A civil trial opened Monday in Santa Monica as Donna Motsinger accuses Bill Cosby of drugging and assaulting her in 1972; deposition excerpts are expected to be central.

A Carmichael school counselor accused of abusing students collected roughly $70,000 while on paid leave, new reporting and court filings show.

Two masked men armed with handguns robbed a man after an ATM withdrawal at the Laie Shopping Center early Monday; police say they fled in two cars and no one was hurt.

An elderly man was killed after being struck on southbound SH 288 near Holly Hall; police say the first vehicle fled and investigators are searching for the driver.

A Dundee woman was arrested after deputies say she ran signals and struck a motorcyclist in Winter Haven; the rider was airlifted with life‑threatening injuries.

NYPD Crime Stoppers is offering up to $3,500 for tips after a Jan. 16 attack near Coney Island and Guider Avenue. Five people are wanted in the case.

Miami police arrested 35‑year‑old Stevan Milovanovic after surveillance allegedly tied him to the theft of a roughly $40,000 statue from a Design District gallery and a $16,000 bottle of La Tâche at Sexy Fish. He’s being held on multiple felony counts.

A man died after an early-morning shooting outside a Lewisville bar; police arrested a suspect nearby and are asking for tips. Detectives continue to investigate.

Three men were found dead inside a car in south Stockton; preliminary analysis points to a suspected fentanyl overdose while the coroner investigates.

A Johns Hopkins substitute who worked at a campus daycare has been convicted of distributing child sexual abuse material; the university says it only learned of the conviction last Friday.

Cellphone video shows flames and thick black smoke at 100 Asch Loop as dozens of fire trucks responded to the Co-op City high-rise blaze.

A veteran Honolulu attorney faced the Disciplinary Board after accusations he lied while testifying in the Kealoha trial; the board will decide sanctions in the coming months.

A young mother was swept into the East Fork of the San Gabriel River near the Bridge to Nowhere and later recovered dead; rescuers urged hikers to avoid the route.