The decision to move Johannes Mehserle's trial to Los Angeles County is a setback for the former transit officer charged with killing an unarmed man on New Year's Day.

Two former Pennsylvania judges accused of taking kickbacks to supply private detention facilities with juveniles have been granted partial immunity from civil liability.

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford wants to report previously unrecorded flights he took on planes owned by friends and campaign donors, a state ethics official said Thursday, even as the governor's lawyer continued to defend his travel practices.

A teenage girl accused of killing a 9-year-old neighbor listed her hobbies in a YouTube profile as "killing people" and "cutting."

Gap's fiscal-third-quarter profit climbed 25% on strong sales at its long-struggling Old Navy chain, which posted an increase after five straight years of declines.