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WACO, Texas -- A federal jury on Thursday convicted an AWOL Muslim soldier of attempting to blow up a Texas restaurant full of Fort Hood troops. The jury convicted Pfc. Naser Jason Abdo of the most serious charge, attempting to use a weapon of mass...

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- The two men accused in the savage beating of Giant's fan Bryan Stow have been indicted on federal charges. Federal prosecutors say they have filed a criminal weapons complaint against Louie Sanchez, 29, and 30-year old Marvin...

SANFORD, Fla. -- George Zimmerman was a no-show in court today as his lawyer entered a plea of not guilty to second degree murder in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Attorney Mark O'Mara also waived Zimmerman's right to a speedy trial,...

OAKLAND, Calif. -- A former nursing student plead not guilty Monday to seven counts of murder in a shooting rampage at a vocational school in Oakland. One L. Goh, 43, is also charged with three counts of attempted murder in the April 2 rampage at Oikos...

SANTA ANA, Calif. (KTLA) -- A judge on Monday sentenced a gang member convicted of a fatal shooting at a Cypress cafe to life in prison. Venus Hyun, 22, died after Stephenson Choi Kim, 31, opened fire and several others were wounded, according to...

LOS ANGELES -- An audit report released Thursday by the Los Angeles city controller hammers the commission that runs the scandal-stained L.A. Memorial Coliseum for failing to impose the simplest of financial controls and routinely squandering public...

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Lomita restauranteur David Viens has been ordered to stand trial in the 2009 death of his wife, whose body has never been found. David Viens, 47, faces one count of murder in the death of 39-year-old Dawn Viens, who was last seen...

SACRAMENTO -- A 17-year-old rape victim who was placed in juvenile hall to ensure she would testify was released from custody Monday, a week before she is expected to take the stand in Sacramento. News 10 in the state capital reported that the teen...

SAN FRANCISCO -- A contrite and tearful Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, sentenced for falsely imprisoning his wife during a New Year's Eve argument, apologized Monday for the pain he has caused and said that "I accept full responsibility." In a plea agreement...

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- A Florida man accused of hacking into emails of several celebrities, including Scarlett Johansson, pleaded guilty in a downtown L.A. courtroom on Monday. Christopher Chaney, 35, of Jacksonville, pleaded guilty to nine counts of...

PASADENA, Calif. (KTLA) -- The operator of a boot camp for troubled youths has been charged with sexually assaulting two 14-year-old girls in 2004. 42-year-old Kelvin McFarland, also known as "First Sgt. Mac," pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to five...