Crime
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'I killed the woman I love'; Prosecutor says Barrington man admitted to shootingJan 03, 2021 12:00 am - A judge ordered a 50-year-old Barrington man held without bail Sunday on a first-degree murder charge stemming from the New Year's Day slaying of a woman authorities say...
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After pardon, Blackwater guard defiant: '~I acted correctly'
Jan 02, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Evan Liberty was reading in the top bunk of his cell one evening late last month when a prison supervisor delivered news he had hoped for. 'œHe says, ...
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Dirt biker who starred in HBO drama charged with murder
Jan 02, 2021 6:00 am - BALTIMORE (AP) - A renowned Baltimore dirt bike rider who appeared in an HBO drama about the city's riding scene faces murder charges for the stabbing death of her partn...
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France's giant curfew-busting party is over after two nights
Jan 02, 2021 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - A French prosecutor said police detained seven people Saturday, including two alleged organizers, after a New Year's Eve rave party drew at least 2,500 peop...
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More GOP lawmakers enlist in Trump effort to undo Biden win
Jan 02, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A growing number of Republican lawmakers are joining President Donald Trump's extraordinary effort to overturn the election, pledging to reject the res...
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Algerian ex-president's brother, former spy bosses cleared
Jan 02, 2021 6:00 am - ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) - A military appeals court in Algeria on Saturday cleared the brother of the country's longtime former leader, two ex-intelligence chiefs and the l...
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Cook County sees record numbers of opioid, gun deaths in 2020Jan 02, 2021 12:00 am - The Cook County medical examiner's office handled record numbers of opioid deaths and gun-related homicides in 2020, as well as a record number of total cases because of...
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Bail for Huntley man held in Carpentersville stabbing is $500,000Jan 02, 2021 12:00 am - Bail for a 39-year-old Huntley man charged with attempted murder in a Monday stabbing in Carpentersville has been set at $500,000, the Kane County state's attorney's off...
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Delay sought in ex-officers' trial over George Floyd's death
Jan 01, 2021 6:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Prosecutors in the case against the four Minneapolis officers charged in the death of George Floyd requested that the trial delayed by three months. ...
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Vandals damage federal buildings in Philadelphia; 7 arrested
Jan 01, 2021 6:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A group of people dressed in black vandalized at least two federal buildings in downtown Philadelphia on New Year's Eve, and police said they recover...