Naeem Williams Gets Life Sentence In 5-Year-Old Daughter’s Death
A former Hawaii-based soldier who avoided the death penalty in his 5-year-old daughter’s beating death will spend the rest of his life behind bars. A federal judge in Honolulu on…
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Kin Of Victims Urge Judge To Set Trial Date In ‘Grim Sleeper’ Serial Killer Case
Porter Alexander spent more than 20 years wondering if his daughter’s killer would ever be caught. He’s spent the last four years hoping he’ll live to see the man brought…
Pregnant Teen On Trial In Mother’s Resort Island Killing Says She’s ‘Petrified’
CHICAGO (AP) — A pregnant 19-year-old Chicago woman on trial in Indonesia for the death of her mother says she is innocent and “petrified” about her future. Heather Mack told…
Failed Trial in Africa Raises Questions About How to Test H.I.V. Drugs
The surprising failure of a large clinical trial of H.I.V.-prevention methods in Africa — and the elaborate deceptions employed by the women in it — have opened an ethical debate…
Leader And Lawmakers Of Greece’s Far-Right Golden Dawn To Stand Trial
Greece: Leader, lawmakers of far-right Golden Dawn to stand trial on criminal charges .
Juror dismissed in Aaron Hernandez murder trial
Juror 96 was dismissed as one of 18 potential jurors and alternates on the panel after Garsh had earlier ordered the public out of the Massachusetts courtroom for a hearing…
2,000 Prospective Jurors Excused From James Holmes Trial
CENTENNIAL, Colo. – Jury selection for the Aurora movie theater shooting trial is taking an unexpected jolt forward, as the court releases 2,000 prospective jurors it does not need. Read…
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Former IMF Chief, Goes On Trial For Sex Charges
Dominique Strauss-Kahn is going on trial for sex charges in France — the nation where he once was considered a top presidential contender. The former head of the International Monetary…
Ebola Drug Trial Is Halted for Lack of Patients
A clinical trial in Liberia of a drug to treat Ebola has been halted because of a sharp decline in the number of people infected with the virus, and studies…
Could The Dish Continue Without Me?
Many, many readers have asked that core question since Wednesday’s post: You’re just done? Everyone? Chris and Patrick and the gang aren’t holding down the domain? We could learn to…
‘Prime Evil,’ pro-apartheid assassin, granted parole
His nickname: Prime Evil. After apartheid fell, he was put on trial and sentenced in 1996 to two life sentences plus 212 years in prison. – Masutha granted de Kock’s…
Big Bucks, Frayed Nerves And Slow Progress As Death Spectacles in Boston, Aurora Drag On
Heather Abbott is wearing high heels again, and that’s no small accomplishment. Almost two years ago, when bombs ripped through crowds near the Boston Marathon finish line, Abbott, a 40-year-old…
Marvin Gaye Family Seeks ‘Blurred Lines’ Appeal, Warns Of ‘Devastating Consequences’ Of Key Ruling
With just two weeks to go before a scheduled trial over whether Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” is a copyright infringement of Marvin Gaye’s “Got to Give It Up,” the dispute…
Aaron Hernandez case: Who’s who?
By the end of his second season, he inked a five-year contract extension worth $40 million. But less than a year later, he was charged with first-degree murder in the…
Amid Trial Over Silk Road, an Online Black Market, a Debate Over Emoji
The trial of Ross W. Ulbricht, a California man charged with running an online black-market bazaar called Silk Road, had barely begun when an unusual objection was lodged. At issue…
Can Tsarnaev, Hernandez, Holmes get fair trials?
Though the facts differ wildly in each case, there is a common issue running through them: Is it possible to guarantee a defendant’s right to a fair trial if there…
French Comedian to Stand Trial Over Comment Against Jewish Journalist
PARIS — The often-prosecuted French comedian Dieudonné M’bala M’bala is to stand trial in criminal court on Wednesday over a comment he made lamenting that a prominent Jewish journalist did…
Boston Bombing Case Requires Jurors To Be Open To Death Penalty Frustrating Catholics
BOSTON (RNS) As the quest for a jury in the Boston Marathon bombing trial approaches its fourth week, some of the area’s 2 million Roman Catholics are growing frustrated with…
Colorado Theater Shooting Fast Facts
James E. Holmes:Birth date: December 13, 1987 Birth place: San Diego, California Birth name: James Eagan Holmes Father: Robert Holmes, a scientist Mother: Arlene Holmes Education: University of California, Riverside,…
Egyptian Court Orders Retrial for Dozens of Muslim Brotherhood Members
CAIRO — An Egyptian court ordered a retrial for 37 Muslim Brotherhood members sentenced to death and 115 others sentenced to life in a mass trial last year, judicial officials…
Former Party Official Says Spain’s Leader Knew of Slush Fund
MADRID — The former treasurer at the heart of a slush-fund scandal that has undermined Spain’s governing Popular Party accused Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Friday of knowing “from the…
Alleged Vanderbilt Rape Victim Says She Doesn’t Remember Sexual Assault
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The alleged victim of rape by Vanderbilt University football players testified during their trial Thursday that she has no recollection of being sexually assaulted. The woman…
Maui Woman On Trial For Allegedly Injuring Toddler During Potty-Training ‘Boot Camp’
A Maui woman is currently on trial for allegedly injuring a 17-month-old boy during a potty-training “boot camp.” Maui News reports that on the morning of May 1, 2013, the…
Movie massacre trial of James Holmes to begin with 9,000 potential jurors
Consider this: Some 9,000 potential jurors are being summoned, and the jury selection that begins Tuesday could last until May or June when the trial would finally start. Here are…
Anti-Gay Campaign Insists Dubious Petition Signatures Are Just Fine
A campaign to overturn Houston’s just-passed equal rights ordinance hit a roadblock last year when the city said it had found “irregularities” in a petition drive. Next week, the anti-gay…
No Plea Deal Likely In Boston Marathon Bombing Case
The focus of the Boston Marathon bombing trial figures to be as much on what punishment Dzhokhar Tsarnaev could face as on his responsibility for the attack. With testimony expected…
Belgian terror suspects wore all black; police killed 2, wounded and arrested 1
Officers killed two suspects, and wounded and arrested a third. Like the Paris killers, the three suspects in the town of Verviers were seen on Thursday dressed in all black….
Judge: No delay in Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s trial
A federal judge on Wednesday denied a request to push back the trial of alleged Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who’d requested a delay after last week’s terrorist attacks in…
20 years later: Key moments from the O.J. Simpson trial
It was called the trial of the century and the first true reality show. O.J. Simpson went on trial for the killings of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her…
Ex-FAMU band member gets 6 years in prison for 2011 hazing death
In October, Martin was found guilty of manslaughter and felony hazing. On Friday, an Orange County circuit court judge sentenced him to 77 months. “I honestly am ashamed that I…