A federal appeals court in San Francisco last week heard arguments over the constitutionality of a California law barring therapists from trying to change the sexual orientation of people younger than 18, the New York Times reports.

A report by PricewaterhouseCoopers shows that in 2012 there were only 172 securities class actions filed, the fewest filed in any year since 2009.

A former justice of the peace and his wife have been charged with capital murder in connection with the deaths of a Texas district attorney, his wife and his deputy, according to NBC News.