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Brig boss: Manning's treatment closely watched
The former head of a Marine Corps brig testified Monday that she was shocked when the base commander asked for advance notice of any orders she ...
Ariel Winter's mom sues actor for defamation
The mother of "Modern Family" actress Ariel Winter sued an associate of her adult daughter for defamation Monday, claiming he falsely labeled her an ...
Judge: Turn over LA priest files to court
A judge on Monday ordered the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles to turn over to the court the top-secret files it has kept for decades on ...
Fla. man sues ex-Elmo puppeteer, claims sex abuse
Another man on Monday sued the former Elmo puppeteer who resigned amid sex abuse allegations, claiming the voice actor befriended him in Miami and ...
4 years in, Madoff trustee still pursuing assets
When he was first told in 2008 about Bernard Madoff's epic Ponzi scheme, attorney David Sheehan had a response that now sounds inconceivable.
Ex-policeman gets life for 1957 death of Ill. girl
Friends and family who had all but given up on seeing anyone brought to justice for the murder of a young Illinois girl more than 50 years ago said ...
Argentine mom rescues hundreds of sex slaves
Susana Trimarco was a housewife who fussed over her family and paid scant attention to the news until her daughter left for a doctor's appointment and ...
DC lottery contract is subject of federal probe
A federal grand jury is investigating the awarding of the $38 million contract to run the District of Columbia lottery, a process that raises further ...
SKorea's porn fight 'like shoveling in a blizzard'
Moon Tae-Hwa stares at his computer, dizzy and nauseous from the hours of porn he's viewed online while his wife and children slept. He feels no shame ...
NYC suit against Strauss-Kahn could end in deal
Her side said she was seeking justice after prosecutors gave up on her sexual assault case. His said she slandered him in a grab for money. But a ...
Tijuana architect was an unlikely drug courier
Eugenio Velazquez doesn't fit the mold of the down-on-his luck, uneducated, underemployed courier who ferries drugs to the U.S. for Mexican drug ...
Cowboy charged after player dies in auto accident
Police charged Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Josh Brent with intoxication manslaughter Saturday after he flipped his car in a pre-dawn accident ...
Same-sex marriage cases get Supreme Court review
The Supreme Court is taking a potentially historic look at same-sex marriage by agreeing to hear two cases that challenge governments' different ...
Mom of missing boy gets 5 1/4 years in prison
An Arizona woman who was convicted in her young son's disappearance nearly three years ago was sentenced Friday to 5 1/4 years in prison after ...
Supreme Court will hear same-sex marriage cases
The Supreme Court plunged into the contentious issue of gay marriage Friday when it agreed to take up California's ban on same-sex unions and a ...
Doctor gets 20 years in Miss. cancer center fraud
A federal judge on Friday sentenced a doctor to 20 years in prison and ordered her to repay nearly $8.2 million for fraud at a former Mississippi ...
Bus driver not guilty of manslaughter in NY crash
A tour bus driver who prosecutors said was all but asleep at the wheel was acquitted Friday of manslaughter and negligent homicide in a crash last ...
Long-sealed Notorious B.I.G. autopsy released
An attorney for the family of Notorious B.I.G. said Friday it's ridiculous that Los Angeles police have not arrested anyone for the rapper's 1997 ...
NBA's Stern scolds Christie on sports bet effort
NBA Commissioner David Stern scolded Gov. Christie and said New Jersey "has no idea what it's doing" by seeking to allow sports betting in the state ...
Jailer: GI in WikiLeaks case needed to speak up
An Army private charged with sending reams of classified documents to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks could have gotten his tight pretrial ...
RI court hears arguments in pension case
With billions of dollars and the retirement security of public workers at stake, the legal dispute over Rhode Island's sweeping overhaul of its public ...
Judge aims to resolve Apple-Samsung legal dispute
Urging the world's largest smartphone makers to settle their differences, a federal judge said she will issue rulings aimed at resolving a ...
Dennis Rodman must pay $500K in child support
Former NBA star Dennis Rodman has been found in contempt of court and ordered to pay $500,000 in back child support to his ex-wife, her attorney said ...
George Zimmerman sues NBC and reporters
George Zimmerman sued NBC on Thursday, claiming he was defamed when the network edited his 911 call to police after the shooting of Trayvon Martin to ...
Man pleads guilty in Seattle terror plot
A man pleaded guilty Thursday to plotting an attack on a Seattle military complex with machine guns and grenades. Abu Khalid Abdul-Latif, 35, agreed ...