Trial
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Jerry Sandusky trial: Former coach says he say nothing inappropriate
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A former Penn State assistant coach testified for the defense that he never saw anything inappropriate between Jerry Sandusky and the boys he showered with.
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Jerry Sandusky trial: Witness says Sandusky threatened him
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A witness, now 25, told jurors Sandusky assaulted him in the basement of the former Penn State assistant football coach's State College home in the late 1990s, then threatened to keep him away from his biological family.
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John Edwards won't be retried
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John Edwards, whose illegal campaign contributions trial ended in an acquittal on one charge and mistrial on five others, won't be retried on the charges again.
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Tiffany Alston jury begins deliberations
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Jurors began deliberations on Monday afternoon after hearing closing arguments from attorneys in the case of Delegate Tiffany Alston, a Prince George's County Democrat.
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Melvin Smith on trial for killing Tranice Richardson
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Melvin Smith, the man on trial for killing Tranice Richardson, his ex-girlfriend and the mother of his child, allegedly called her more than 1,400 times in the four days prior to her slaying.
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John Edwards not guilty on one count, mistrial on five counts
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The month-long trial exposed a sordid sex scandal that dashed Edwards' White House aspirations in 2008, and the jury's decision came on a confusing day.
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William Balfour guilty of killing Jennifer Hudson's relatives
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Jennifer Hudson was visibly overcome with emotion as the verdict was read.
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South Capitol Street murder trial: Guilty of murder
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After more than a week of tense deliberations, five men were found guilty of murder in one of the deadliest shootings in the history of the District.
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Michael Gardner trial: Gardner testifies
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Michael Gardner, on trial for allegedly sexually abusing girls during a sleepover, adamantly professed his innocence.
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Trayvon Martin death: Hearing set for sealed George Zimmerman files
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George Zimmerman's attorney says he'll disclose more than $200,000 raised by a website created for his legal defense.
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Edwards attorney attacks ex-aide's credibility
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John Edwards' defense sought to undermine the prosecution's key witness and paint him as a pathological liar.
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Pfc. Bradley Manning, U.S. soldier in Wikileaks case, won't have charges consolidated
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A military judge rejected a defense motion Thursday to consolidate some of charges against an Army private accused in the biggest leak of government secrets in U.S. history.
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South Capitol Street murder trial: Jury deliberations begin
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A jury is considering the case against five men charged in a 2010 outbreak of violence that left five people dead.
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John Edwards trial begins
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John Edwards sat silently in the courtroom Monday morning as the lead federal prosecutor called him a man who would say or do anything to get elected president, including violating the law to hide his affair and keep his campaign viable.
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Jennifer Hudson family murder trial set to begin
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A gift of balloons. That, prosecutors contend, is what sent singer Jennifer Hudson's then brother-in-law into such a jealous rage that he shot dead her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew in a horrific act of vindictiveness in the home where the Hollywood star grew up.
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Wael Ali released; charges dropped
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Wael Ali walked out of jail a free man Monday after authorities declared they would drop charges against him and not retry him in the slaying of his twin brother.
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Jennifer Hudson family murder trial begins
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Jury selection began in earnest Monday in the trial of the man accused of murdering singer and Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and nephew.
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South Capitol Street murder trial: Details arise about relations
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At D.C. Superior Court, 21-year-old Andre Morgan took the stand for the second day telling how he and the accused killers, Sanquan and Orlando Carter, and the victim, Jordan Howe, had been friends for years.
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