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The New York Mets' discouraging season took an ugly turn when closer Francisco Rodriguez was charged with third-degree assault after a postgame scuffle with his father-in-law at Citi Field...

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department investigation into Mel Gibson is focusing on physical evidence, witness testimony and text messages -- not highly publicized audio recordings -- to determine whether he should be charged with hitting his ex-girlfriend and/or endangering their child, law enforcement sources told The Times.

Police say a former cast member of the 1980s television show "Family Ties" has been arrested for investigation of assault in Colorado....

Arizona police arrested the parents of an 8-year-old Liberian girl who was allegedly sexually assaulted by four boys in July.

Rihanna said Thursday that she regrets returning to ex-boyfriend Chris Brown after he left her bruised and battered during a February assault, warning other women facing domestic violence to not let themselves be blinded by love....

Just hours after Rihanna’s second Rated R single “Wait Your Turn” leaked and her reps confirmed the LP’s track list and guests, a third Rated R song found its way onto the Internet: “Hard,” featuring Young Jeezy. Written by The-Dream, “Hard” appears to be the song producer “Tricky” Stewart previously called an edgy ...

Police arrest a man in connection with an alleged assault on former X Factor winner Leona Lewis at a book signing in London.

A House vote today put Congress on the verge of significantly expanding hate crimes law to make it a federal crime to assault people because of their sexual orientation.