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Death penalty requested in Tunisian dictator trial
The prosecution of a military tribunal demanded the death penalty for Tunisia's former dictator over his role in the deaths of protesters during the ...
Missouri opts for untested drug for executions
The anesthetic that caused the overdose death of pop star Michael Jackson is now the drug for executions in Missouri. That's causing a stir among ...
Testimony ending in Fort Hood suspect's trial
Testimony was expected to wrap up Thursday in the federal trial of a soldier accused of planning to bomb a Texas restaurant filled with Fort Hood ...
Monsignor: Cardinal wanted accusers kept unaware
A Roman Catholic church official conceded that some "pretty sick individuals" were on a 1994 list he compiled of 35 priests suspected of sexually ...
Judge warns reluctant witness in Clemens case
A federal judge says that if former Major League Baseball player David Segui (seh-GEE') defies a prosecution subpoena to testify at the Roger Clemens ...
Pakistan convicts doctor who helped find bin Laden
A doctor who helped the CIA hunt down Osama bin Laden has been convicted of conspiring against the state and sentenced to 33 years in prison, adding ...
Facebook shares stabilizing, but probes mount
Facebook's initial public offering is the subject of two congressional inquiries and mounting lawsuits as the social network enters its fifth day of ...
Facebook, JPMorgan gaffs erode faith in Wall St.
Wall Street appears bent on convincing Main Street that the game is rigged. Investor anger is mounting over the initial public offering of Facebook ...
Franciscan files tell abuse story
Robert Van Handel was a 15-year-old seminarian at St. Anthony's, a prestigious Franciscan boarding school, when, he said, a priest slipped into the ...
Former nanny sues Sharon Stone, claims harassment
A former nanny for Sharon Stone sued the actress Wednesday claiming the Oscar-winner repeatedly insulted her Filipino heritage and fired her after ...
Monsignor: Cardinal wanted accusers kept in dark
A Roman Catholic church official conceded that a 1994 list he compiled of 35 priests suspected of sexually abusing children in the Philadelphia ...
Indiana man charged with murdering 3rd woman
An Indiana prosecutor isn't ruling out the possibility that a convicted sex offender charged in the killings of three women may have other victims, ...
As Edwards jury deliberates, speculation grows
John Edwards tried to make eye contact with each juror as they filed into the courtroom Wednesday before heading home after a fourth day of ...
NFL union files suit against league over 2010 cap
The players union claimed Wednesday that the NFL imposed a secret salary cap during the uncapped 2010 season that cost the players at least $1 billion
Fitzgerald stepping down as US attorney in Chicago
In a city and state known for tenacious corruption, U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald became known for equal tenacity in going after politicians of ...
4 Western US states shielding part of executions
A San Francisco-based federal appeals court ruled in 2002 that every aspect of an execution should be open to witnesses, from the moment the condemned ...
NY bride who faked cancer released from jail
A woman who faked having cancer so donors would pay for her "dream wedding" and Caribbean honeymoon was released from jail Wednesday after paying back ...
Segui could be forced to testify against Clemens
Prosecutors finally have some momentum in their perjury case against Roger Clemens, even if it means dragging in former major leaguer David Segui, a ...
California MMA fighter faces trial in grim slaying
A mixed-martial artist accused of ripping out his friend's still-beating heart and removing the man's tongue and skin while he was alive is competent ...
Lawsuit challenges Nebraska's pipeline review law
Opponents of a proposed pipeline designed to carry crude oil from Canada under the Great Plains filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging Nebraska's new ...
UK minister: Press to blame for crowded prisons
Britain's justice secretary says that the press is in part to blame for Britain's crowded prisons and that he wishes authorities would push back ...
Justices' stocks at issue in Boeing-ICO appeal
An appeal filed in the California Supreme Court contends that two state appellate court justices owned stock in Boeing Co. while they were involved ...