The Supreme Court of Canada on Friday ruled that defendants accused of violent crimes such as homicide and sexual assault can use self-induced extreme intoxication as a defense, striking down a federal law supported by women's advocacy groups.

Although no motive has been released yet behind killing of Bangladeshi couple in San Jose, anonymous sources told NBC that slain parents did not approve of the sexual orientation of their elder son who has been arrested in the murder case.

Baltimore's top prosecutor says she plans to file criminal charges against six officers in the case of Freddie Gray who died in police custody.