A federal government agency urged citizens Tuesday to prepare for the possibility of an upcoming zombie apocalypse, hoping such instructions would prove useful for other emergencies even if a zombie threat never materializes.

A medical expert looked jurors in the eyes Wednesday and told them that Michael Jackson’s doctor committed 17 flagrant violations of the standard of care for his famous patient and was directly responsible for the death of the King of Pop.

An Oklahoma judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a new law designed to reduce the number of abortions performed in the state by restricting the ways in which doctors can treat women with abortion-inducing drugs.

Sheriff’s deputies shot nearly 50 wild animals in a big-game hunt across the Ohio countryside Wednesday after the owner of an exotic-animal park threw animals’ cages open and committed suicide in what may have been one last act of spite against his neighbors and police.

The Big 12 lacks a marquee matchup this weekend, with ranked teams facing unranked teams and two teams on bye.