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A man pleaded not guilty Monday to charges that he deliberately started one of the deadly wildfires that swept through southern Australia last year. Wildfire – Oceania – Australia – Acquittal – Government

Michael Jackson’s doctor has been taken into custody and is being held on $75,000 bail after pleading not guilty to causing the pop star’s death.

A ministry director has pleaded not guilty to a 1981 triple murder in the Southern California desert.

An Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people during an attack on his Texas post will likely plead not guilty to the charges against him and may use an insanity defense , his attorney says.