'Bachelor No. 1' has a date with death A California jury took just an hour to recommend the death penalty for Rodney Alcala, a serial killer who once appeared on "The Dating Game."

Former E.R. doc gets life in wife's cyanide murder A former emergency room doctor from Ohio was sentenced to life in prison for poisoning his wife by lacing her calcium supplements with cyanide.

Producer pleads guilty in Letterman case Robert "Joe" Halderman, the television producer accused of trying to blackmail comedian David Letterman, pleaded guilty to second-degree grand larceny at a hearing Tuesday afternoon.

'Jihad Jane' indicted by federal grand jury A Pennsylvania woman has been indicted for conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and kill a person in a foreign country, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.

Ohio State shooter kills himself, police say A man apparently angry over a poor performance evaluation opened fire Tuesday at an Ohio State University maintenance building, killing a manager before turning the gun on himself, police said.

Police to question NFL's 'Big Ben' Ben Roethlisberger, the NFL quarterback accused of sexually assaulting a woman Friday at a rural Georgia nightspot, will be interviewed soon by authorities, police said Monday.

Sister: Reopen Natalie Wood case Natalie Wood once said in a televised interview that her greatest fear was of dark seawater. Later, in November 1981, she drowned in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Catalina Island, California.

Chicago handgun ban debated Chicago's 28-year-old strict ban on handgun ownership appeared in trouble Tuesday at the U.S. Supreme Court in a potentially far-reaching case over the ability of state and local governments to enforce limits on weapons.

Teen called 'Squeak' vanished in '85 It was Friday the 13th and Joanne Briscoe, who is not by nature a superstitious woman, felt a sense of foreboding as she left for work.

Wrestler's family can sue Hustler The Supreme Court decides that survivors of wrestler Nancy Benoit can sue Hustler magazine for publishing nude photos after her death.