Amid LA riots, calls to arrest Mayor Karen Bass surged online as critics blamed her for the unrest. She faced similar calls in January for wildfire response. Riots have erupted in Los Angeles ...

Editor's note: This page summarizes testimony in the Karen Read trial for Thursday, May 29. For the latest updates on the Karen Read retrial, visit USA TODAY's coverage for Friday, May 30.

A firefighter who was among the first at the scene. A friend of the man found lying in the snow. And the man’s mother in tears recalling her son, a Boston police officer whose death is at the ...

As murder defendant Karen Read rounds the corner on the halfway point of her second trial, the crippling weight of unpaid legal bills could be alleviated by an unlikely source: online crowdfunding.

John O'Keefe's mother sent a solemn message to Karen Read, his suspected killer, in court last week during her trial on murder and other charges, according to a body language expert. Read ...

A medical doctor testified in the Karen Read murder trial that she believes wounds to John O’Keefe’s arm were “inflicted by a dog.” “There are multiple groupings of wounds,” Dr. Marie ...

A Karen Read attorney began the first day of the defense’s case, arguing that the whole matter should be thrown out. That motion was denied, though the argument sets up testimony that is to follow.

Karen Sweeney left behind a devoted and caring husband John after a three year long bout with pancreatic cancer. They would have been married 45 years on August 16th. She was born and grew up in ...

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ABC News' Matt Gutman has the latest on the ferocious cross examination of Dr. Marie Russel, a critical witness for the defense in the Karen Read trial. Judge Beverly Cannone denied Karen Read a ...

After the 27th day of her retrial on Wednesday, Karen Read told reporters her defense could rest its case as soon as Tuesday, meaning jury deliberations could start as soon as next week ...

The prosecution rested its case on Thursday in the high-profile Karen Read case after weeks of testimony from 38 witnesses. Read's defense will now take over calling witnesses on Friday ...