Communications equipment maker Acme Packet Inc. sharply lowered its 2008 profit and sales outlook Thursday.

Communications equipment maker Acme Packet Inc. said Thursday its second-quarter profit declined sharply as revenue slipped and operating costs grew.

A jury has convicted a man of murder for a 2006 shooting spree that ended in a school, where he went looking for his ex-girlfriend and killed another teacher.The jury found 29-year-old Christopher Williams guilty on Thursday of two counts of first-degree...

Federal authorities in Alabama have filed child pornography charges against the ex-stepfather of a Vermont girl who was found dead last week.Raymond Gagnon, 40, is charged with having child pornography at his former home in Cullman, Ala., federal...

The former stepfather of a 12-year-old Vermont girl found dead last week will be held until his trial on charges that he destroyed evidence.Forty-year-old Raymond Gagnon is accused of having someone throw out his laptop computer a week ago while...

A Vermont man whose 12-year-old niece was found dead near his home carefully orchestrated events and e-mails to make it appear she had gone to see someone she met online, prosecutors said Thursday as they charged him with kidnapping.Michael Jacques, 42,...

Federal prosecutors have filed kidnapping charges that carry the death penalty against a Vermont man whose 12-year-old niece was found dead near his home.Authorities accused Michael Jacques, 42, of carefully orchestrating events and e-mails to make it...

Federal prosecutors have filed kidnapping charges that carry the death penalty against a Vermont man whose 12-year-old niece was found dead near his home.Authorities accused Michael Jacques, 42, of carefully orchestrating events and e-mails to make it...

Federal prosecutors have filed kidnapping charges that carry the death penalty against a Vermont man whose 12-year-old niece was found dead near his home.The federal charges against Michael Jacques provide for the death penalty in kidnappings resulting...