Teen Burning Jurors Begin Deliberating in Florida
Hemera/Thinkstock(DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla.) — Jurors began deliberating Monday in the trial of a Florida teen accused of planning the torching of his middle-school classmate after the prosecution urged them not to let him “get away with letting other peo…
Roger Clemens Emotional After Prosecutors Strike Out
Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — After a federal jury cleared him Monday of all counts, Roger Clemens, the legendary pitcher known for his toughness, broke down.”For all you media guys that have followed my career, I put a lot of hard wor…
Jerry Sandusky Trial: Alleged Victim Says He Screamed for Help But No One Heard
Patrick Smith/Getty Images(BELLEFONTE, Pa.) — The prosecution in the Jerry Sandusky trial finished presenting its witnesses Thursday with the most heart rending tale of sexual abuse leveled against the former Penn State football coach as a soft-spoken…
Victim in Florida Teen Burning Takes the Stand
Comstock/Thinkstock(MIAMI) — Michael Brewer, who was nearly burned to death by his middle-school classmates in 2009, took the stand Thursday against the teen accused of planning the attack.On the afternoon of Oct.12, 2009, Bent and two other teens, al…
Jerry Sandusky Trial Hears Tales of Coerced Shower Sex
Rob Carr/Getty Images(BELLEFONTE, Pa.) — More than half of the boys allegedly sexually assaulted by former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky have now testified, and all have told of being shocked and shamed into silence by his aggressive attacks, and mo…
John Edwards Won’t Be Retried on Campaign Finance Charges
Sara D. Davis/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department has dropped its case against John Edwards and will not retry the former presidential candidate on charges that he used nearly $1 million in campaign funds to hide his mistress and love ch…
Jerry Sandusky Witness Tells of Staring at Coach in the Showers with a Boy
Patrick Smith/Getty Images(BELLEFONTE, Pa.) — Penn State assistant coach Mike McQueary, a key prosecution witness in the trial of fellow football coach Jerry Sandusky, Tuesday yelled at a defense attorney when pressed about his claim that he saw Sandu…
Victim 1 Cries on Stand in Penn State Sex Abuse Trial
Rob Carr/Getty Images(BELLEFONTE, Pa.) — The 18-year-old man who launched the sex abuse investigation into Jerry Sandusky wept on the stand Tuesday and brought some jurors to tears as he recalled the first time the former Penn State coach allegedly pe…
Jerry Sandusky Expected to Face Victim 1 in Sex Abuse Trial
Patrick Smith/Getty Images(BELLEFONTE, Pa.) — A recent high school graduate who, as a freshman, made accusations of sexual abuse against Jerry Sandusky is expected to testify on Tuesday about how the former Penn State football coach molested him in hi…
Opening Statements to Begin in Jerry Sandusky’s Trial
Patrick Smith/Getty Images(BELLEFONTE, Pa.) — Opening statements are set to begin Monday in the child sex abuse trial of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. The 68-year-old is charged with 52 counts of sexual abuse against…
Prosecutors: Alleged Norway Killer Played ‘World of Warcraft’ 7 Hours Per Day
ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images(OSLO, Norway) — Anders Breivik, the right-wing extremist who has confessed to killing 77 people during a murder spree in Norway last summer, played the violent computer game World of Warcraft nearly seven hours a day for …
Alleged Wiki-Leaker Bradley Manning Could See More Hearings
Mark Wilson/Getty Images(FORT MEADE, Md.) — In what has become almost a monthly event, alleged Wiki-Leaker Bradley Manning was back in court for more motions hearings Wednesday.He could be spending even more time in court leading up to his Sept. 21 tr…
Judge Rules "Happy Days" Merchandise Lawsuit Can Proceed
Brand X Pictures/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — Several members of the cast of the TV series Happy Days had a happy day in court Tuesday when a judge ruled their lawsuit seeking merchandising revenue from the sitcom can go to trial, Variety reports.Happy D…
Jerry Sandusky Allegedly Wrote ‘Creepy’ Love Letters to Victim
Patrick Smith/Getty Images(CENTRE COUNTY, Pa.) — On the first day of jury selection in the child molestation trial of former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky, ABC News has learned that Sandusky allegedly wrote “creepy” love letters to at least one of h…
John Edwards’ Judge Quips, Lawyer Doesn’t Laugh
Sara D. Davis/Getty Images(GREENSBORO, N.C.) – John Edwards’ lawyer dropped his head to his courtroom table in exasperation as jurors concluded a seventh day of deliberations without reaching a verdict in the former presidential candidate’s mist…
Is John Edwards Flirting with Disaster?
Sara D. Davis/Getty Images(GREENSBORO, N.C.) — Jurors in John Edwards’ campaign corruption trial get back to work Tuesday in an attempt to arrive at verdicts on six charges that could potentially put the former North Carolina senator and candidate for…
John Edwards Jury Deliberations Move On to Second Donor’s Cash
Steve Exum/Getty Images(GREENSBORO, N.C.) — After nearly a week of deliberations jurors in the John Edwards trial have yet to reach a verdict, methodically working their way through six criminal charges and a month’s worth of testimony about how the f…
John Edwards Jurors Make Little Progress in Three Days of Deliberations
Sara D. Davis/Getty Images(GREENSBORO, N.C.) — The jury in the John Edwards mistress and money trial ended its third day of deliberations Tuesday after apparently making little progress, asking to review evidence that suggests they are still focused o…
John Edwards Jury Stuck on ‘Bunny’ Money, No Verdict Yet
SKETCH BY CHRISTINE CORNELL(GREENSBORO, N.C.) — The jury in John Edwards’ campaign finance trial ended its second day of deliberations Monday requesting to review additional evidence, but not indicating they are any closer to reaching a verdict.The pa…
John Edwards Jury Looking at ‘Bunny’ Money as Deliberations Continue
Sara D. Davis/Getty Images(GREENSBORO, N.C.) — The jury in John Edwards’ campaign finance trial begins its second day of deliberations Monday morning in Greensboro, N.C.The panel of eight men and four women spent about five hours behind closed doors o…