Police Captain Joel Walker testified on Tuesday about finding two photos of a nude girl on a cell phone belong ing to a 17-year old boy accused of rape along with another teenage in Steubenville, Ohio.
Jodi Arias appeared on the witness stand for the 18th day on Wednesday to describe how she got to kill her ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander, which she claimed was done in self-defense.
The Democratic Party majority controlled Senate Judiciary Committee has approved an assault weapons ban in a party-line vote, underlining how difficult the measure will likely survive in the full Senate, according to the Associated Press. California Dianne Feinstein's proposal was approved on a 10-8 vote on Thursday.
Opinionated political broadcaster, and former Current TV employee Keith Olbermann settled a $50 million lawsuit out of court on Tuesday, the Huffington Post reported. Olbermann sued Current TV after the network fired him one year ago. Current TV counter-sued, in kind, indicating the anchor's lawsuit was "riddled with falsehoods."
