Judge deals blow to NSA eavesdropping

(CNN) -- A federal judge on Thursday ruled that the U.S. government's domestic eavesdropping program is unconstitutional and ordered it ended immediately.

Mel Gibson pleads no contest in DUI case

MALIBU, California (CNN)) -- Actor Mel Gibson pleaded no contest on Thursday to a misdemeanor drunken-driving charge and has been sentenced to three years on probation, prosecutors said.

Attorney: Arrested passenger 'barely lucid'

BOSTON, Massachusetts (AP) -- A woman on a trans-Atlantic flight diverted to Boston for security concerns passed several notes to crew members, urinated on the cabin floor and made comments the crew believed were references to al-Qaeda and the September 11 attacks, according to an affidavit filed Thursday.

Passenger describes dramatic events on diverted flight

BOSTON, Massachusetts (AP) -- Antony Nash grew nervous watching the petite woman in a jogging suit seated near him in the back of United 923 as the plane flew over the Atlantic from London toward Washington.

Judge delays jail sentence for football

KENTON, Ohio (AP) -- A judge decided two high school athletes can complete the football season this fall before they serve 60-day jail sentences for a car crash caused by a decoy deer placed in a country road. Two teens were injured.

J.Lo and ex want tell-all fight out of court

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- A dispute between Jennifer Lopez and her ex-husband over his proposed tell-all book about their relationship does not need to go to court, their attorneys said Wednesday.

Girl, 10, dies after collapsing at amusement park

GURNEE, Illinois (AP) -- A 10-year-old girl with a history of heart trouble collapsed during a family outing at Six Flags Great America amusement park and died, police said.

Police: Ramsey suspect confesses

(CNN) -- In a shocking twist to an already bizarre and riveting mystery, Thai police on Thursday said the man arrested in connection with the 1996 slaying of little JonBenet Ramsey has confessed to the crime.