Crime
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Spanish rapper rejects imprisonment, draws focus to gag law
Feb 15, 2021 6:00 am - LLEIDA, Spain (AP) - A rapper in Spain and dozens of his supporters locked themselves inside a university building Monday in the artist's latest attempt to avoid a priso...
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After shooting, unrest, Wyoming gets its first Black sheriff
Feb 15, 2021 6:00 am - LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) - As a student at the Wyoming Law Enforcement Academy, Aaron Appelhans used to look at the photos of past graduating classes hanging on the wall. "I g...
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Minnesota House pulls $35M security fund for officer trials
Feb 15, 2021 6:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A proposal by Gov. Tim Walz to create a $35 million fund to bolster security during the murder trial of a former Minneapolis officer charged with kill...
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Turkey accuses US of backing PKK after Turks killed in Iraq
Feb 15, 2021 6:00 am - ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan laid into the United States, accusing it of supporting Kurdish militants on Monday, days after Turkish troop...
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Police: Wheeling resident hampering home invasion investigationFeb 15, 2021 12:00 am - A Wheeling resident is deliberately hampering a police investigation into a home invasion at his apartment, authorities said. Neither the 19-year-old victim nor two frie...
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Aurora remembers victims on second anniversary of Henry Pratt shootingFeb 15, 2021 12:00 am - Five white crosses — surrounded by candles, stuffed animals, fresh flowers and cards — stand in the front window of the David L. Pierce Art and History Center in Aurora....
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Impeachment isn't the final word on Capitol riot for Trump
Feb 14, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump's acquittal at his second impeachment trial may not be the final word on whether he's to blame for the deadly Capitol riot. The next step ...
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On Parkland anniversary, Biden calls for tougher gun laws
Feb 14, 2021 6:00 am - TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Sorrow reverberated across the country Sunday as Americans, including President Joe Biden, joined a Florida community in remembering the 17 live...
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Trump acquitted, denounced in second impeachment trial
Feb 14, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump was acquitted of inciting the horrific attack on the U.S. Capitol, concluding a historic impeachment trial that spared him the first-ever ...
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Police say Nicki Minaj's father killed by hit-and-run driver
Feb 14, 2021 6:00 am - MINEOA, N.Y. (AP) - The 64-year-old father of rapper Nicki Minaj has died after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in New York, police said. Robert Maraj was walking a...