The lead detective assigned to investigate Laci Peterson’s disappearance backed up a key defense theory Monday that the pregnant schoolteacher had planned to walk the couple’s dog the morning she ...

On Wednesday, the defense of the man accused of shooting and killing off-duty Pittsburgh police Officer Calvin Hall’s continued to present their case to jurors, calling into question Hall’s behavior ...

Why did Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin not tell President Biden that he was going into the hospital? For a career military man, this was an unimaginable breach of protocol. Was he worried that the ...

INDIANAPOLIS – Defense for convicted cop killer Benjamin Ritchie says he’s seeking clemency because of fetal alcohol syndrome that caused him to have severe brain damage. The argument is that brain ...

Defense mechanisms are unconscious strategies whereby people protect themselves from anxious thoughts or feelings. Defense mechanisms aren’t inherently bad—they can allow people to navigate painful ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Defense lawyers in the Holy See's "trial of the century" asked the Vatican prosecutor to recuse himself from the appeals trial Monday, arguing he was implicated in questionable ...

LONDON, Ontario (AP) — The judge handling the trial of five Canadian hockey players accused of sexual assault dismissed the jury Friday after a complaint that defense attorneys were laughing at some ...