
US panel: Afghans need more religious freedom
Despite significant improvements since the hard-line Taliban ruled Afghanistan, religious freedom remains poor, especially for minorities, and Afghans ...
Pa. abortion trial stirs debate on when life ends
The high-profile murder trial of a Philadelphia abortion provider sparked courtroom debate Monday over when life ends, a tweak of the politically ...

Boston suspect's defense team gets major boost
The defense team representing the Boston Marathon bombing suspect got a major boost Monday with the addition of Judy Clarke, a San Diego lawyer who ...

Jackson's life recounted in opening of civil trial
Michael Jackson's struggle against drug addiction was on display Monday during opening statements in his mother's wrongful death case against concert ...
Man accused in Texas rampage denies killing woman
A Houston man accused in a shooting rampage outside a courthouse admitted Monday that he opened fire on his daughter for testifying against him in a ...
Hearing begins on Patriot's bid to cut benefits
A long-awaited bankruptcy hearing began Monday in which a St. Louis-based coal company insists it must significantly cut thousands of retirees' health ...

Kosovo: 3 get jail time in organ trafficking case
A court in Kosovo found two citizens guilty of human trafficking and organized crime Monday in a major trial against seven people suspected of running ...

Irish court: No 'right to die' for paralyzed woman
A paralyzed Irish woman who wants to die cannot legally commit suicide with her partner's help, Ireland's Supreme Court ruled Monday in a case that ...
Canada dismemberment trial set for fall 2014
The trial of a former porn actor accused of dismembering his Chinese lover and mailing the body parts to Canadian political parties will begin in ...
Mother in UK forced 14-year-old to get pregnant
A woman desperate for another child forced her 14-year-old daughter to get pregnant using syringes of donor sperm, a British judge said. In a ruling ...

Jurors set to get roadmap of Jackson civil trial
The most complete account of Michael Jackson's final months is about to unfold in a cramped Los Angeles courtroom nearly four years after the pop ...

Mississippi man charged in suspicious letters case
The arrest of a 41-year-old Mississippi martial arts instructor in a case of poison-laced letters sent to President Barack Obama and others capped a ...

Miss. man charged in suspicious letters case
An ex-martial arts instructor made ricin and put the poison in letters to President Barack Obama and others, the FBI charged Saturday, days after ...

Moody's, S&P settle lawsuits over debt ratings
Ratings agencies Standard & Poor's, Moody's and investment bank Morgan Stanley have settled two lawsuits dating back to the financial crisis that ...

Daycare owners arraigned in Calif. swaddling case
Two sisters facing charges that they endangered the lives of infants at their Northern California daycare center by binding them too tightly in ...

'South Park' creator skips Kauai court hearing
Trial has been delayed for a man accused of burglarizing "South Park" co-creator Trey Parker's home on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, after Parker ...
Gawker refuses court order in Hogan sex tape suit
Editors at the gossip website Gawker said Friday they're not complying with a Florida court order to remove material related to a privacy lawsuit ...

SC woman pleads guilty, mentally ill in 4 slayings
A South Carolina woman with multiple personalities was seized by one that didn't know right from wrong when she killed four relatives and tried to pin ...

Man named in ricin mailing case goes into hiding
A Mississippi man whose home and business were searched as part of an investigation into poisoned letters sent to the president and others has dropped ...
Correction: In Cold Blood-Records story
In a story April 23 about a legal dispute over investigation materials from the 1959 murder case in Kansas that inspired the book "In Cold Blood, The ...

Court rejects Pussy Riot member's early release
A Russian court on Friday rejected a plea for early release from prison by a member of the feminist punk band Pussy Riot, whose provocative songs and ...

In Caribbean, gridlocked courts stall lives
Claudette Johnson still has a hard time sleeping at night a decade after her son was fatally shot in a confrontation with Jamaican police and 15 years ...
Wash. judge tells police to return marijuana
Police in Tacoma could soon be in real trouble over pot. The department could be found in contempt if they continue to refuse to return a small amount ...

UK terror plot leader jailed for minimum 18 years
The ringleader of an al-Qaida-inspired plot to detonate knapsack bombs in England was sentenced Friday to at least 18 years in jail. Judge Richard ...
China jails more than 1,400 in lending crackdown
Chinese authorities have sentenced more than 1,400 people to prison terms of at least five years for involvement in underground lending in a crackdown ...