Indian Guest Workers Sue Company in Miss., TexasDozens of Indian guest workers are suing an Alabama-based marine and fabrication company, claiming it financially exploited them and forced them to live in squalid conditions after bringing them to work at Gulf Coast shipyards after Hurricane Katrina.
Judge Denies Death Row Inmate Manning New TrialA judge has denied death row inmate Willie Jerome Manning's request for a new trial in the 1993 slayings of a 90-year-old woman and her 60-year-old daughter in Starkville.
Woman Charged with Failing to Report to PrisonA woman convicted of being involved in the forgery of a bankruptcy judge's signature has now been charged with failing to report to prison.
Suspect Faces 20 Charges in Mother's Day ShootingThe suspect in a Mother's Day parade shooting that wounded 19 people faces 20 charges of attempted second-degree murder, according to jail records.
Both Sides Condemn Convicted Pa. Abortion DoctorDr. Kermit Gosnell considered himself a pioneering inner-city doctor who helped desperate women get late-term abortions, but a Philadelphia jury called him a murderer who killed three babies after they were born alive.
Police: Man, 19, Sought in N.O. Parade ShootingsNew Orleans police and federal authorities were searching early Tuesday for a young man who is suspected of opening fire at a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans, wounding 19.
Memphis Test Fraud Ringleader Gets 7 YearsA longtime Memphis educator who helped teachers cheat on certification exams over a 15 year period was sentenced Monday to seven years in federal prison.
Feds in NYC: Hackers Stole $45M in ATM Card BreachA worldwide gang of criminals stole $45 million in a matter of hours by hacking their way into a database of prepaid debit cards and then draining cash machines around the globe, federal prosecutors said Thursday—and outmoded U.S. card technology …
Cleveland Man Arraigned on Rape, Kidnap ChargesA Cleveland man was arraigned Thursday on charges of rape and kidnapping after three women missing for about a decade and one of their young daughters were found alive at his home earlier in the week.
Manning Execution on HoldWillie Jerome Manning came within a hair of being put to death Tuesday evening.
Most Military Sexual Assault Cases Go UnreportedThey are young, often low-ranking service members out on the weekend in the late night and early morning hours. Sometimes they've been drinking. Often those who sexually assault them are in the armed forces, too.
Miss. Supreme Court Blocks Tuesday ExecutionThe Mississippi Supreme Court has indefinitely delayed Tuesday evening's planned execution of Willie Jerome Manning, who was scheduled to die for the 1992 slayings of two college students.
Willie Jerome Manning came within a hair of being put to death Tuesday evening.