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A man accusing Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey of sexually abusing him in the 1980s when he was 14 cannot proceed anonymously in court, a judge ruled Monday. More

May 4, 2021

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida police officer who gunned down a Black motorist whose car had broken down six years ago could legally be convicted of both manslaughter and attempted first-degree murder, a state appeals court ruled April 28. The court said that unusual combination did not constitute double jeopardy. >>>WATCH FULL TRIAL […] More

May 3, 2021

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A federal judge on Monday ordered Puerto Rican boxer Félix Verdejo held without bail after he was charged in the death of his 27-year-old pregnant lover whose body was found in a lagoon. Verdejo is charged with kidnapping and carjacking resulting in the death of Keishla Rodríguez and with […] More

May 3, 2021

“Game of Thrones” actor Esmé Bianco sued Marilyn Manson on Friday, alleging sexual, physical and emotional abuse. More

May 3, 2021

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The woman who returned Lady Gaga’s stolen French bulldogs was among five people arrested in connection with the theft and shooting of the music superstar’s dog walker, Los Angeles police said Thursday.   Detectives do not believe that the thieves initially knew the dogs belonged to the pop star, the Los Angeles Police […] More

April 30, 2021

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge ordered the government Thursday to explain why guards repeatedly flashed light into Ghislaine Maxwell’s cell overnight, an action her lawyers say may have led to a bruise over one eye as she awaits trial in an alleged sex trafficking conspiracy with ex-boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein. U.S. District Judge Alison J. […] More

April 30, 2021

NEW YORK (AP) — The long-running federal investigation into Rudy Giuliani’s dealings in Ukraine moved back into public view Wednesday when federal agents seized electronic devices from the former mayor’s home and office. The search was the latest development in an inquiry that overlapped with the first impeachment trial of Donald Trump, who was accused of pressuring the leaders […] More

April 29, 2021

A jury found James Addie guilty of first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the shooting death of his secret fiancée, Molly Watson. More

April 29, 2021

James Addie seemingly had a perfect life – married for twenty-three years with two children, a son and a daughter. But he also had a secret – a mistress he’d been seeing for seven years and was due to marry two days after her body was discovered in a ditch with a bullet in the back of her head. More

April 29, 2021

Janice Christensen was raped and stabbed to death while running on August 10, 1987. More

April 29, 2021

The Justice Department brought federal hate crimes charges Wednesday in the death of Ahmaud Arbery. More

April 29, 2021

Federal agents raided Rudy Giuliani’s Manhattan home and office on Wednesday, seizing computers and cellphones in a major escalation of the Justice Department’s investigation into the business dealings of former President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer. More

April 28, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS (Court TV) — The sentencing hearing of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is scheduled for June 25, 2021, at 2:30 pm ET, according to Spenser Bickett, Hennepin County Court PIO. Chauvin was convicted of three counts in the death of George Floyd: Unintentional Second-Degree Felony-Murder, Third Degree Depraved Mind Murder and Second-Degree Manslaughter. […] More

April 28, 2021

Federal investigators executed search warrants Wednesday morning at the Manhattan home and office of Rudy Giuliani. More

April 28, 2021

The South Florida school superintendent overseeing Parkland schools has resigned amid continuing criticism over the 2018 mass shooting there and a perjury charge from a statewide grand jury. More

April 28, 2021

Police in the San Francisco Bay Area city of Alameda have made public body cam footage showing officers pinning a Latino man to the ground for more than five minutes during an arrest last week that ended in his death. More

April 28, 2021

A Black man killed by North Carolina deputies hit law enforcement officers with his car before they opened fire, a prosecutor said Wednesday. More

April 28, 2021

For years, a savage murderer called the “Torso Killer” dribbled out confessions to a New Jersey detective. More

April 28, 2021

Evan Miller was just 14 when he committed the slaying that sent him to prison. More

April 28, 2021

The grandmother of a 2-year-old girl who was beaten and starved to death wants to file a wrongful death lawsuit against three caseworkers who oversaw the girl's care. More

April 28, 2021

A juror who cast one of the unanimous votes to convict a white former Minneapolis police officer of killing George Floyd said most of deliberations was primarily spent trying to convince one person who was uncertain about part of the jury instructions. More

April 28, 2021

A Colorado police officer accused of dislocating the shoulder of a 73-year-old woman with dementia while arresting her seemed to be aware he had injured her. More

April 28, 2021

An Atlanta-area sheriff is accused of violating the civil rights of several people in his agency's custody. More

April 27, 2021

Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man killed by deputies in North Carolina, was shot five times, including in the back of the head, according to an independent autopsy report released Tuesday by his family's attorneys. More

April 27, 2021

On a cold, dark March morning in 2010, Darla Kustra was walking to work. She never made it. More

April 27, 2021

A judge is set to decide the punishment for an Alabama man, sentenced to life in prison for a murder he committed at age 14. More

April 27, 2021

A panel of three Texas appeals court judges appeared skeptical Tuesday of arguments to overturn the conviction of a former Dallas police officer who was sentenced to prison for fatally shooting her neighbor in his home. More

April 27, 2021

Garrett Rolfe's attorney said his client didn't get a chance to defend himself before he was fired for fatally shooting Rayshard Brooks. More

April 26, 2021

A search warrant being served when deputies shot and killed a Black man in North Carolina says that investigators used information from an informant, including recordings of drug buys, according to court documents released Monday. More

April 26, 2021

Daniel Yuen disappeared in February 2004. More

April 26, 2021