<div><p>The judge in the trial of a man accused of murdering an abortion doctor dealt the defense a major setback Thursday, ruling that the jury cannot consider a lesser charge of manslaughter.</p><p>The ruling came hours after Scott Roeder took the stand in his own defense and admitted ...

<div><p>A man accused of killing a prominent abortion doctor wordlessly pumped a single gunshot into his victim's head and threatened two other men before fleeing a Kansas church, witnesses said.</p><p>Scott Roeder, 51, is on trial for first-degree murder in the 2009 shooting death of Dr. George ...

<div><p>Jurors hearing the case of a man charged with killing prominent abortion provider Dr. George Tiller heard the word abortion for the first time Monday, when an usher testified about seeing protesters at the church the doctor had attended.</p><p>District Attorney Nola Foulston first said the word abortion ...