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Authorities say a 12-year-old boy assaulted by a group of middle school classmates in Southern California may have been targeted after an Internet posting urged students to beat up redheads.
The parents of an 8-year-old Liberian girl who was allegedly raped by four boys have been arrested on felony child abuse charges.
A woman who claimed she was raped in 2005 while working in Iraq for a former Halliburton Co. subsidiary has been awarded nearly $3 million by an arbitrator to settle her case.
Cable television newsman Dominic Carter, an influential reporter on New York politics, was convicted Friday of an attempted assault on his wife.
Pretrial hearings in the case of a Serb accused of beating a fellow student into a coma in the United States will begin in December, a Serbian court said Thursday.
Delta Air Lines has suspended a pilot who was charged with trying to strike officers with his plane at a Georgia airport.
Prosecutors charged the co-owner of a Hermantown construction company with allegedly assaulting a construction worker with a backhoe. The criminal complaint said a 48-year-old man told investigators he wanted to "nudge" the victim, but didn't want to hurt him. He also said it was a stupid thing to do.
Rihanna has sold more than 12 million albums, and has had four No. 1 songs, but now her fame revolves mostly around one fight.
An emergency room doctor has been convicted of assault with a deadly weapon for swerving his car in front of two cyclists on a Brentwood road, causing them to crash into the back of the sedan.
A young Iraqi woman whose father allegedly hit her with his car because she had become too Westernized died from her injuries Monday after laying in a coma for nearly two weeks.
Prosecutors say five people have been charged in Los Angeles with torturing and robbing two men they thought falsely promised to save their home from foreclosure.
Iowa City police are investigating an early morning assault in which a man accused another of being a zombie, then punched him twice. Police said the assault occurred at 1:17 a.m. Sunday at an Iowa City restaurant south of the University of Iowa campus.
A former civilian defense contractor accused of sexually assaulting a female co-worker at an air base in Iraq has pleaded guilty to abusive sexual contact.
The former fiancee of celebrity chef Todd English has been charged with assault for allegedly hitting him with a metal wrist watch.
A freshman state senator was acquitted Thursday of smashing a glass into his girlfriend's face, but was convicted of a lesser charge for dragging her bleeding from his apartment in a violent scene caught on videotape.
A freshman state senator accused of slashing his girlfriend's face in a jealous rage was acquitted Thursday of a felony charge, but was convicted of a lesser charge of grabbing her by the arm in a scene caught on videotape.
State Sen. Hiram Monserrate (mahn-suh-RAHT') has been acquitted of a felony charge of second-degree assault for slashing his girlfriend's face in a jealous rage.
Authorities say a couple, upset over the slowness of their Kentucky Fried Chicken order, assaulted a man who asked them to stop yelling profanities for the sake of children in line. The couple was arrested Thursday after witnesses told police the couple beat the man as he was leaving the restaurant.
A northeast Oklahoma man faces assault charges after allegedly trying to run over a police officer with a horse. Ottawa County prosecutors are charging a 39-year-old man with assaulting a police officer and with domestic abuse and assault and battery. He's currently free on $6,300 bond.
A jury on Wednesday cleared a Detroit police officer of wrongdoing in a lawsuit that accused him of conducting an illegal search by sticking his finger in the rectum of a suspect during a traffic stop and drug arrest.
A 9-year-old boy charged in the gang-rape of an 8-year-old Liberian girl sobbed in court Monday as his teacher testified that he rarely did his homework and often got into fights with other students.
A Phoenix court commissioner has set a trial date for a teenage suspect in the alleged gang-rape of an 8-year-old Liberian girl.
A prosecutor says a domestic abuse case against a New York state senator is about "power and control."
The father of a Connecticut middle school student has been charged with punching another man in the head at a school open house. Police said 32-year-old Rodney Rivera and the other father got into an argument at North Haven Middle School on Tuesday morning over a debt Rivera believed he was owed.
A male defense lawyer has pleaded not guilty to assault and battery charges after bear-hugging a female attorney inside the Massachusetts courthouse where both worked.
Recently there was a story about a Walmart shopper who line jumped in front of another customer, moved the other customers items so that she could be next.
Assault on Calabasas boy may be tied to Facebook message targeting redheadsLos Angeles County sheriff's detectives are investigating an assault on a 12-year-old middle school boy in Calabasas who may have been targeted after a Facebook group urged students to beat up redheads, a sheriff's official said today.
Woman charged with assault, resisting arrestMILFORD — A Milford woman assaulted her fiance, threw a wooden bench onto his truck, damaging it, and then fought with an officer as she tried to avoid arrest, police said.
