South African olympian Oscar Pistorius was formally indicted on a premeditated murder charge on Monday, NBC News reported. The court later set March 3 as Pistorius' trial date. A list of more than 100 witnesses was submitted to the court and Pistorius was also indicted for illegal possession of ammunition
60-year-old Romanian Princess Irina Walker and her husband John Wesley Walker, a former sheriff's deputy, were arrested by federal agents in Eastern Oregon on Thursday in connection with an alleged cockfighting ring.
Former U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. has been sentenced to 30 months in prison on Wednesday, largely due to the misappropriation of his campaign finances. Sandi Jackson, the ex-Illinois lawmaker's wife Sandi also received a 12-month sentence for her role in misusing roughly $750,000.
Convicted leaker Pfc. Bradley Manning took the stand on Wednesday and apologized for "hurting his country," pleading with a military judge to enable him to go to college and become a productive citizen.
