O.J. Simpson takes witness stand in bid for new robbery trial
O.J. Simpson, the former football star famously acquitted of murder in 1995, took the witness stand in a Las Vegas courtroom on Wednesday seeking a new trial in an armed-robbery case that sent him to prison five years ago.
Lindsay Lohan raises prosecutors ire in last-minute rehab switch
Actress Lindsay Lohan entered a Southern California rehabilitation facility on Thursday as part of a court-ordered plea deal over a car crash last year, her lawyer said, but her last-minute switch of rehab centers left prosecutors fuming.
Three friends of Boston Marathon Bombing suspect accused of concealing evidence, lying to investigators
Three friends of accused Boston Marathon terror suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev were arrested today on suspicion of concealing evidence and lying to federal agents in the wake of the deadly bombing.
Court says mother forced daughter, 14, into artificial insemination
A mother who persuaded her adopted teenage daughter to become pregnant by artificial insemination because she wanted a baby for herself has been jailed for five years in Britain, in a case that raises concern over how easily donor sperm can be obtained.
Lawyers, public chant ‘hang him’ as Bangladesh building owner led to court
Bangladeshi lawyers and protesters chanted “hang him, hang him” on Monday as the owner of a factory building that collapsed last week killing nearly 400 people was led into court dressed in a helmet and bullet-proof jacket, witnesses said.
Read the complaint against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
The now infamous white hat and black jacket Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was wearing when he allegedly left a bomb on Boylston Street was found in his UMass room.
Former Delaware teen queen due in court
The woman who stepped down as Miss Delaware Teen USA earlier this year after an online porn video she apparently starred in surfaced is due in court.
Woman, 77, used sex to dupe 79-year-old lover out of $4 million
A 77-year-old Japanese woman must repay nearly $4 million to her 79-year-old lover after she used her feminine wiles to [...]
After court, gay rights spotlight shifts back to Obama
President Barack Obama’s record on gay rights is such that a news magazine dubbed him the nation’s “first gay president.” Now activists want more.
Oscar Pistorius granted permission to travel abroad
Oscar Pistorius, charged with murdering his girlfriend, was granted permission to travel abroad by a South African judge on Thursday.