Crime
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Handgun found after fight at Hoffman Estates High SchoolMay 13, 2022 1:00 am - A fight involving three Hoffman Estates High School students in which a handgun was discovered in a bag belonging to one of them caused a soft lockdown at the school Fri...
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Five years later, here's what's been done to prevent another deadly hospital standoffMay 13, 2022 1:00 am - Five years ago, the seemingly unthinkable happened at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital in Geneva. A Kane County jail inmate, hospitalized after surgery, disarmed th...
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Controversial red-light cameras in Oakbrook Terrace ordered offMay 13, 2022 1:00 am - The state has ordered Oakbrook Terrace officials to turn off a set of controversial red-light cameras that generates millions of dollars in fines for the city each year....
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Perdue suit pushing election fraud claims dismissed by judge
May 12, 2022 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - A Georgia judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by former U.S. Sen. David Perdue that alleged fraudulent or counterfeit ballots were counted in the state's...
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Execution ends Arizona 8-year hiatus with the death penalty
May 12, 2022 7:00 am - PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona's nearly eight-year hiatus in using the death penalty ended with the execution of Clarence Dixon for killing a college student 44 years ago, makin...
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Rwanda genocide suspect Protais Mpiranya is confirmed dead
May 12, 2022 7:00 am - KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) - A Rwandan fugitive wanted for allegedly playing a major role in the country's 1994 genocide has been confirmed dead, a prosecutor with a U.N.-backe...
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U.S. civil rights enforcers warn employers against biased AI
May 12, 2022 7:00 am - The federal government said Thursday that artificial intelligence technology to screen new job candidates or monitor worker productivity can unfairly discriminate agains...
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Louisiana state troopers charged in beating of Black man
May 12, 2022 7:00 am - WINNSBORO, La. (AP) - State prosecutors have charged three Louisiana State Police troopers accused of beating a Black motorist, hoisting him to his feet by his hair brai...
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California lawmakers raise awards for malpractice lawsuits
May 12, 2022 7:00 am - SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The California Legislature on Thursday agreed to increase how much money people can win in medical malpractice lawsuits, resolving one of the t...
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No more murder charge for women in Louisiana abortion bill
May 12, 2022 7:00 am - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The sponsor of a bill that would have subjected Louisiana women to murder charges for having abortions abruptly pulled the proposal from debate Thursd...