The first of six city police officers went on trial Monday in a closely watched case involving a 25-year-old black prisoner who died after being shackled and placed without a seat belt in a Baltimore City police van.
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A photo of an open-mouthed great white shark is at the center of a copyright infringement lawsuit filed Thursday in Las Vegas against the creators and distributors of the new movie “Steve Jobs.”
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin stayed the execution of inmate Richard Glossip on Wednesday while the state reviews protocol questions, her office said.
Defense lawyers trying to save the life of Colorado movie rampage gunman James Holmes have called witness after witness to take the stand just feet from where he sits, tethered to the floor, expressionless. All of them, from his former piano teacher to friends of his parents, referred to him as “Jimmy,” the child they once knew.
Sixteen state firefighters were placed on paid administrative leave Monday for unrelated policy violations that grew out of an investigation into allegations of firefighters having sex on fire trucks, officials said.
The man accused of armed robbery at the Bellagio and a Las Vegas bank — spending the loot on prostitutes and a shopping spree — has been charged in a two-count criminal complaint in federal court.
Las Vegas police say the man who they believe was involved in the Fashion Show Mall shooting earlier this month drove away in a black coupe.
Two men were jailed Thursday in the home invasion robbery of a 100-year-old Carson City veteran and his caretaker over Memorial Day weekend.
