In this Friday, May 3, 2013 photo, Michael Jumes, director of psychology, left, acts as bailiff as he works with patients in a mock courtroom at the Kerrville State Hospital in Kerrville, Texas. The courtroom is used to run mock trials as a teaching and training tool for patients.

Making mentally ill defendants ready for trial

The judge ascended the bench. He looked down at cafeteria-style tables marked "Prosecuting Attorney" and "Defense Attorney." To his left, two men sat in a box marked "Jury." The witness stand was marked "Witness." Photo Gallery Available

In this May 16, 2013, photo, Abdulah Salim, Jr. hold the photograph of his father Dr. Reginald A. Hawkins who was a prominent Charlotte civil rights leader, in Silver Spring, Md. In the spring of 1963, a Hawkins led 65 people on a four-mile march from an African American college to the center of Charlotte’s downtown.

Charlotte remembers 1963 desegregation 'eat-in'

In the spring of 1963, a prominent civil rights leader led dozens of protesters on a four-mile march from a predominantly African-American college campus to the center of Charlotte's downtown. Photo Gallery Available

Officers guard the area leading to the house, background right, where a Hofstra University student and an armed intruder were killed during an overnight break-in, next to the campus, Friday, May 17, 2013, in Uniondale, N.Y.

Split-second choice ended with NY student dead

Experts say the officer who killed a Long Island college student and a home invasion suspect on Friday was confronted with a split-second choice. 1369031519 Photo Gallery Available

Joe Fajardo poses holding his Powerball lottery ticket after buying it at a store Saturday, May 18, 2013, in the Barrio Logan neighborhood of San Diego. With the majority of possible combinations of Powerball numbers in play, someone is almost sure to win the lottery game's highest jackpot on Saturday night, a windfall of hundreds of millions of dollars — and that's after taxes.

1 winning ticket sold in Fla. on Powerball

A lottery official says 1 winning ticket has been sold in Florida for a record Powerball jackpot of more than $590 million.

Commuters warned of traffic mess for up to 1 week

Traffic in southwest Connecticut could be a mess for as much as a week until service is restored to the commuter rail line affected by a derailment that injured scores of passengers, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy warned Sunday. Photo Gallery Available

Federal report documents inmate sex abuse in US

Inmates at jails in Indianapolis, Baltimore, St. Louis and Philadelphia face the nation's highest levels of sexual abuse at the hands of guards, according to a new federal report based on surveys of inmates at U.S. jails and prisons.

Trace volcano ash reaches small Alaska city

Trace amounts of ash from a remote Alaska volcano have fallen on an Aleutian Islands community, but the latest ash cloud remained just under the 20,000-foot threshold considered to be a major threat to trans-continental aircraft.

Alaska volcano shoots lava up hundreds of feet

Alaska's remote Pavlof Volcano has been shooting lava hundreds of feet into the air, but its ash plume is thinning and is no longer making it dangerous for airplanes to fly nearby.

1 of 2 fires north of LA contained

One of two wildfires burning in the hills and mountains around Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles was fully contained Saturday and authorities were getting an upper hand on the second one.

Funeral held for mom, son found dead in home

Funeral services have been held for the New Jersey woman and boy whose bodies were found in their home after a 37-hour hostage standoff last weekend.

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