Four southern California teenagers have been charged following the apparent drug overdose death of an 18-year-old high school quarterback whose father is a retired NFL player, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said Saturday.
The trial of Michael Jackson's doctor reached another emotional peak Wednesday as jurors heard a recording of Jackson, using slow and slurred speech, telling Dr. Conrad Murray, "I hurt, you know, I hurt."
The prosecution plays a shocking Michael Jackson recording extracted by DEA examiners from Conrad Murray's cell phone.
A doctor talks about letting Conrad Murray continue resuscitation efforts although she thought Michael Jackson was dead.
The emergency room doctor who declared Michael Jackson dead testified Monday in the involuntary manslaughter trial of Dr. Conrad Murray that there was no way doctors could have revived the pop icon after he arrived at the hospital.
As the trial surrounding Michael Jackson's death gets underway, Las Vegas is about to make a revelation of its own: A Michael Jackson slot machine, to be unveiled next week.
The trial is expected to wrap up in the end of October
"Prince wants to," a source close to the Jacksons tells PEOPLE, but his grandmother objects
The missing witness in the involuntary manslaughter trial of Michael Jackson's doctor was found over the weekend and will be available to testify, the prosecutor told the court Monday.
HLN's Dr. Drew talks to a former patient of Dr. Conrad Murray and to Judge Greg Mathis about Murray's upcoming trial.
A man who testified earlier that he shipped large amounts of the surgical anesthetic propofol to Dr. Conrad Murray in the weeks before Michael Jackson's death apparently moved out of the United States and cannot be located for this month's trial, prosecutors told the judge Thursday.
Dr. Conrad Murray never considered a plea deal to resolve the involuntary manslaughter charge against him in the death of Michael Jackson, his lawyer said.
Lawyers start screening 160 potential jurors in the case of Dr. Conrad Murray
Evidence intended to prove Michael Jackson could not have caused his own death might not be allowed in the involuntary manslaughter trial of Dr. Conrad Murray, the judge said Wednesday.
The driver of a bus involved in a deadly accident in March has been indicted on charges of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide, according to the Bronx district attorney.
Gene Simmons tells Showbiz Tonight that he believes Michael Jackson abused children.
Michael Jackson's sexual molestation trial is "no-go territory" for defense lawyers in the trial of Dr. Conrad Murray, a judge ruled Monday.
Dr. Conrad Murray pleads not guilty on the charge of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson.
A 2-year sentence for a BART officer convicted of manslaughter brings protesters to the streets of Oakland, California.
A former transit police officer convicted last year in the shooting death of an unarmed man on an Oakland, California, train platform was freed from prison early Monday morning, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said.
A former transit police officer convicted last year in the shooting death of an unarmed man on an Oakland, California, train platform will be freed from prison early Monday morning, according to a court order.
The daughter of actor Billy Bob Thornton was found guilty of manslaughter in the death of an infant Wednesday, but a Florida jury acquitted her on murder and child-abuse charges, a court spokeswoman said.
The owner of a retreat center testified at the manslaughter trial of self-help author James Ray Tuesday that she heard him tell participants of an ill-fated sweat lodge ceremony that he was God.
Defense attorneys in the manslaughter trial of self-help author James Ray say the state suppressed key evidence that could have helped their client and are asking a judge to declare a mistrial.
Shares of BP sank more than 2% Tuesday after the stock was downgraded and a report that federal authorities are considering charging company managers with manslaughter in connection with last year's disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
The man who killed a University of Connecticut football player in 2009 was sentenced Friday to 18 years in prison for manslaughter in the first degree, said Rockland County Deputy Clerk Tammy Fluet.
Self help guru James Ray is charged with manslaughter over a sweat lodge ceremony that left three dead.
A French magistrate is investigating Airbus for involuntary manslaughter in connection with the mysterious 2009 crash of Air France Flight 447 into the southern Atlantic Ocean, according to the airline manufacturer and a court spokeswoman.
A 14-year-old Florida teen accused of gunning down his parents faces manslaughter charges and will be tried as an adult, the Collier County State Attorney's Office said Wednesday.
Mark Kerrigan awaits trial on manslaughter charges in the death of his father
Michael Jackson's doctor will face trial on an involuntary manslaughter charge in the death of the pop superstar, a Los Angeles judge ruled Tuesday.
Jim Leyritz is seven years removed from pro baseball, 11 years from his last World Series home run. But he's itching to get back on the field.
CNN's Beth Karas talks with Jim Leyritz in an exclusive interview.
A South Florida jury found former World Series hero Jim Leyritz guilty of driving drunk Saturday but acquitted him of a more serious charge of DUI manslaughter.
The Australian government has agreed to deport an American citizen to face murder charges back home after it was assured that the United States will not seek the death penalty, immigration officials said.
In July, the attorney for Oscar Grant's family says the verdict was disappointing and he looks forward to sentencing.
A couple who pleaded guilty to forcing a Mexican teenager into prostitution now face charges in the death of a baby who was the son of the teenager and the male defendant, authorities said Wednesday.
The judge in the DUI manslaughter trial of former New York Yankees player Jim Leyritz held a hearing Friday, while the case is temporarily postponed as lawyers work to sort out evidentiary questions.
"I'm willing to do a whole ton for him," Brenda Kerrigan says about son Mark, who has been charged with his father's death
Two men have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms in New York for the brutal beating death of an Ecuadorian immigrant nearly two years ago.
Dueling rallies took place Monday involving a former Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer who was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of an unarmed passenger.
A former police officer convicted of involuntary manslaughter for killing an unarmed man in Oakland, California, apologized to the public and described his memories of the moments after the shooting in a handwritten letter obtained by CNN.
