The jury deciding convicted murderer Jodi Arias' fate said Thursday it couldn't reach a decision on her punishment. The "non-unanimous agreement" verdict was reached in a Phoenix courtroom by the same jury of eight men and four women that convicted Arias earlier this month of first-degree murder. The jury deliberated for more than 13 hours after a three-day penalty phase. Read the rest of this entry »

Officer Michael A. Dotro has been arrested in the firebombing of Captain Mark Anderko's home. A police officer has been arrested in the firebombing of a police captain's home in New Jersey, prosecutors announced. Officer Michael A. Dotro, 36, was arrested at his home in Manalapan Thursday. He faces charges of attempted murder and aggravated arson. Read the rest of this entry »

Actress Amanda Bynes was arrested in her New York apartment Thursday night on charges of reckless endangerment, tampering with evidence and criminal possession of marjuana, NBC New York reported. Read the rest of this entry »

The defense team for George Zimmerman, the man charged with second-degree murder in the Florida shooting death of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin, has released a trove of texts and photos from Martin's cell phone — but it's not clear whether they'll be admissible in trial. Read the rest of this entry »

DENVER — Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper's decision to block the execution of convicted killer Nathan Dunlap for as long as he is governor infuriated victims' relatives and drew quick criticism from Republicans ahead of the 2014 election. Read the rest of this entry »

OLYMPIA, Wash. -- The father-in-law of missing Utah mother Susan Powell won't be released from prison Thursday, the Washington state Corrections Department said. Steve Powell has been serving time on voyeurism charges for secretly recording images of young neighbor girls. He was sentenced in June 2012 to 2 1/2 years in prison. Read the rest of this entry »

WASHINGTON -- A former elementary school teacher who was on the FBI's list of most wanted fugitives is due in federal court on a child pornography charge. Eric Justin Toth is scheduled for a preliminary hearing Thursday afternoon in Washington. Read the rest of this entry »

A woman was raped and assaulted by her ex-boyfriend because there were no cops on duty to answer her 911 plea for help. "I don't have anybody to send out there," the operator said. "You know, obviously, if he comes inside the residence and assaults you, can you ask him to go away." Read the rest of this entry »