Crime
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8 dead, including prison director, after Haiti jail break
Feb 25, 2021 6:00 am - CROIX-DES-BOUQUETS, Haiti (AP) - A prison director was among at least eight people killed on Thursday after several inmates tried to escape from a prison in Haiti's capi...
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Manhattan prosecutor gets Trump tax records after long fight
Feb 25, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A New York prosecutor has obtained copies of Donald Trump's tax records after the Supreme Court this week rejected the former president's last-ditch effo...
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AG: Olympics gymnastics coach dies by suicide after charges
Feb 25, 2021 6:00 am - LANSING, Mich. (AP) - A former U.S. Olympics gymnastics coach with ties to disgraced sport doctor Larry Nassar died by suicide Thursday after being charged with two doze...
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Honduras leader warns drug cooperation with US endangered
Feb 25, 2021 6:00 am - TEGUCIGALPÁ, Honduras (AP) - Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández says that antinarcotics cooperation with the United States could 'œcollapse'ť if U.S. autho...
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Lady Gaga's dog walker shot, French bulldogs stolen in LA
Feb 25, 2021 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Lady Gaga's dog walker was shot and two of the singer's French bulldogs were stolen in Hollywood during an armed robbery, police said. The singer is o...
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Oklahoma officer charged in Black man's fatal shooting
Feb 25, 2021 6:00 am - OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A white Oklahoma City police officer accused of fatally shooting a fleeing Black man armed with a knife three times in the back was charged Thursday...
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German charged with passing parliament floor plans to Russia
Feb 25, 2021 6:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - A German man has been charged with espionage for allegedly passing information on properties used by the German parliament to Russian military intelligence...
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Northbrook man charged in May 2020 bakery burglary in NapervilleFeb 25, 2021 12:00 am - A Northbrook man is facing a felony charge stemming from the burglary of a Naperville bakery last May, police said. Battogtokh Gombo, 40, of the 3600 block of Salem Walk...
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Judge rejects Smith's bid to be released from prison amid spiking COVID-19 cases
Feb 25, 2021 12:00 am - Kenneth Smith's motion seeking release from prison pending his appeal due to the spiking numbers of the COVID-19 virus was denied in spite of his having asthma and being...
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Des Plaines police investigating dealership carjackingsFeb 25, 2021 12:00 am - The Des Plaines Police Department is investigating carjackings that occurred early Thursday morning near an auto dealership. Police responded to a reported disturbance a...