Jackson's doctor pleads not guilty to manslaughter Dr. Conrad Murray, personal physician to Michael Jackson, has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in connection with the pop star's death last summer.
Rep. John Murtha dead at 77 Rep. John Murtha died after gallbladder surgery complications, his office said. An ex-Marine who became an Iraq war critic, he was known as one of the "kings of pork."
Elizabeth Smart kidnapper pleads guilty A woman convicted in the 2002 kidnapping of Utah teenager Elizabeth Smart pleaded guilty in the attempted kidnapping of Smart's cousin a month later, court officials said Monday.
Lawyer: Americans had Dominican OK A group of Americans accused of kidnapping 33 Haitian children had authorization from neighboring Dominican Republic to bring the kids across the border, a lawyer for the group said Monday.
Ripples of Dubai killing spread A man was murdered in his Dubai hotel room by a hit squad that operated with European passports, police say. Sounds like the plot of a novel, but this is reality and the hunt is on for the killers of top Hamas official Mahmoud al-Mabhouh.