Crime
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At Chauvin trial, some in jury pool have sharp views on case
Mar 09, 2021 6:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The long process of jury selection for a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd's death began Tuesday with three jurors picked and ...
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Bail granted for woman who used meth before stillbirth
Mar 09, 2021 6:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A central California woman charged with murder after delivering a stillborn baby who tested positive for methamphetamine will be released to a drug ...
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Northbrook police investigating carjackingMar 09, 2021 12:00 am - Northbrook Police are investigating a carjacking that occurred early Tuesday morning, officials said. The owner of a Range Rover reported his vehicle was stolen about 6 ...
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High court revives ex-student's suit against Georgia college
Mar 08, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court is reviving a lawsuit brought by a Georgia college student who sued school officials after being prevented from distributing Christia...
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Int'l court judges award $30M to Congolese warlord's victims
Mar 08, 2021 6:00 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - International Criminal Court judges on Monday awarded $30 million (25.3 million euros) in reparations to victims of crimes for which a Cong...
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Biden order could change how colleges handle sex misconduct
Mar 08, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - In a first step toward reversing a contentious Trump administration policy, President Joe Biden on Monday ordered his administration to review federal ...
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Claimed value of sleepy NY estate could come to haunt Trump
Mar 08, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - It's sleepy by Donald Trump's standards, but the former president's century-old estate in New York's Westchester County could end up being one of his big...
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Polish women mark Women's Day protesting abortion ban
Mar 08, 2021 6:00 am - WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Women's rights activists in Poland marked International Women's Day on Monday caught between reasons to celebrate and a heavy sense that they are f...
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Harvard professor ignites uproar over 'comfort women' claims
Mar 08, 2021 6:00 am - CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - A Harvard University professor has ignited an international uproar and faces mounting scrutiny for alleging that Korean women who were kept as se...
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Surge in cybercrime during the pandemic requires response from state, suburban lawmaker saysMar 08, 2021 4:30 am - Small businesses in Illinois have had to move their operations increasingly online and remote in the past year, driven to do so by the COVID-19 pandemic. Where the movem...