Crime
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US court revives lawsuit against private prison in Nevada
May 28, 2021 7:00 am - LAS VEGAS (AP) - A federal appeals court said Friday the nation's largest private prison corporation can be held liable for negligence by a man who spent almost a year i...
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At century mark, Tulsa Race Massacre's wounds still unhealed
May 28, 2021 7:00 am - TULSA, Okla. (AP) - The Black Wall Street Market is nowhere near Black Wall Street. The original Black Wall Street vaporized a hundred years ago, when a murderous white ...
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Woman arrested at US border with sloth, crocodile parts
May 28, 2021 7:00 am - HIGHGATE SPRINGS, Vt. (AP) - A Montreal woman has been arrested on charges of trying to cross the U.S. border into Canada with 'œnumerous undeclared wildlife items," inc...
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How a suburban teen's path to a possible law enforcement career is starting at the topMay 28, 2021 5:30 am - It's not unusual for children of police officers to consider following their parents' footsteps into the family business. But it's not every day that the career path sta...
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Madigan's former chief of staff pleads not guilty to perjury
May 28, 2021 1:00 am - The longtime chief of staff to former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan pleaded not guilty Friday to lying under oath to a federal grand jury that was investigating...
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GOP blocks bipartisan probe of deadly Jan. 6 riot at Capitol
May 28, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Senate Republicans on Friday blocked creation of a bipartisan panel to study the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol in a show of party loyalty to former President...
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Authorities: Woman hit person with car during violent domestic argument outside barMay 28, 2021 1:00 am - A Libertyville woman is facing charges after striking another woman with a car during a domestic argument outside a Grayslake-area bar, authorities said. Katrice Brown, ...
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Bail set at $1.5 million for suspect in Naperville shootingMay 28, 2021 1:00 am - Bail has been set at $1.5 million for an Aurora man charged with shooting a rival gang member several times in Naperville. Giovanni Portillo, 30, of the 1300 block of An...
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Signs point to shift in combating sexual assault in military
May 27, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Momentum in Congress for taking sexual assault prosecution powers away from military commanders, combined with a more flexible view by some military le...
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Cops who kill often catch a break at sentencing time
May 27, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Throughout the murder trial, prosecutors showed jurors the video seen countless times around the world of the white police officer killing a Black male. A...