ALHS Legal Studies

A western Pennsylvania man has been charged with criminal homicide in his wife's 1993 drowning death following a coroner's inquest in which a witness says he saw the man hold the woman under water with a long-handled pool skimmer.

"Two appeals from criminal defendants could have far-reaching effects on when a person's private holdings can be subjected to intrusion without clear probable cause or a valid search warrant."

Kathmandu, Nepal (CNN) -- A ferocious leopard may have killed 15 people in Nepal in a 15-month span, its latest victim a 4-year-old boy that the creature dragged away into the jungle to eat. The head of boy was found in the forest a kilometer from his home Saturday morning, said Kamal Prasad Kharel, the police chief of the Baitadi district, an area about 600 kilometers (373 miles) west of Kathmandu.

(CNN) -- Fall is upon us, and that means the school year is in full swing. Along with the stress of homework assignments and extracurricular activities, unfortunately some students bear an additional burden -- bullying. October is National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month, pushing the issue to the forefront of the nation's consciousness.

A New York City police officer accused of planning to kidnap, rape, torture and cook a number of women and eat their body parts has been arrested and charged in the case, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Manhattan said Thursday. Gilberto Valle, 28, a six-year NYPD veteran, was arrested Wednesday at his home in Queens.

Who did they find this out ? and if it was true it would be first degree murder .

Something's wrong with the woman, she super glued her young child onto a wall and beat and kicked her repeatedly

Lauryns right she doesn't know right from wrong! she is just a little girl, that mom needs some help shes freakin crazy the mother deserves to go to jail....

the mother is crazy she deserves what she was punished with that little girl didnt deserve being beaten she was only 2 years old she doesnt know right from wrong yet

He was speaking as the manslaughter trial began in the ruined town of L'Aquila of six scientists and one government official for their alleged role in the deaths of 309 people in the quake of April 2009

This Just In is CNN.com news blog. We'll bring you the latest news from CNN correspondents and sources around the world. We'll cover stories that are breaking, causing ripples, or otherwise driving the collective daily conversation, along with some items we find interesting and worth sharing.

This Just In is CNN.com news blog. We'll bring you the latest news from CNN correspondents and sources around the world. We'll cover stories that are breaking, causing ripples, or otherwise driving the collective daily conversation, along with some items we find interesting and worth sharing.

Home Invasion Turns Into Gun Battle A home invasion takes several twists as the home owner ends up being taken in for questioning. Around 11:30 Monday night two men forced their way into a home at 85th & Underwood. Once inside they roughed up the homeowner, stole a change jar and took off.

SALISBURY - A 30-year-old Salisbury man faces various charges after he allegedly assaulted police officers, one of which had to be treated at Peninsula Regional Medical Center. Quinton Jhonta Hayward faces two counts of second-degree assault, one count of second-degree assault on a law enforcement officer, drug charges, resisting/interfering with arrest and related charges.

Sad!

who would do that to their own kids what crazy women:(

An Italian court convicted six scientists and a government official of manslaughter on Monday and sentenced them to six years in prison for failing to give adequate warning of a deadly earthquake which destroyed the central city of L'Aquila and killed more than 300 people in 2009.

(CNN) -- His reputation already in tatters after a lifetime ban by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, Lance Armstrong finds out Monday whether he will be scrubbed from the record books for the seven feats that made him a cycling legend. The International Cycling Union, the sport's governing body, is set to rule on the U.S.

"The trooper was given consent to search the vehicle."  Way to know your rights criminal-dude!