Phones are just one of many defense tools that authorities believe can help women in a life-threatening situation ...

A little over a week before Joeli Rankin was fatally stabbed through the heart while forcing his way into a Mt Albert home with a machete in hand, he fough ...

A Moberly man charged with second-degree murder in the shooting of a 23-year-old woman told police he fired in self-defense. Whether the legal system agrees could depend on whether and how David K.

Melissa Turner initially told detectives she didn't know what happened to Matthew Trussler, but when investigators found a security camera that held clues to what happened — her story changed.

You’ve likely seen or read about “survival tips” when dealing with the threat of an assailant. People would suggest ...

Witnesses were in a panic as they drove up Route 9 describing to dispatchers an exchange of gunfire that shook their nerves ...

Sean Combs was found not guilty of the major charges of racketeering and sex trafficking, but convicted of prostitution ...

For the past several years, America has been undergoing a self-defense awakening. From urban centers to rural towns, more Americans spanning all walks of life are making the personal decision to ...

Ordinarily, killing someone in self-defense is legally justified. The question is whether that’s still true if you end up killing an innocent bystander rather than the person who’s threatening you.

Over a month after a Palm Beach County self-defense instructor was arrested on charges of beating two women, a judge set strict limits on his access to firearms.

Is 10 shots enough for self-defense? Washington Supreme Court majority cites study that suggests it would be in upholder large-capacity magazine law.

A man has died after being shot several times by a man who says it was self-defense Friday in Miami’s Little River, police said.