​Judge sets sentencing "dress code" in teacher's murder

Family and friends of slain Massachusetts teacher Colleen Ritzer may wear pink; the prosecution may not

• Dec 23, 2015

Girl, 3, in serious condition after swallowing tack at day care

According to a police report, the teacher saw the child on the ground, bleeding and gasping for air; another teacher started CPR

• Dec 23, 2015

New Jersey girl calls 911 after touching Elf on the Shelf

Police say the 7-year-old was worried because legend says if you touch the elf the magic of Christmas goes away

• Dec 23, 2015

Grinches on bikes swipe items from Christmas display

Los Angeles-area homeowner puts on elaborate display and a lot of it is secured -- but some decorations still "disappeared"

• Dec 23, 2015

Cop in 137-shot case accepts deal in unrelated fight

Michael Brelo, a Cleveland police officer acquitted in shooting that led to two people's deaths, was fined $125 for a fight with his brother

• Dec 23, 2015

Florida man shoots, kills self during gun cleaning demo

Police say Josmel Herrera, 43, died during a video call with a relative demonstrating the proper way to clean a gun

• Dec 23, 2015

Man accused of shooting Muslim cabbie will stand trial

But possibility of hate crime charges in Pittsburgh case appears to recede based on victim's testimony

• Dec 23, 2015

Life as a Public Defender

In her weekly Crimesider blog, Assistant Broward County, Florida Public Defender Kim Segal confronts the holiday rush...to get low-level offenders home for Christmas

• Dec 23, 2015

​Man charged with hacking celebs' emails, stealing scripts

Prosecutors say Bahamian man tried to sell unreleased movie and TV scripts and private sex tapes he stole from celebrities' email accounts

• Dec 22, 2015

Judge upholds Seattle's "gun violence tax"

NRA, other gun rights groups sued to block measure adding $25 to the price of each firearm, plus 2 or 5 cents per round of ammunition

• Dec 22, 2015

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