VIDEO: Mich. cop rescues skunk from stinky situation

The hungry skunk got its head caught in a yogurt container -- then a cop became the animal's hero

• Aug 3, 2015

Prosecutor: Jury tipster wrote Aaron Hernandez letters

Woman who raised questions about a juror in the Hernandez murder trial claims she had a sexual relationship with the ex-NFL star, who was convicted

• Aug 3, 2015

Docs: Decapitation suspect thought victim was "evil"

Kenneth Wakefield reportedly told Arizona investigators he smoked synthetic marijuana about an hour before he allegedly attacked his wife

• Aug 3, 2015

Police: 80-year-old man charged in daughter's killing

Investigators say Matthew Moore shot his 37-year-old daughter because she wouldn't buy alcohol for him

• Aug 3, 2015

Retrial scheduled in Etan Patz 1979 murder case

In 2012, Pedro Hernandez admitted killing the NYC boy; his attorneys say his statements were "fictional ravings" and first jury was deadlocked 11-1 in favor of guilt

• Aug 3, 2015

Calif. cop shot by sex assault suspect

The suspect was shot dead by police when they went to the man's house

• Aug 3, 2015

Italian police crack mafia's "sheep" code, close in on big boss

Fugitive Cosa Nostra "boss of bosses" from Sicily was leaving tiny, coded messages under boulders to communicate with henchmen, investigators discover

• Aug 3, 2015

Slain Minn. boy's father: "I killed my son"

Guilty plea, long prison sentence, follow months of denial by 10-year-old's father

• Aug 3, 2015

Death penalty deliberations to continue in James Holmes trial

Jurors move on to Phase 3 of death penalty deliberations, to decide whether man who perpetrated 2012 massacre should be executed

• Aug 3, 2015

NY attorney general to investigate woman's jail death

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said his office will take over the investigation into what happened to Raynette Turner, who died July 27 in the Mount Vernon Police Department's cellblock

• Aug 3, 2015

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