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Jury gets first glimpse of defense in Jackson case
A look at key moments this past week in the wrongful death trial in Los Angeles between Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine Jackson, and concert giant AEG Live.
Suspected US drone in Yemen kills 4 militants
Yemeni security officials say a suspected US drone strike killed four al-Qaida militants in the country's south.
Mexico judge jails suspects in death of Malcom X's grandson
A judge on Saturday issued an order for the imprisonment of two waiters accused in the beating death of Malcolm Shabazz, grandson of civil rights activist Malcolm X, the Mexico City attorney general's office said.
Ex-Pennsylvania officer once honored by Obama charged
A former Philadelphia police officer once hailed as a hero and given a seat next to the first lady at a speech by President Obama has been arrested and charged with rape and other crimes.
Train crash that injured more than 70 under investigation
Officials are describing a scene of shattered cars and other damage where two packed commuter trains collided in Connecticut on Friday. 
Residents of tornado-ravaged Texas town returning home
Residents of a North Texas town ravaged by a deadly tornado are starting to return to home for the first time since the midweek storm.
Indianapolis jail has highest sex abuse rate in US
A new federal report says inmates at the Marion County Jail in Indianapolis are more likely to be sexually abused by guards than inmates at any other jail in the nation.
Car plows into crowd at Virginia parade, dozens hurt
Investigators are looking into whether an elderly man driving a car in a Virginia parade suffered a medical emergency before his Cadillac suddenly accelerated into the crowd.
New Ricin letters mailed from Washington state
The FBI says it's "not actively looking for a subject" in the investigation of new letters containing the deadly poison risin -- which were sent to government buildings in Washington state.
Alaska volcano shoots lava up hundreds of feet
Alaska's remote Pavlof Volcano has been shooting lava hundreds of feet into the air, but its ash plume is thinning and is no longer making it dangerous for airplanes to fly nearby.
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