Patrick Antoine, 39, faces first-degree murder and arson charges. His bond was set at $1 million.

According to the AP, Jace shot his wife twice on May 14, 2014 in their Los Angeles home, with one bullet hitting her back while their two children looked on.

A medical examiner confirmed that Pickens was pregnant at the time of death, but could not confirm how far along she was, according to WLOS.

Branch was found guilty of killing his unborn child after evidence showed 51 searches on his phone involving the sentence, “what happens if you punch a pregnant woman in the stomach,” and other questions about the impact of physical harm on a pregnant woman's body.

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas asked questions during oral arguments for the first time in 10 years. Will he become the voice of conservative values in the absence of Justice Antonin Scalia?

The man who filmed Eric Garner's death is wanted for an alleged domestic violence case involving his wife.

A heartbreaking story unfolded Wednesday in Staten Island, New York, when a young mother and two of her three children were stabbed to death. Michael Sykes is accused of entering a motel where his girlfriend Rebecca Cutler was staying and flew into a jealous rage. He allegedly stabbed the mother, her 2-year-old and infant daughters, according to […]

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Straight Outta Compton’s Oscars snub was one of the factors that brought attention to the Academy Awards’ lack of diversity and stirred up a lot of controversy; but after word spread that the film’s cast members were not invited to this year’s ceremony, it added fuel to the #OscarsSoWhite fire.

Former Baltimore Ravens player Ray Rice has been tapped to help coach and advise players of the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl as a co-running back coach, ESPN reports.

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Former Rams running back Lawrence Phillips was found unconscious in a California prison cell early Wednesday. Officials believe he took his own life, reports USA Today.

A California woman confessed to killing her ex-boyfriend in a Facebook post in what she says was an act of self-defense.

Two individuals, identified as a 19-year-old college student and a 55-year-old-woman, were fatally shot by Chicago police as officers were responding to a domestic dispute early Saturday morning.