The parents of an 8-year-old girl who was allegedly sexually assaulted by four boys in July were arrested Friday on abuse charges, according to Arizona police.
Prosecutors have requested a pretrial confinement hearing for accused Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Hasan in his hospital room, according to Hasan's attorney.
Accompanied by two smitten men, a resentful Amanda Knox toyed with a knife and plunged it into her roommate's neck, a prosecutor charged in closing arguments.
A woman accused of cutting a Wal-Mart line and striking police officers reached a plea deal after taking the stand and denying all charges in the racially charged case.
An explosion at a coal mine in northeastern China killed at least 11 workers and trapped nearly 128 underground early Saturday, state-run media reported.