Legal thriller writer John Grisham has been named in a libel lawsuit filed over a nonfiction book he wrote about the 1982 murder of Debbie Sue Carter in Ada, Oklahoma.

A pre-Civil War courthouse along the Ohio River in northern Kentucky is getting a long overdue facelift. The Gallatin County courthouse, remodeled once in the 1930s by the New Deal's Works Progress Administration, is undergoing a $3.2-million renovation and expansion. Workers inside the courthouse are welcome to the remodel, which is expected to be finished by the end of the year. Circuit Judge ...

Former gold miners suffering from a debilitating lung disease want their former employers to compensate them for pain and suffering.

Former gold miners suffering from a debilitating lung disease want their former employers to compensate them for pain and suffering. The case was brought by 10 former miners against the Anglo American Corporation in the Johannesburg High Court in August 2004. No date has yet been set for the trial.

Former gold miners suffering from a debilitating lung disease want their former employers to compensate them for pain and suffering. The case was brought by 10 former miners against the Anglo American Corporation in the Johannesburg High Court in August 2004. No date has yet been set for the trial.

The mother of an Ironton woman who was killed years two ago in an accident on the Ironton floodwall has filed a lawsuit against the woman who pleaded guilty to killing her daughter and the man who owned the car that was used.

In response to a lawsuit from watchdog groups, a federal judge in Wyoming has ordered the U.S. Department of Energy to let him review documents concerning the safety of a nuclear reactor in Idaho.

Paul and Lynda Urbaniak had just finished a walk along beautiful Waikiki Beach in Hawaii and were relaxing in their hotel room watching CNN when news of a boat accident in upstate New York caught their attention.

Sarah Polley's poignant Away From Her was the big winner at the 2007 Directors Guild of Canada Awards on Saturday, taking home the best picture.

The mother of an Ironton woman who was killed years two ago in an accident on the Ironton floodwall has filed a lawsuit against the woman who pleaded guilty to killing her daughter and the man who owned the car that was used.