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Jodi Arias Jury in Tears Following Testimonies

The Phoenix jury set to decide the sentence for Jodi Arias's murder conviction heard emotional testimony from the victim's family on Thursday and many were
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Boston Bombing Suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Left Message in Boat

Accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who was found hiding in a boat days after the blasts, left a handwritten message describing the attack as...
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Vijay Singh Lawsuit: Golfer Sues PGA After Doping Case Dropped

Vijay Singh lawsuit: Singh claims doping charge damaged his reputation and PGA officials weren’t thorough enough about the investigation. PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla.—Vijay Singh sued the...
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'Evil Monster' Grandma, 76, Who Was Expecting a 45-Day Sentence for Killing Her 6-Month-Old Baby 56-Years Ago Is Sentenced TEN Years

A Wisconsin courtroom erupted in gasps on Wednesday when a 76-year-old woman arrived at her sentencing hearing expecting to get 45 days in jail for...
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NJ Man Arrested on Suspicion of Homemade Explosives Aboard NJ Train a Week Before Boston Marathon Bombings

Barely a week before the Boston Marathon bombings, a New Jersey man carried homemade explosives aboard a NJTransit train bound for New York. But the devices...
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Boston Bomb Suspect Checked for Link to 2011 Murders

Authorities are investigating whether the Boston Marathon bombing suspect who died after a shootout with police had any connection to an unsolved triple homicide in...
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L.A. Bomb Threat Leads to Campus Chaos

Cal State L.A. was the target of a bomb threat on Thursday, prompting school administrators to evacuate the campus and cancel classes. While the bomb...
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Murder Suspect Shoots Officer Dead During Interrogation at Police Headquarters Before Being Shot by Another Cop'

A murder suspect who was being interrogated by an 18-year police veteran was able to overpower the officer and shoot him to death before being...
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U.S. Police Arrest 'World's Number One Distributor of Child Pornography'

A man described by police as the number one distributor of child pornography worldwide has been arrested at his gated lakeside home in Florida - ...
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Mark Kelly: Background Checks Are Crucial

Legislation that doesn't address universal gun background checks would be a "mistake," Mark Kelly said Sunday on Fox News, adding that efforts should also be...
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Marijuana Tax May Take State Revenues Higher

People getting trashed may turn into states getting cash, if legislatures in states that have recently legalized marijuana get their way.Lawmakers in Colorado and Washington,...
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Live-in Personal Trainer for Judge Judy's District Attorney Son 'Raped a 12-Year-Old Girl and Bragged About His Family Ties'

The former live-in trainer for Judge Judy's district attorney son has been accused of raping a 12-year-old girl and bragging about his connections to the...
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Facebook Erupts in Outrage as Teen Posts Photo of Dog Shot With Arrow

An Oklahoma teen is facing a firestorm of anger and death threats after he posted a photo of a dog shot with an arrow on...
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Couple Relive Terror at Being Held Hostage by Dorner Who Tied Them Up and Stuffed Towels in Their Mouths

The husband and wife who say they surprised Christopher Dorner in their home, hours before he was killed in a dramatic standoff, described their terror...
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Dollar Store Clerk 'Brutally Beat Customer's Son, 8, With Her Belt After He Threw a Cookie at Her'

A dollar store employee has been arrested for allegedly taking off her belt and beating a customer's eight-year-old son after he ran around the shop...
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Wealthy Pfizer executive fights for custody of his girlfriend's six-month-old baby after she killed herself on New Year's Day

A high-ranking executive in the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is fighting to get custody of his late girlfriend's six-month-old son, who was taken by the state...
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Four women killed in Oklahoma apartment massacre died from bullet wounds to the head

Four women found dead last week at a crime-plagued Tulsa, Oklahoma, apartment complex were each killed by a gunshot wound to the head, according to...
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Special Needs Girl, 15, 'Gang Raped Under Her Desk During Class as Teacher Did NOTHING'

A mentally challenged 15-year-old New York girl endured a brutal gang rape as she was trapped beneath her by two boys with her teacher only...
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Misty Nunley, Woman Killed in Tulsa Shooting, Was 'Getting Her Life Back Together'

TULSA, Okla. -- One of four women found fatally shot inside a Tulsa apartment was staying at the crime-plagued building with a friend as she...
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John Suddard Arrested For Possesing Stolen Property, Police Seek Owners Of 30K Stolen Pieces Of Jewelry

