Activists on Tuesday called for a federal judge to throw out a plea deal offered to a former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy who was convicted of using excessive force during an arrest.

An Anchorage Superior Court judge on Friday took the unusual step of rejecting a plea deal in a case involving a fatal hit-and-run on the Glenn Highway more than four years ago. Judge Jack McKenna ...

NEW YORK — Sean "Diddy" Combs officially turned down a potential plea deal in front of a judge in court at the final hearing before his highly anticipated federal sex-crimes trial. Over the last ...