Mexican teen pleads guilty to killing U.S. Border Patrol agentA Mexican teenager pleaded guilty to fatally shooting a U.S. Border Patrol agent last summer while attempting to rob him of government property in a remote area east of San Diego, according to a plea agreement announced today.
Teacher Accused of Putting 'Hit' Out on Supposed Gay PupilReports have surfaced that teacher Randolph Forde, who works at Mundy Mill's High School, Clayton County, Georgia, took a 16-year-old teenager out of class to ask the youngster if he was gay.
Spared jail, the forced marriage case father who told wife: 'I'll cut out your tongue'A muslim who threatened to kill his wife and cut out her tongue after she blocked an arranged marriage for their daughter has been banned from seeing his family.
Unintended Consequences of the New York City Terrorist TrialNew York City experienced Muslim Day in 2008. Then there was the pro-Hamas demonstration in Florida.
A Skinhead-Collaring Cop, Nazis at the State Capitol, and a Lesbian Nativist Reveals Homicidal Fantasies Toward MexicansThis is a very hard to classify article. It is a story about a dinner, a summation of criminal offenses, a piece about Nazis, about lesbian protesters, and an opinion piece, all rolled into one. Overall it seems to have a legal/political bent to it, so I classify it as such.
Swedish Samaritan jailed for saving assaulted woman A Swedish man who saved a woman from assault has been sentenced to prison rather than being applauded for performing a civic duty.
Politico Trivializes Rape by Gov Contractors, Spins Franken Amendment as Partisan Attack (Obsenity-Laden Rant Alert)Here is why I dislike the American Political Insider Press, and by "dislike," I mean, "want to toss into a vat of shark-infested sulfuric acid." It is because of this class of thing from The Politico.
Twin Lake man charged in strange assaultPolice say a Twin Lake man broke into a woman's mobile home last week, pulled out a clump of her hair, punched her in the face and stole two couch cushions before leaving.
Iraq veteran is killed while installing cable TV This young many returned from foreign battles only to be attacked here at home.
Maine Toddler Missing; New York, Vermont Issue Amber AlertSANFORD, Maine -- An Amber Alert was issued in New York and Vermont on Monday evening for a missing 2-year-old girl who police said was taken by her father in Maine after a violent assault on the girl's mother.
Man Survives Brutal Hammer AttackSELLERSBURG, Ind. -- A 56-year-old man, brutally assaulted with a hammer, lived to tell the story. Meanwhile, police are searching for the man they said is still in the area and still dangerous.
Living in a Sizeist Society: Woman Attacked on Evening CommuteBritish businesswoman Martha Coupe was sitting in an almost-empty train car on the way back from work. Suddenly, someone screamed "You big fat pig" before physically attacking Coupe, leaving her with forty bruises and one eye swollen shut.
Suspected serial killer charged as police work to identify 11 bodiesA man living in a house strewn with rotting corpses was remanded in custody today pending trial for murder, after a prosecutor called him "an incredibly dangerous threat".
New Yorker: The Gaza Invasion, What Really HappenedEvery opportunity for peace in the Middle East has been led to slaughter, and at this isolated desert crossing, on June 25, 2006, another moment of promise culminated in bloodshed.
Hamburger assault lands man in jail.Later that evening, Morgan was arrested on suspicion of robbery, held in a police cell overnight and has since been charged with causing criminal damage to the two burgers.
Elderly woman hit in home invasionA 79-year-old woman was hit in the head during a home invasion early this morning. Police said she suffered a minor injury and could not give a suspect description, because she is nearly legally blind.
22 police staff on chargesTwenty-two police employ- ees appeared in New Zealand courts in the past year facing charges that included rape, assault and manslaughter.
Victim 'dared' girl to stab himA teenager who dared a 16-year-old girl to kill him almost died after she stabbed him through the chest, a court has heard.
Woman Jumps Out Of Moving Car After Assault; Man SoughtMANHEIM TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- A 20-year-old Lancaster man is wanted in connection with the assault of his 22-year-old girlfriend.
Shop owner charged in 2nd sex assaultDENNISPORT - For the second time since August, a man who runs a gaming store popular with teens has been charged with sexual assault on a boy.
Police look for suspect in 'zombie' assaultIowa City Police are looking for a man who assaulted another at a restaurant -- claiming the victim was a "zombie." According to a police news release, officers arrived at Panchero's, 965 S. Riverside Drive, about 1:17 a.m. after getting a report of the assault.
Teen beats mother with caneHe hit his mother repeatedly with a walking cane.
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