Editor's note: This page summarizes testimony in the Karen Read trial for Thursday, May 29. For the latest updates on the Karen Read retrial, visit USA TODAY's coverage for Friday, May 30.

Karen wanted to “sing, dance and act" when she grew up and now she does all three as a Play School presenter. She studied for a B.A in Communication (Theatre/Media) at Charles Sturt University ...

No court proceedings are scheduled through Memorial Day in the Karen Read trial as the judge said things are moving ahead of schedule. Read is accused of hitting and killing her boyfriend ...

A firefighter who was among the first at the scene. A friend of the man found lying in the snow. And the man’s mother in tears recalling her son, a Boston police officer whose death is at the ...

Editor's note: This page summarizes testimony in the Karen Read trial for Tuesday, June 3. For the latest updates on the Karen Read retrial, visit USA TODAY's coverage for Wednesday, June 4.

Editor's note: This page summarizes testimony in the Karen Read trial for Wednesday, June 4. For the latest updates on the Karen Read retrial, visit USA TODAY's coverage for Friday, June 6.

As murder defendant Karen Read rounds the corner on the halfway point of her second trial, the crippling weight of unpaid legal bills could be alleviated by an unlikely source: online crowdfunding.

The partners — Karen Dunn, Bill Isaacson, Jeannie Rhee and Jessica Phillips — said they would form their own law firm. Ms. Dunn is a prominent Democratic lawyer, having overseen debate ...

Editor's note: This page summarizes testimony in the Karen Read trial for Tuesday, May 27. For the latest updates on the Karen Read retrial, visit USA TODAY's coverage for Wednesday, May 28.

A Karen Read attorney began the first day of the defense’s case, arguing that the whole matter should be thrown out. That motion was denied, though the argument sets up testimony that is to follow.

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The prosecution rested its case on Thursday in the high-profile Karen Read case after weeks of testimony from 38 witnesses. Read's defense will now take over calling witnesses on Friday ...