Crime
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Man who tried to kill his ex's new boyfriend in Elburn sentenced to six yearsOct 13, 2022 1:00 am - A man convicted of trying to kill a father and son by tampering with the gas meter outside an Elburn home offered an emotional apology to his victims and his own family ...
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Richmond-Burton teacher accused of opening one student's shirt, touching another's backside
Oct 13, 2022 1:00 am - A Richmond-Burton High School teacher has been charged with misdemeanor counts of battery and disorderly conduct this week after allegations he opened one student's shir...
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Ex-Louisville cop involved in protest shooting pleads guilty
Oct 12, 2022 7:00 am - LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A former Louisville police officer blamed for instigating a conflict that led to the fatal shooting of a Black barbecue restaurant owner during th...
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Ex-NBA player Ben Gordon charged with assaulting son, police
Oct 12, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Former NBA player Ben Gordon is facing assault charges for allegedly punching his son at a New York airport. The alleged assault occurred Monday evening ...
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Observer: No matter who climbs Beijing's ranks, Xi rules
Oct 12, 2022 7:00 am - GREAT NECK, N.Y. (AP) - For decades, Ho Pin made accurate predictions about China's next leadership lineup - no small feat, given the black-box nature of Beijing politic...
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Graft convictions extend Suu Kyi's prison term to 26 years
Oct 12, 2022 7:00 am - BANGKOK (AP) - A court in military-ruled Myanmar convicted the country's ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, on two more corruption charges Wednesday, with two three-year s...
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GOP's Jacobs doubles down on controls for high-powered guns
Oct 12, 2022 7:00 am - CLARENCE, N.Y. (AP) - After back-to-back mass shootings last spring, including one that killed 10 people at a supermarket not far from his suburban Buffalo home, Republi...
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Oath Keepers jury hears about massive weapon cache on Jan. 6
Oct 12, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A member of the Oath Keepers who traveled to Washington before the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol testified Wednesday about a massive cache of weapo...
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Alex Jones ordered to pay $965 million for Sandy Hook lies
Oct 12, 2022 7:00 am - WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) - Jurors ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on Wednesday to pay nearly $1 billion to Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims' relatives a...
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Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant loses external power
Oct 12, 2022 7:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russian missile attacks caused a crippled nuclear plant in Ukraine to lose all external power for the second time in five days, increasing the risk ...