Real estate heir Robert Durst has never been charged in the 1982 New York disappearance of his wife, who was later declared dead

A federal court judge in Boston has set an October trial date for actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli. Attorneys now say prosecutors are withholding evidence in the sweeping college admissions trial.

There is almost no physical evidence connecting New York real estate heir Robert Durst to the slaying of his best friend in Los Angeles 20 years ago. What does link him to the killing of Susan Berman, though, is a cryptic note sent to police with her address and one word: “CADAVER.” The slip of paper intended to lead authorities…

A jury convicted high-profile lawyer Michael Avenatti on all counts in his Nike extortion trial on Friday. Prosecutors maintained Avenatti threatened to use his fame to stage a news conference and deliver claims that Nike executives were corrupting college basketball by funding payments to elite young players and their families — unless he was paid millions of dollars to conduct…

Harvey Weinstein trundled into court this week for the start of a New York City rape trial as he faced the prospect of spending the rest of his life in prison if convicted

Opening statements began Tuesday in a medical malpractice trial involving Boston Children’s Hospital and the family of a Connecticut teen who was placed into state custody after a dispute over her diagnosis in 2013.

No cellphones. No talking. No escape. That’s the reality during the Senate’s impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, which will begin each day with a proclamation: “All persons are commanded to keep silence, on pain of imprisonment.” After that, 100 senators will sit at their desks for hours on end to hear from House prosecutors, Trump’s defense team and possibly a...

Two years before mother-of-five Jennifer Dulos went missing last May in what police believe was a murder, her estranged husband tried to run her over outside her new Connecticut home around the time she had filed for divorce, the children’s nanny told police. The allegations were revealed in nearly 500 pages of search warrants that were released Wednesday after being…

Jury selection resumed Monday at the trial of Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, who has pleaded not guilty to charges he raped a woman in a Manhattan hotel room in 2013 and sexually assaulted another in 2006. The initial screening process, now on its fifth day, has been stymied by a host of challenges and distractions, including repeatedly denied requests from…

The Massachusetts man charged with killing two doctors in their South Boston home in 2017 was taken out of the courtroom Tuesday after an outburst.

The case of a man charged with killing two engaged doctors in their luxury Boston condominium was turned over to the jury on Monday. Attorneys delivered closing arguments Monday following nine days of testimony in the trial. Bampumim Teixeira, 33, has pleaded not guilty to murder in the May 2017 deaths of Dr. Richard Field and Dr. Lina Bolanos. The…

Closing arguments are scheduled to begin in the trial of a man accused of killing two doctors in their South Boston penthouse.

A Maine woman accused of killing her 10-year-old daughter last year is on trial. Sharon Carrillo is charged with the 2018 murder of her daughter, Marissa Kennedy. Friday morning, a jury listened to state prosecutors and Carrillo’s lawyers begin to explain why she should or should not be responsible for Kennedy’s death. Her husband, Julio Carrillo, has already pleaded...

A man is on trial in Boston for offering $500 to anyone who would kill a federal immigration officer. The trial of Brandon Ziobrowski opened Monday in federal court and is expected to continue through the week.

A New Hampshire county sheriff accused of drunken driving is scheduled to face a one-day trial. Merrimack County Sheriff Scott Hilliard is scheduled for trial on Dec. 19. Court proceedings initially were scheduled in Franklin. A judge granted both parties’ request for a change of venue, to Nashua, in Hillsborough County.

A woman who spoke out against Jeffrey Epstein at a July bail hearing is among three women who are suing his estate.

The trial has started for a man accused of second-degree murder charges in the death of a 2-year-old New Hampshire boy. An autopsy showed that Jacob Pelletier, of Manchester, died of blunt force trauma to the abdomen in 2017. He was found unconscious in his family’s apartment.

A doctor convicted in the death of a 6-month-old baby faces trial for her involuntary manslaughter charge.

A man charged in connection with a 2017 double killing in Peabody, Massachusetts, was found guilty of several charges Friday. Wes Doughty, 42, was found guilty by a jury in Salem Superior Court on two counts of first-degree murder, armed carjacking, kidnapping, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and attempted arson.

Opening statements began Monday in the trial of Wes Doughty, the man indicted in connection to a 2017 double murder in Peabody, Massachusetts. Doughty was arrested in connection to the brutal murders of 40-year-old Jennifer O’Connor and 37-year-old Mark Greenlaw, who were found dead inside a home on 13 Farm Ave. The murders were so gruesome that investigators initially did...