A Somali suspect pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy to commit piracy in the November 2008 takeover of a merchant ship in the Gulf of Aden, the U.S. attorney's office for the District of Columbia announced.
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Protesters angered by a fatal police shooting hurled rocks, bottles and eggs and started at least seven fires in the streets of Los Angeles. The city prepares for another tense night.
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Natascha Kampusch, the Austrian woman who was held prisoner for eight years in a basement, says she was beaten often, forced to work half-naked and manacled to her captor as they slept.
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The mother of a 4-year-old girl, found dead in her Brooklyn home Thursday morning, was charged Friday with second-degree assault, reckless endangerment and endangering the welfare of a child, according to police.
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Chelsea King and Amber Dubois's murders by sex offender John Gardner led to a slew of proposed legislation aimed at protecting children. The bills await Gov. Schwarzenegger's signature, but will other states follow?
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One of Mexico's most ruthless cartel enforcers, American-born Edgar Valdez Villarreal, was captured Monday following a shootout with Mexican authorities. He is known as "La Barbie" for his blond, blue-eyed good looks.
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