 -- For five years, someone prowled rural counties in upstate New York, pilfering pearl necklaces, gold chains, bracelets, coins, silverware and other valuables from an...
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Scott Sterling, Son of Clippers billionaire owner found dead in Malibu 'of possible overdose'

The son of billionaire Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has been found dead at his home in Malibu. Detectives discovered the body of Scott Sterling,...
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Chicago mobster Frank Calabrese, the notorious hitman who strangled victims then slashed their throats dies in prison aged 75

Chicago mobster Frank Calabrese Sr., a hit man who strangled victims and then slashed their throats to be sure they were dead, has died in...
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'Marriage penalty' could make costly return if Congress doesn't get its act together

The return of the so-called marriage penalty could cost many couples more than $2,000 in higher 2013 taxes if Congress doesn't get its act together...
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Federal Court Strikes Down DOMA

New York -- A federal appeals court in New York became the nation's second to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act, finding that the...
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Ex-Restaurateur Charged With Attempted Murder After Slipping Abortion Drug

A former Manhattan restaurant owner was arraigned in Los Angeles on Wednesday on charges he secretly slipped his girlfriend an abortion drug during foreplay. Joshua Woodward,...
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7 Sailors Kidnapped Off Nigerian Coast

LAGOS, Nigeria — Gunmen attacked a ship operated by a French oil and gas services company off the coast of Nigeria's oil-rich southern delta, kidnapping...
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Colorado Girl, 10, Missing for Week Is Dead

A 10-year-old Colorado girl reported missing one week ago is dead, police said Friday, spurring a manhunt for the person who killed her. Westminster Police Chief...
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Letters by Jerry Sandusky, Wife Blame Everyone Else

Bellefonte, Pennsylvania -- When all was said and done, Jerry and Dottie Sandusky did not ask the judge for mercy. They did not try to...
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Campus Officer Kills Naked South Alabama Freshman

Authorities are investigating why a University of South Alabama officer fatally shot an 18-year-old freshman who they say was naked and acting erratically outside the...
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Texas Mom Glued Toddler Daughter to Wall, Beat Her

A Texas mother of five is expected to be sentenced Tuesday after admitting to gluing her 2-year-old daughter to a wall and beating her over...
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Minnesota Cop Facing Charges for Punching Man in Detox

A Duluth, Minnesota, police officer will face criminal charges for, as a video shows, beating up a man in a detox facility last month, the...
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3rd California Cop Charged in Beating Death of Homeless Man

Los Angeles -- A third former Fullerton, California, police officer was charged in the beating death of a mentally ill homeless man, the Orange County...
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Board Recommends Parole for Freemanson

A California parole board on Thursday recommended parole for Bruce Davis, one of Charles Manson's followers and a convicted killer. Davis, 69, is serving a life...
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Bitter Ex-Marine Drives From Virginia To New York To Murder His Wife's Secret Lover

A bitter husband and ex-Marine drove some seven hours from Virginia to western New York to murder his wife's secret lover outside the man's home...
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Ex-Boo Leads Cops to Missing Texas Mom's Corpse

The search for a missing Texas mom ended over the weekend when her ex-boyfriend told cops they’d find her body hundreds of miles away from...
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D.C. Sniper Says, 'I Was a Monster,' 10 Years After Killing Spree

Lee Boyd Malvo, one half of the duo that terrorized Washington, D.C., with random sniper attacks in 2002, is in prison for the rest of...
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Police Gun Down 83-Year-Old Woman After She Called 911 for Burglary

A police officer shot and killed an 83-year-old woman in her own backyard. Delma Towler dialed 911 to report a burglary but when police arrived, one...
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3 Wounded Movie-Goers Sue Aurora Theater Owner

Three people wounded in the July mass shooting at a Colorado multiplex are suing the theater owner, claiming that security was lax the night a...
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Pediatrician Was Disciplined for Viewing Adult Pornography

The Boston Children's Hospital pediatric doctor charged with receipt of child pornography was disciplined for using a school computer to access adult pornography when he...
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132 Inmates Break Lose From Mexican Border Police

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico — More than 130 inmates escaped through a tunnel from a prison in northern Mexico on Monday, setting off a massive search...
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11-Month-Old in a London McDonald's is Poisoned With Bleach

A woman handed an 11-month-old boy a bottle of what appears to be bleach at a McDonald’s in London. After drinking the liquid, the infant...
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