Jessica Lunsford trial opens in Fla.
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Physical evidence, including DNA from blood and fingerprints, will link a convicted sex offender to the abduction and murder of 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford, a prosecutor told jurors Thursday as the man's trial opened.
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By ERIC TUCKER  PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Jury selection began Tuesday for the highly anticipated trial of one of the owners of the nightclub where a fire killed 100 people three years ago.  Michael Derderian is the first person to stand trial for the Feb.
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A jury was sworn in on Wednesday  for the murder trial of U.S. actor Robert Blake, more than  3-1/2 years after his wife was found shot to death in his car.
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Jurors began deliberations Monday in the trial of a bus company and its owner who are accused of mismanaging the fleet before an explosion last year that killed 23 passengers during the Hurricane Rita evacuation.
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SEVEN people, including one of Portugalâs most popular television presenters, went on trial yesterday on charges of sexual abuse in state-run childrenâs homes.
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Jury selection began on Monday in the trial of a registered sex offender accused of abducting, raping and murdering a 9-year-old central Florida girl by burying her alive.
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The trial of Richard Scrushy, the former chief executive of HealthSouth, the chain of rehabilitation hospitals, on fraud charges opens next week.
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The trial of a lawsuit by Walt Disney Co. shareholders who accuse the board of directors of rubberstamping a deal to hire Michael Ovitz in 1995 and then giving him &#36;140 million in severance pay will open on Wednesday, putting a spotlight on standards for corporate responsibility.
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A high-stakes battle over Scott Peterson&#39;s life begins today at the same courthouse where hundreds of gawkers whooped it up after a jury found him guilty
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Jury selection began Tuesday for the trial of the man accused of killing a 10-year-old girl whose mutilated body was found stuffed into a plastic tub.
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The trial of 14 men accused of plotting to topple Equatorial Guinea's president opens in Malabo on Monday.
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The trial of award-winning actor Chris Langham who is accused of a string of child sex offences begins.
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Ruth Lunsford often visits the grave of her granddaughter, Jessica, most recently to tell her that the man accused of kidnapping, raping and murdering her nearly two years ago is finally about to stand trial.
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The trial of 29 suspects opened with hopes that a public forum could offer a catharsis to a nation scarred by the rush-hour train bombings.
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A new trial on corruption charges against former Premier Silvio Berlusconi opened Tuesday, just as the opposition leader is seeking to capitalize on weaknesses in the governing coalition to get back into power.Comment
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By La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  May 31--SANTA ANA, Calif. -- The trial for a former Vernon County woman accused of killing her 3-year-old daughter while in California in 1969 is set to begin today.
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The murder trial of actor Robert Blake, accused of killing his wife, is due to begin in Los Angeles.