Prosecutors have rested their case against Baltimore Police Officer William Porter, the first of six officers to stand trial in the April death of Freddie Gray. Porter has pleaded not guilty to charges of involuntary manslaughter, second-degree assault, misconduct in office and reckless endangerment.
After presenting an insanity defense, the defense team in the Massachusetts murder trial of Philip Chism rested on Tuesday.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Tuesday defended his proposal to ban Muslims from entering the United States, comparing his plan to the World War II detainment of Japanese-Americans and others in dismissing growing outrage from around the world.
The mother of a newborn baby that was found buried alive under a block of asphalt near a Los Angeles walking path, had hidden her pregnancy for months from friends and family, the Washington Post reported.
The University of Maryland will consider renaming its athletic stadium, which honors a former college leader and supporter of racial segregation, the school said on Monday, the latest U.S. campus to tackle concerns of racism in names, titles and mascots.
Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik were radicalized, with the latter pledging allegiance to ISIS while the pair killed 14 people in San Bernardino, California.
An Ohio man got a $500 fine for displaying a zombie-themed Nativity scene in his front yard, the Washington Post reported.
As part of their annual “Day of the Dozens” promotion, Krispy Kreme is offering doughnut lovers the opportunity to redeem “The World’s Tastiest Coupon” this Saturday, Dec.12.
A severed pig’s head was thrown at a mosque in Philadelphia, police said, amid fears of a rise in Islamophobia a week after a young Muslim couple were accused of shooting dead 14 people.
Jon Stewart returned to “The Daily Show” on Monday night to put pressure on Congress to pass legislation to continue funding health care services for 9/11 first-responders.
A Connecticut man charged with stealing five bodies, including one interred 71 years ago, from a Massachusetts cemetery to use in Santeria rituals was extradited to Massachusetts on Monday to face trial.
Ronnie Wood’s third wife might be two years younger than his first child, but that hasn’t stopped the 68-year-old Rolling Stones guitarist from expanding his brood.
A day after President Barack Obama’s Oval Office address to the nation about the efforts he’s leading to defeat ISIS, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid announced a new Democratic bill meant to “take the fight to ISIS while enhancing the protection of Americans here at home.”
The mother of a newborn baby that was found buried alive under a block of asphalt near a Los Angeles walking path has been identified.
A bloody crime or performance art? That’s what visitors to Art Basel in Miami Beach were left wondering after an altercation between two women attending the art fair turned violent.
