
Ex-Bulger cohort to spend 3rd day on witness stand
A former enforcer for James "Whitey" Bulger is expected to face more tough cross-examination by Bulger's lawyers when he returns to the witness stand ...
Australian jailed for life for rape, murder
A serial sex offender was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday for raping and murdering an Irish woman while he was free on parole after previous ...

Oklahoma executes inmate for couple's 2000 deaths
Oklahoma executed a 36-year-old man on Tuesday for taking part in the brutal killing of a ranching couple 13 years ago. James Lewis DeRosa was killed ...

Police visit home of Patriots TE Aaron Hernandez
State and local police spent hours at the home of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez on Tuesday night as another group of officers ...

3 charged with enslaving disabled Ohio mom, child
A mentally disabled woman charged with shoplifting a candy bar asked to be jailed because three people "had been mean to her" — then went on to tell ...
Boy, 13, charged in 'wrestling' death of girl, 5
A 13-year-old boy from a New Orleans suburb was charged with second-degree murder in the death of his 5-year-old half-sister after investigators said ...

House passes far-reaching anti-abortion bill
The Republican-led House on Tuesday passed a far-reaching anti-abortion bill that conservatives saw as a milestone in their 40-year campaign against ...
Edward Furlong charged with assault in LA
'Terminator 2' star Edward Furlong has been charged with assault after a May 21 incident in which his girlfriend called police and reported he ...

Jury can't reach verdict in Detroit cop's trial
A judge declared a mistrial Tuesday after jurors failed to reach a verdict in the trial of a Detroit police officer who fatally shot a 7-year-old girl ...

Utah man shot in church upgraded to fair condition
A Utah man shot in the head during a Father's Day Mass was upgraded to fair condition Tuesday — just a few hours after his son-in-law was charged with ...

FBI digging at former home of famed NY mobster
FBI agents with jackhammers and shovels were digging Tuesday under a New York City house once occupied by a famed gangster who inspired Robert De ...

Zimmerman trial attorneys pick 40 potential jurors
Forty potential jurors in George Zimmerman's murder trial were asked Tuesday to return for further questioning, clearing the first round of interviews ...
Catholic religious order opens abuse files
A Roman Catholic religious order released an unusually candid report Tuesday outlining how its leaders failed for decades to stop sex abuse in its ...
Hacking probe in Ohio rape case targets Ky. man
A central Kentucky man who goes by the online name KyAnonymous said Tuesday he is the target of an investigation into who hacked into an Ohio high ...
Judge sets Fort Hood suspect trial for July 9
Nearly four years after the deadly Fort Hood shooting rampage, the Army psychiatrist charged in the case will finally go on trial after a judge ...

Italy top court faults Amanda Knox acquittal
Italy's high court on Tuesday harshly faulted the appeals court that acquitted American student Amanda Knox of murdering her roommate, saying its ...

Biden vows to 'beat the gun lobby' and pass laws
A scrappy Vice President Joe Biden vowed Tuesday to "beat the gun lobby" by ultimately passing stronger firearm laws and said some lawmakers who voted ...
Romanian pop star claims manager beat her up
Romanian prosecutors said Tuesday they are investigating a popular singer's claim that she was beaten up by her manager-boyfriend after a dispute over ...

Hungary indicts Nazi-era suspect for war crimes
Hungarian prosecutors indicted a 98-year-old former police officer Tuesday for abusing Jews and assisting in their deportation to Nazi death camps ...

Chaos as gunfire erupts at Utah Father's day Mass
It was a quiet part of the Father's Day Mass as about 300 people stood up in preparation for communion. A parishioner, known by many at the church as ...

Chicago's next US attorney faces urgent dilemma
Chicago's next U.S. attorney faces a dilemma sprung from the twin evils bedeviling America's third-largest city. Should he zero in on Illinois' deep ...

Saatchi admits assault on wife Nigella Lawson
Prominent British art collector Charles Saatchi has admitted assault after published photos showed him grasping the throat of his wife, celebrity chef ...

Rick Perry woos disgruntled Conn. gun makers
Texas Gov. Rick Perry extolled the tax policies and regulatory climate of his state as he courted gun manufacturers that have threatened to leave ...

More possible Zimmerman jurors asked to return
Potential jurors' views on race were the focus of questioning Monday in the second week of jury selection for the Florida murder trial of George ...