RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A California judge plans to rule Monday whether a 12-year-old boy is guilty of murdering his white supremacist father while he was asleep. Riverside Superior Court Judge Jean … more

LOS ANGELES — Police in Los Angeles have arrested suspects in connection with last week's hostage taking of 14 clothing store workers, one of whom was stabbed and another sexually … more

LOS ANGELES — Six former officials of the scandal-ridden city of Bell go on trial this week in a massive corruption case that nearly bankrupted the Los Angeles suburb. The former mayor and vice … more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has turned down an effort by the Republican National Committee to end a 30-year-old court order aimed at preventing intimidation of minority voters. The justices … more

CONCORD, N.H.— A lawyer says research done by one of two major oil companies on trial in New Hampshire concluded decades ago that the additive MTBE should not be added to gasoline because it could … more

JOHANNESBURG— An official in South Africa says a woman suspected of murdering an American Embassy employee over the weekend will appear in court Tuesday. The U.S. Embassy on Monday confirmed the … more

PHILADELPHIA — A troubled policeman's son who accuses two Roman Catholic priests and a teacher of raping him during boyhood is set to testify at a Philadelphia trial this week — and have his … more

SAN DIEGO — Moviegoers at a San Diego theater ducked for cover as police stormed in during a movie and shot and wounded an armed domestic violence suspect pretending to be a patron. The lights … more

PASADENA, Calif. — If there's any soul-searching among top television executives about onscreen violence contributing to real-life tragedies like the Connecticut school shooting, it isn't readily … more

NEWTOWN, Conn. — Talk about Sandy Hook Elementary School is turning from last month's massacre to the future, with differing opinions on whether students and staff should ever return to the … more