CNN's Casey Wian chronicles the reaction of the BART verdict in the streets of Oakland.
Police arrested dozens of people in downtown Oakland, California, Thursday night after hundreds protested the verdict in the trial of a white former police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man, Oakland police officials told CNN.
A former police officer who is white was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter Thursday in the killing of an unarmed black man in Oakland, California.
An Israeli soldier faces a manslaughter charge in the death of a Palestinian waving a white flag during a three-week incursion into Gaza, the Israeli military said Tuesday.
Reaction is mixed after Jeffrey Conroy is convicted of manslaughter in the killing of an Ecuadorian immigrant.
The California Medical Board will start its own process to strip Dr. Conrad Murray of his medical license, state Attorney General Jerry Brown said Tuesday.
The bail for the so-called "sweat lodge guru" facing manslaughter charges has been drastically reduced, his lawyer said.
You've probably heard of Dr. Conrad Murray, who stands accused of involuntary manslaughter in the death of pop star Michael Jackson, but you may not have heard of Dr. Khristine Eroshevich or Dr. Sandeep Kapoor or Dr. Phil Astin or Dr. James Graves.
To prove involuntary manslaughter, prosecutors will have to convince jurors that Michael Jackson's doctor took risks he shouldn't have -- and that other doctors wouldn't have, legal experts say.
Elizabeth Cohen chats with Rick Sanchez about how Michael Jackson's choice of sleep med is not your ordinary addiction.
Dr. Conrad Murray, personal physician to Michael Jackson, was charged Monday with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the pop star's death last summer.
All but one of the families who lost relatives in Baghdad's Nusoor Square killings have agreed to settle their claims against the security contractor formerly known as Blackwater, one of the survivors said Sunday.
The Iraqi government is actively pursuing any former Blackwater personnel still working in the country, spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh told CNN in an interview Sunday.
Iraq said Friday that it will file a lawsuit against five Blackwater security guards cleared of manslaughter charges in the 2007 killing of 17 Iraqi civilians, an act a government official called murder.
A federal judge dismissed manslaughter charges Thursday against five Blackwater security guards in the 2007 deaths of Iraqi civilians in a Baghad square, finding that prosecutors wrongly used the men's own statements against them.
Federal prosecutors in Washington announced Friday they will dismiss a manslaughter charge against one of the Blackwater contractors charged in a high-profile shooting incident in Baghdad, Iraq, two years ago.
A day after New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress received good news with an adjournment of his trial, another NFL wide receiver received terrible legal news. The Cleveland Browns' Donte Stallworth has been charged by Florida authorities with DUI manslaughter. If convicted, Stallworth would face a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison, although mitigating circumstances would likely lead to a much shorter sentence.
Five former Blackwater Worldwide security guards pleaded not guilty Tuesday to voluntary manslaughter charges and other crimes stemming from a shooting incident in Baghdad that left 17 Iraqis dead.
U.S. prosecutors met Saturday with dozens of Iraqis to discuss the case of five former Blackwater Worldwide guards accused in a shooting that killed 17 in 2007.
Five former Blackwater Worldwide security guards indicted on voluntary manslaughter and other charges in connection with killings in Iraq were released on their own recognizance Monday after a court hearing.
CNN's Michael Ware speaks to survivors and victims of the Nisoor Square Blackwater shooting.
A Louisiana grand jury indicted a former police officer on a manslaughter charge in the death of a man who was Tasered nine times while handcuffed, prosecutors said Wednesday.
R&B singer Brandy will not be charged with a crime for a fatal car crash last year, authorities said Friday.
Actor Lane Garrison was sentenced Wednesday to 40 months in state prison and must pay restitution to his victims' families in his vehicular manslaughter trial.
A judge in Lane Garrison's vehicular manslaughter case is expected to receive petitions signed by thousands recommending the maximum punishment for the former Prison Break actor at his sentencing on Wednesday.
Mary Winkler was found guilty of the voluntary manslaughter Thursday in the 2006 slaying of her preacher husband, Matthew, after jurors rejected more serious murder charges that could have sent her to prison for the rest of her life.
Three British soldiers face war crimes charges in connection with the 2003 death of an Iraqi prisoner, while their former battalion commander and two intelligence officers have been charged with negligence, the UK government announced Tuesday.
A Mississippi judge Thursday sentenced former Ku Klux Klansman Edgar Ray Killen to 60 years in prison for the manslaughter of three civil rights workers in 1964.
A Missouri mother of three pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of a teen who ingested fatal levels of alcohol and prescription drugs in her living room while she chatted on the phone upstairs.
Prosecutors in Somerville, New Jersey, announced Friday they will retry former NBA all-star Jayson Williams on a charge of reckless manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a limousine driver.
Prosecutors informed a judge Friday afternoon that they will retry Jayson Williams for reckless manslaughter, the charge that hung a jury last month during Williams' trial for the shooting of a chauffeur in his mansion.
A New Jersey jury on April 30 found former NBA all-star Jayson Williams not guilty on charges of aggravated manslaughter and aggravated assault. Williams was convicted of hindering apprehension, tampering with witnesses, tampering with evidence and fabricating physical evidence. Jurors could not agree on a charge of reckless manslaughter.
A jury found former NBA all-star Jayson Williams not guilty Friday on charges of aggravated manslaughter and aggravated assault.
Closing arguments in the manslaughter trial of former basketball star Jayson Williams are set to begin next week after Williams' lawyers rested their case Wednesday.
Australian prosecutors have filed manslaughter charges against the man who allegedly landed the fatal punch that killed cricketing legend David Hookes.
An 87-year-old man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to vehicular manslaughter in the deaths of 10 people as his car raced through a Southern California farmers' market last summer.
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