A man has pleaded guilty to smuggling songbirds into Los Angeles from Vietnam by hiding them under his pants. ...more

September 29, 2009

I read with interest the article, "Debit card overdrafts a boon for banks," (Sept. 20). Isn't a debit card overdraft the same as a bounced check? ...more

September 23, 2009

WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — Three people have been accused of letting rats bite a 6-week-old girl and chew off her toes at their cluttered Ohio mobile home. ...more

July 21, 2009

Chris Brown has plead guilty to one count of felony assault on pop star Rihanna. ...more

June 22, 2009

A Manhattan man who threatened to kill U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor and said he wanted to kill President Barack Obama has been arraigned on charges of making a terroristic threat. ...more

June 5, 2009

A man pleaded no contest Wednesday to charges that stemmed from a 2007 incident where he kidnapped his ex-girlfriend. ...more

May 2, 2009

A young victim's desire to move on with his life probably spared Lisa Marinelli something worse. ...more

April 17, 2009

Lawyer says teen was a "violent young man" who "frightened" his adoptive mother. ...more

March 17, 2009

More than 45 years ago, as attorney general of Minnesota, I joined with the attorneys general of 21 states in asking the Supreme Court to ensure that counsel would be appointed for all people facing criminal charges who could not afford it. The court answered our plea. Yet today, its historic decision in Gideon v. Wainwright is at risk. ...more

March 14, 2009

The man charged with killing Florida Highway Patrol Sgt. Nicholas Sottile pleaded guilty Friday to first-degree murder, three days before jury selection was to begin in his trial. ...more

March 13, 2009