A schedule conflict has delayed the trial of an Akron man charged with shooting his wife of 45 years in a hospital intensive care unit in what may have been a mercy killing.

Stocks mixed to start the week, but S&P 500 closed at another record high, Nasdaq ended day at another 12.5-year high and Dow Industrials traded in a 48-point range, its narrowest range in 8.5 months.

The showdown between three federal judges and Gov. Jerry Brown over California's overcrowded prison system is headed once again to the U.S. Supreme Court.With the threat of contempt proceedings hanging over his administration, Brown and top prison officials on Friday reluctantly offered a plan to

By: CBS4 News, newsroom@cbs4qc.com It could soon be easier to solve crimes in Iowa. The state senate approved a bill Wednesday that would require certain convicts to submit DNA samples for a federal

Sheriffs of 54 Colorado counties sued Governor John Hickenlooper, challenging recently enacted state laws that ban ammunition magazines holding more than 15 rounds and require background checks for gun sales and loans.

John Brinson, a small business owner in Pennsylvania, has won an appeal against the NLRB regarding a rule that would force private-sector employers to post union information in the workplace.

Brian Speer thought he had completed all of his obligations when he registered in Bradford County as a convicted sex predator after serving an eight-year prison sentence for child molestation.But now, in addition to submitting to...

"The State of Equality and Justice in America" is a 20-part series of columns written by an all star list of contributors to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. The contributors include: U. S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.)

A bill was recently introduced in the state house that would allow businesses to ask a court to stop illegal protests on their property.

Animal abuse stories raise lots of anger from people when they hear about a new case. Yet, many cases of suspected abuse don't end up with an abuser being sent to prison. in fact, many cases don't make

Despite hints at this being his final season in the NBA, Jason Kidd’s employer expects him back on the court in 2013-’14. The New York Knicks say they have received no indication that Kidd is prepared to walk away from the game (and his contract.)

Southeast Missouri State University demolished the handball court located on the River Campus to make way for a new academic and residence hall that is set to be built by the fall of 2014. Historical enthusiasts and groups like Missouri Preservation had been working to preserve the handball court, which is listed as a contributing structure to St. Vincent Academy on the National Register of ...

(AP Photo/Steven Senne). Herbert Robbins, of Worcester, Mass., right, joins with other demonstrators as they display placards and chant slogans on the street outside the Graham, Putnam, and Mahoney Funeral Parlors, in Worcester, May 5, 2013.

Briefly ASK A LAWYER: West Pasco Bar Association's annual Law Week kicks off Monday. Declan Mansfield will head up the "Ask A Lawyer" program on Wednesday. Sign-ups are available from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at CARES, Rao Musunuru Center, 12417 Clock Tower Parkway, Hudson, and at CARES, Claude Pepper Center, 6640 Van …

(AP Photo/Penobscot County Jail via Maine State Police). This June 2012 photo provided by the Penobscot County Jail via Maine State Police shows Kyle Dube, of Orono, Maine.

A lawyer for a former Louisiana lawmaker convicted of plotting to loot more than $1 million from taxpayer-funded charities has asked a federal appeals court to throw out her racketeering conspiracy conviction.

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A stunning twist in the case of a man in prison for infecting a number of women with HIV. Today, it was revealed in court that Nushawn Williams is not HIV positive.

CHICAGO (AP) - In a rare move for terror cases, a federal judge agreed Thursday to release on home confinement an Illinois teenager charged with seeking to travel abroad and join an al-Qaida-linked militant group in war-torn Syria.

NEW BRUNSWICK — The leader of a violent Perth Amboy-based drug network linked to the Netas street gang has pleaded guilty to racketeering before a Middlesex County judge.

A convicted sex offender has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for recording videos of himself sexually assaulting a 2-year-old child.

PORTLAND, Ore., May 21 (UPI) -- A U.S. district judge fined an Oregon transit agency for failing to produce documents related to the deaths of two pedestrians killed by a bus in 2010.

A Johnstown man was jailed Monday in connection with the May 6 gun battle in Hornerstown that sent four men to hospitals.

Do you like this? Tweet But the 31.6km course is no ordinary affair. The first 90 percent uses the same time trial route as when the race visited San Jose in 2006, but this time it has a vicious sting in the tail – the 2.7km, 290 meter climb up Metcalf Road, averaging a leg-sapping 10.6 percent.

State prison authorities have adopted a stricter dress code for visitors and are limiting

CADILLAC — A Manton man has been charged in 84th District Court in Wexford County with drug possession. Alexander Paul Deibert, 24, has been charged with possession of a controlled substance, heroin. Deibert also has been charged with maintaining a drug house, according to court records.

A class-action lawsuit filed in federal court in San Diego says 15 IRS agents illegally seized the medical records of more than 10 million Americans, including California judges and their families, members of the Screen Actors Guild and Major League Baseball players. The lawsuit, filed last month in Superior Court ...

Quay County is back in the running for the state's last racetrack and casino license after the Supreme Court of New Mexico denied La Mesa's final appeal on Monday."This means that it is finally ove...

Opening arguments in the Tucson trial of former Arizona Representative Rick Renzi (R-AZ) began Wednesday with federal prosecution characterizing Renzi as having engaged in “lying and stealing … taking advantage of people” and having “sold out his office.” Meanwhile Renzi counsel Kelly Kramer contended that his client “didn’t extort anybody … solicit any bribes” or “defraud anyone.” Charged with ...

An Oregon Tax Court judge rules that the Hewlett-Packard campus in Corvallis has been overvalued on tax bills from 2008-2011. The decision could cost Benton County $9 million in tax revenue.

FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) — A north Alabama man will remain in jail while charged in the death of his 3-month-old son.

Barr Middle School students did their own special version of "spring house cleaning" Wednesday afternoon. The Jodi Arias murder trial has drawn international attention for its graphic tales of sex and lies.

A fired state education official has pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of possession of child pornography. U.S. District Judge James L. Graham accepted the plea today from John T. Childs, who was the chief operating officer of the Ohio Department of Education until November.

A ban on abortion at the 12th week of pregnancy is likely to be declared unconstitutional, a federal district judge said.

STEUBENVILLE - Charges were filed Monday in juvenile court against a 17-year-old female who allegedly was driving the getaway vehicle following a shooting Thursday in Mingo Junction.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) â Oregon's attorney general's office is opposing an appeal from Kip Kinkel who killed his parents and two high school students in 1998 in Springfield. A response filed in Marion County Circuit Court says Kinkel has exhausted his appeals and it's too late to overturn his 112-year sentence. ...

As D.A. Rosemary Lehmberg serves her sentence, the county attorney takes on the civil lawsuit and the next steps

A Boulder attorney is wading into a touchy new area of legal ethics as he champions a cybertool — YouTube — for attorneys who want to take their cases beyond the courtroom and into the court of public opinion.

Jodi Arias points to her family as a reason for the jury to give her a life in prison sentence instead of the death penalty on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, during the penalty phase of her murder trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix.

With prom and graduation season upon us, Essex District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett has reached out to local police and school departments to remind parents and students about the laws concerning hosting parties and underage drinking.

The mother of Ariel Castro's children repeatedly went to authorities with accusations he was beating, abusing and threatening her. But her complaints never reached the point where Castro was imprisoned or triggered additional police investigations.

A school news release says 17-year-old Robert Kane Rolison was arrested Thursday night and is now in the Bleckley County jail.