CHICAGO (AP) — Cell phone footage showing a group of teens viciously kicking and striking a 16-year-old honors student with splintered railroad ties has ramped up pressure on Chicago officials to address chronic violence that has led to dozens of deaths of city teens each year. ...more

September 28, 2009

Jury selection is under way in the first-degree murder trial of a man accused of plowing his truck through a Fourth of July gathering, killing a toddler and injuring another child. ...more

September 14, 2009

La Toya Jackson says her brother Michael looked "absolutely fabulous" when he was laid to rest last week. ...more

September 10, 2009

A Jacksonville baby sitter faces life in prison after being convicted of murdering a 2-year-old child by beating her with a flyswatter. ...more

September 4, 2009

A broker for a Tampa mortgage company has agreed to plead guilty to federal conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud for falsifying information on mortgage applications. Gilberto Jesus Lima, a licensed mortgage broker, worked for Mortgage Corporation of America when he was supposed to pair qualified borrowers with lenders, according to his plea agreement. For his work, he received a commission of 70 percent of fees, while his employer received 30 percent. ...more

August 12, 2009

Kiefer Sutherland's legal troubles for allegedly head-butting a fashion designer in a New York City nightclub are over. ...more

July 21, 2009

Brian Blair was charged with two counts of child abuse after a scuffle broke out between him and his two teenage sons on Father's Day, authorities said. ...more

July 2, 2009

Dane Cook's sister-in-law has been charged with aiding her husband in the theft of millions of dollars from the comedian. ...more

June 25, 2009

Prosecutors have asked that the Orlando mother charged with killing her daughter face check fraud charges before she goes on trial in the murder case. Prosecutors filed a request Tuesday asking that Casey Anthony go on trial for the fraud charges within the next two months. ...more

June 23, 2009

A former Stanford Financial Group security worker has been indicted in Florida, accused of destroying documents needed for a federal investigation. ...more

June 20, 2009