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In a rare sit-down interview, Bill Cosby is responding to the barrage of sexual assault allegations that he has been facing since late last year.

More than 30 women have come forward to accuse the comedian. Some alleged that he drugged and raped them. His lawyers and representatives have issued multiple statements refuting the allegations.

Good Morning America aired part of Friday’s Nightline interview, including his response to the allegations.

When asked what he would say to a young person ...

Former LASD Undersheriff Paul Tanaka and former LASD Captain Tom Carey are out on bond after pleading not guilty to federal charges of obstructing an FBI investigation into brutality and corruption in the Los Angeles County jails.

The former lawmen looked glum as they entered magistrate court Thursday ...

In the aftermath of the uproar over “Django Unchained” actress Daniele Watts’ detainment by Los Angeles police officers, questions have been raised about what rights an individual has when approached by law enforcement.

After police arrived on the scene of a call about alleged indecent exposure in Studio City, Watts refused to give police her ID and was detained along with her boyfriend, celebrity chef Brian James Lucas. She was handcuffed and released shortly afterward. The officer has defended his actions.

Peter Bibring, a staff attorney for ...

Congressional lawmakers urged the Obama administration to crank up the offensive against the Islamic State after another video surfaced purporting to show the graphic execution of an American journalist.

Two weeks after American James Foley was beheaded by his Islamic State captors, a video emerged Tuesday afternoon claiming to show freelance journalist Steven Sotloff being executed in the same way.

The White House and State Department said intelligence officials are working quickly to determine the video’s authenticity. If it is genuine, State ...

Naked photos of Jennifer Lawrence and dozens of other celebrities were hacked from their Apple devices with the aid of a phishing, according to a source familiar with the investigation.

Phishing is a technique that hackers use to get information by pretending to be a trustworthy entity to gain access to passwords, personal emails and other security details. The source, who spoke on the condition of annoymity, did not provide details about what happened. But in general, phishing involves hackers pretending ...

The shooting may be completely justified, we don’t know yet, but that’s not the point, it’s the media’s non-reaction to the event that is the issue here.

While national news media continue to focus on race in Ferguson, Missouri, where a white police officer shot and killed an unarmed black teenager, they apparently don’t think a similar case in Utah with the races reversed is that newsworthy.

Police in Salt Lake City are continuing their probe into an Aug. 11 shooting outside ...

Family and supporters of a 22-year-old African American man shot and killed by police in an Ohio Walmart continued to push for answers more than two weeks after the incident.

John Crawford III was shot by police Aug. 5 after police in the Dayton suburb of Beavercreek responded to a customer’s 911 call saying a man was brandishing a weapon. Crawford was, in fact, holding an air rifle sold in Walmart stores, according to police.

Police say that Crawford did not put ...

OAKLAND, California – The former commander of the Central Costa County Narcotics Enforcement Team, Norman Wielsch, announced he will be filing a plea deal on guilty charges related to the distributing of stolen narcotics. Wielsch used his resources as a police officer, along with the assistance of a Private Investigator named Christopher Butler to help sell stolen drugs taken from Police Evidence.

Wielsch will be pleading guilty to 5 drug and corruption charges, stemming from charges originally filled against him a ...

Pittsburgh, PA – Police are now investigating what appears to be an organized criminal theft ring that is spanning across the east coast. So far police believe that these thieves have hit retail stores in Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina and Maryland. Last week a group of five men entered a Louis Vuitton store, making off with several high end purses. A few months ago, a group of men believed to be the same people, robbed a Best Buy of some ...

Earlier this week, Tom Cruise was allegedly questioned for conspiring with his attorney and now jailed private investigator  Anthony Pellicano in illegally wiretapping magazine editor Michael Davis Sapir cell phone. The accusations came about from a lawsuit back in 2001 when Tom Cruise sued Sapir for $100 million after the editor falsely stated he had video proof of Tom Cruise engaging in homosexual activity.

Mr. Sapir is now under the impression that Cruise had engaged in illegal wiretapping during the 2001 ...