A man charged with murdering his wife in Boone last year walked free from jail this morning after a judge lowered his bail to $500,000 cash or surety.

A Philadelphia jury reviewed laws addressing murder and manslaughter without reaching a verdict Monday in the high-profile case of an abortion provider accused of killing a patient and four babies who prosecutors say were...

MISSOULA - Jason Washington will spend two years in federal prison in connection to his former medical marijuana business. A Missoula jury found Washington guilty in January of "conspiracy to manufacture and distribute marijuana" and "possession with intent to distribute marijuana."

A 24-year-old man who pleaded guilty to raping a 14-year-old girl under the Orange Street Bridge was sentenced Tuesday to five years in the Department of Corrections.

Patients with severe and enduring anorexia nervosa stuck with treatments in a clinical trial and made significant improvements with just a slight modification of the standard goals and methods of care. Participants reported improved quality of life, mood and social adjustment.

The Columbia County Board’s executive committee won’t forward a resolution proposed by Supervisor Kevin Kessler to the full County Board, but that’s fine with Kessler.

WAUPUN — Dodge Correctional Institution is playing host to 14 Armenian officials here to study the American prison system.

James Everett Dutschke made his first appearance in a federal courtroom after being charged Saturday with making a deadly poison sent to President Barack Obama and others. He was ordered held without bond.

A Middlesex Superior Court jury has awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars to the former operator of Duxbury’s municipal golf course, after finding that the town unfairly ousted the company from managing the 9-hole course.        

By Emily Lane JACKSON, Mississippi (Reuters) - A Mississippi inmate is facing execution on Tuesday despite an admission last week by federal authorities that statements made during his 1994 murder trial about a hair sample pushed the limits of science and were 'invalid'. Willie Jerome Manning, 44, was convicted and sentenced to die by lethal injection for the shooting deaths of two Mississippi ...

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FARGO, N.D. - A man from Honduras accused of spearheading an operation to smuggle people into the U.S. at the border of North Dakota and Canada pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court.

After receiving a one-time grant of $2,500 from the Breastfeeding Support Funding opportunity through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women’s Health, the Johnson City Medical Center Family Birth Center implemented a trial program in March aimed at increasing breast-feeding rates among local expectant mothers.

Judge Nancy Torresen tells Thomas Nelson, who stole $900,000, 'I consider this crime shameful.'

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Federal land managers have begun a second environmental review of a 678-mile natural gas pipeline stretching from Wyoming to Oregon after a federal court said the first evaluation failed to make sure rare fish would be protected.

NATIONAL STORIES: CNN Exclusive: CNN Exclusive: Brothers call Ariel Castro a 'monster' Ariel Castro's brothers no longer refer to him as kin. Instead, they call him "a monster" who should rot in jail after being accused of kidnapping and holding three young women hostage in his home for a decade. "I had nothing to do […]

A Kentucky man will remain in federal detention while he seeks a local lawyer to represent him in connection with an alleged murder-for-hire plot to kill real estate agent Nancy Latham of Mount Pleasant.

A Murray man serving 25 years in a West Liberty prison has died after being stabbed.

A 35-year-old man who told jurors in November that he’d been in trouble since he was 9 was sentenced to 76 years in prison Friday for felony convictions stemming from a 2006 crime spree that involved three carjackings at gunpoint and several assaults on federal officers.

WASHINGTON – D.C. United ended their seven-game losing skid with Sunday's 1-1 draw with Sporting Kansas City, but the capital club's winless streak remains – and so does the need for reinforcements.

Ben McLemore's former AAU coach says he received thousands of dollars in cash, lodging, meals and trips from a middle man who courted the Kansas player on behalf of sports agents and financial advisers during the 2012-13 college basketball season.

EDGERTON, MO. - A third inmate who walked away from a northeast Kansas prison was captured late Friday, hours after the other two surrendered at a Missouri home where they had been holed up for hours, authorities said.

Three people were sentenced to the Illinois Department of Corrections on Wednesday for various crimes committed in Union County, according to State's Attorney Tyler Edmonds.

New York auto accident lawyer David Perecman at The Perecman Firm discusses the dangers of solid waste and recycling collection following an accident in which a car hit a sanitation worker who was directing traffic around his truck. (PRWeb May 08, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/NYpersonalinjurylawyer/NYpersonalinjurylawyer/prweb10707434.htm

An Oklahoma appeals court has upheld the life prison sentence of a 38-year-old man who was convicted of first-degree murder for shooting his uncle to death.

It is now in the hands of the 12 jurors to decide if Jodi Arias will live her life behind bars or if she'll be executed.

A judge ruled yesterday in Atlantic County Superior Court against PokerStars, the world’s largest online poker site. PokerStars had agreed in December to buy the former Atlantic City Hilton as a foothold into the U.S. online gambling market.

Richie Farmer’s attorney entered a plea of not guilty on his behalf Thursday before a federal magistrate here on charges of misappropriating more than $450,000 in public funds during his tenure as Commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Agriculture.

An audit of prisoners' sentences in Colorado has found hundreds of possible problems so far.

After a 20-year run in Philadelphia and a seven-year stint in Greenville, S.C., the USA Cycling Professional Road & Time Trial National Championships are coming to Chattanooga for the first time this weekend.

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- A homeless man in Eugene has been convicted of raping a woman he met at a campsite. The Register-Guard reports 28-year-old Michael Eastman faces at least eight years in prison under Oregon's sentencing law. Prosecutor Robert Lane is asking for Eastman to be classified as a dangerous offender, which would allow a sentence of up to 30 years. The woman told police a man ...

NEW BOSTON, Texas—Opening arguments and testimony are expected to begin this morning for a 20-year-old accused of fatally shooting a man he found in the company of an ex-girlfriend.

Four judges, one attorney apply for judgeship from Baltimore City Four judges and one lawyer have applied for the Court of Appeals seat that will become vacant July 6 when Chief Judge Robert M. Bell reaches the mandatory retirement age of 70.        

NEWTON — Sheriff Michael Strada threw open the doors of Sussex County Jail Tuesday evening to welcome members of local businesses for a tour of what some may consider the most infamous business in town.

Lawyers for the man accused of breaking out of an Arizona prison and killing a couple in New Mexico are in federal court Monday trying to get some evidence tossed out.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A smoke shop owner has testified in federal court that an aide to former Connecticut House Speaker Chris Donovan knew about donations to Donovan's failed U.S. House campaign made through straw donors intended to kill legislation.        

A Mahopac man whose car slammed into another vehicle in 2007 on Route 6 in Somers after sliding on ice will receive $22.5 million in damages from the state after winning a lawsuit stemming from the incident.

EUGENE, Ore. -- A Eugene man has been convicted of sexually abusing two international students at the University of Oregon. The Register-Guard reports 35-year-old Christopher Mack faces more than six years in prison at Thursday's sentencing. Lane County Judge Debra Vogt found Mack guilty following a non-jury trial. Defense attorney David Hill said he will appeal The prosecution said Mack groped ...

A Harpswell woman who describes her pet koi as a substitute for Prozac told a judge Wednesday that Maine is too strict when it comes to laws regulating the fish.

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) -- St. Louis Rams cornerback Trumaine Johnson has pleaded guilty to reduced charges of reckless driving and refusing a breath test and received a 90-day suspended jail sentence.

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The FBI said Wednesday that agents have arrested a 37-year-old man after a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin were discovered in Washington state last week. Matthew Ryan Buquet was expected to make his initial appearance in federal court in Spokane after agents arrested him Wednesday afternoon.