Crime
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Jurors convict former Georgia insurance chief in $2M fraud
Jul 22, 2021 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - It took less than two hours Thursday for jurors to decide that Georgia's suspended insurance commissioner was indeed a 'œfraudster'ť and not an innovator,...
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South Africa's jailed ex-leader attends brother's funeral
Jul 22, 2021 7:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Former South African president Jacob Zuma was allowed to leave prison briefly Thursday to attend his brother's funeral. Zuma is currently serving a ...
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Democrats back Biden US lands pick assailed by Republicans
Jul 22, 2021 7:00 am - BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - A bitterly divided U.S. Senate panel deadlocked Thursday on President Joe Biden's pick to oversee vast government-owned lands in the West, as Demo...
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Investigators question warden at California women's prison
Jul 22, 2021 7:00 am - Federal investigators questioned the warden of a federal women's prison in California and searched his office on Thursday, weeks after a former correctional officer at t...
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Chicago cop sentenced for role in gambling ring
Jul 22, 2021 1:00 am - A federal judge on Thursday sentenced a veteran Chicago police officer to 15 months in prison for his role in a large-scale, international gambling ring. Nicholas Stella...
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Police seek 3 charged with murder in West Dundee road rage attack that killed a manJul 22, 2021 1:00 am - Three men have been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the June beating death of a Carpentersville man at a West Dundee gas station, and police are see...
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Man accused of attacking teen on bike path in Beach Park pleads not guiltyJul 22, 2021 1:00 am - The Beach Park man charged with attacking a 16-year-old girl last month on the Robert McClory Bike Path in Beach Park pleaded not guilty Thursday. Tramane Johnson, 27, o...
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Elgin man pleads guilty to killing Bartlett bicyclist in crash while fleeing policeJul 22, 2021 1:00 am - A 28-year-old Elgin man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for killing a bicyclist in a hit-and-run crash. Lance Neal, of the 0-100 block of Clifford Court, last w...
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Naperville police topped suburbs in DUI arrests last year, survey saysJul 22, 2021 1:00 am - Naperville police arrested more people for driving under the influence in 2020 than any other suburb, an advocacy group reported Thursday. The Elgin, Carol Stream, Wauke...
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China fines tech giants for content exploiting children
Jul 21, 2021 7:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - China's internet watchdog said Wednesday it has fined platforms operated by e-commerce company Alibaba and gaming firm Tencent for spreading sexually su...