s manslaughter trial began with tearful testimony from Wright’s passenger and girlfriend,. More

December 10, 2021

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A prominent South Carolina attorney whose wife and son were gunned down six months ago in unsolved killings was indicted Thursday on 21 more charges that he stole settlement and other money from clients. More

December 9, 2021

A jury convicted Lynlee Renick of murdering her husband, Benjamin, a prominent snake breeder beloved in the reptile community. More

December 9, 2021

His attorney declared Smollett's innocence after the jury found him guilty on five of six counts of disorderly conduct for lying to police. More

December 9, 2021

Albrecht-Payton answered Wright’s cellphone as his mother tried frantically to reestablish contact that she had with him right before the shooting. More

December 9, 2021

The sex-abuse trial of Ghislaine Maxwell was paused Thursday after it was announced an attorney on the case had gotten sick. More

December 9, 2021

A federal jury in Arkansas on Thursday convicted former reality TV star Josh Duggar of downloading and possessing child pornography. More

December 9, 2021

More than six months after the wife and son of a prominent South Carolina lawyer were gunned down at the family's estate, their killings remain unsolved. More

December 9, 2021

Prosecutors building their case against a former police officer who killed Daunte Wright repeatedly played body-camera video of the fatal shooting. More

December 9, 2021

Lynlee Renick is on trial for the murder of her husband, snake breeder Ben Renick. Will the jury believe the testimony of a co-conspirator? More

December 9, 2021

Ex-cop who said she mistakenly drew gun instead of Taser when fatally shot Daunte Wright went on trial on manslaughter - prosecutor saying Kim Potter was trained how to avoid deadly mix-ups. More

December 8, 2021

A federal jury in Arkansas has begun deliberations in the trial of former reality TV star Josh Duggar - accused of receiving and possessing child pornography. More

December 8, 2021

Fallen entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes finished her attempt to persuade a jury she suffered lapses in business judgment but never engaged in fraud while running blood-testing startup Theranos. More

December 8, 2021

Ex-boyfriend of woman who says she was paid to give sexual favors to Jeffrey Epstein starting at age 14 corroborated parts of her account at the sex trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell. More

December 8, 2021

Jury in Jussie Smollett's trial started deliberating after prosecutor said there is 'overwhelming evidence' actor lied to police. More

December 8, 2021

Nearly 17 years after being sentenced to die Scott Peterson resentenced to life without parole in emotional hearing - family of slain pregnant wife Laci called him out for the 2002 killing. More

December 8, 2021

Police had reason to believe Daunte Wright might have a gun when they tried to arrest him on an outstanding warrant - a defense attorney told jurors at the trial of ex-cop Kim Potter. More

December 8, 2021

Five Detroit-area students face hearings before juvenile court referees accused of making threats against schools in the wake of a shooting at Oxford High School that left four students dead. More

December 8, 2021

Jussie Smollett's defense attorney told jurors the evidence is based on the testimony of 'sophisticated liars' and 'worst type of criminals.' More

December 8, 2021

“This is exactly what she had been trained for years to prevent,” prosecutor Erin Eldridge said. “But on April 11, she betrayed her badge and she failed Daunte Wright.” More

December 8, 2021

Former teacher Pamela Smart was convicted of recruiting her teenage lover and two of his friends to murder her husband in 1990. More

December 8, 2021

The 31-year-old former New Orleans Saints player died Monday at a medical facility in Northport, Alabama. More

December 8, 2021

In between her vague recollections, Holmes never wavered from her stance that she firmly believed that Theranos was on the verge of perfecting a blood-testing technology. More

December 8, 2021

Jurors will be presented with starkly different views of the Minnesota police officer who killed Daunte Wright during opening statements. More

December 8, 2021

Taking the witness stand in his own defense earlier this week, Jussie Smollett repeatedly denied the attack was a fake. More

December 8, 2021

Carolyn offered some of the most explicit descriptions so far at the New York trial of Maxwell’s alleged grooming of underage victims, who prosecutors say were lured into “a pyramid scheme of abuse.” More

December 8, 2021

A suspect in the 2018 killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was arrested Tuesday in France. More

December 8, 2021

Nearly 17 years after being sentenced to die, Scott Peterson will be resentenced Wednesday for killing his pregnant wife and their unborn son. More

December 8, 2021