Attorney Jose Baez says he no longer represents Casey Anthony, the Florida mother whose 2011 murder trial made him one of the best known criminal defense lawyers in the country.

Human remains uncovered in Northern California with the help of a convicted serial killer have been confirmed as two of his victims.

A convicted rapist accused of killing a 16-year-old girl he met online pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder Wednesday, several days after authorities found the girl's body in a blue, plastic barrel in western Arkansas.

A fire department spokeswoman says two people have been shot at a Wal-Mart distribution in central Virginia.

Crimes and homicides in public schools nationwide have declined, part of a downward trend seen over the past several years.

Police are looking into the possibility that a love triangle might have motivated a 73-year-old man to fatally shoot a 62-year-old man outside the headquarters of the Sacramento Municipal Utilities District.

A veteran New Jersey police officer has been sentenced to three years in state prison for stealing cocaine from an evidence room under his control.

An Ohio church is offering a drive-thru Ash Wednesday blessing for parishioners who might be pressed for time.