Crime
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Florida man sentenced in Giuliani-related fraud case
Feb 08, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A Florida businessman whose fraud-busting business was exposed as a fraud itself was sentenced Monday to a year and a day in prison in a case in which pr...
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EXPLAINER: Israeli settlements may face new scrutiny
Feb 08, 2021 6:00 am - JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's ongoing building of settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem would likely be more vulnerable to prosecution than its military actions ag...
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Algeria orders investigation into student police abuse claim
Feb 08, 2021 6:00 am - ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) - In an unprecedent move, the prosecutor's office in the Algerian capital has ordered a preliminary investigation into torture and sexual abuse tha...
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Online fundraiser established for mother of Island Lake girl killed in suspected murder-suicideFeb 08, 2021 12:00 am - Hundreds of donors have contributed more than $45,000 to an online fund to assist the mother of a 9-year-old Island Lake girl killed by her father last week in an appare...
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Man charged in Beach Park double homicide refuses to attend arraignmentFeb 08, 2021 12:00 am - The Waukegan man charged with murder in the shooting deaths of a Beach Park couple refused to leave his jail cell Monday to appear before a Lake County judge. Timothy D...
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Police: Four handguns recovered from Bloomingdale hotel shootingFeb 08, 2021 12:00 am - Bloomingdale police recovered four handguns from the frantic scene of a hotel shooting over the weekend that left one person dead and renewed calls to force Indian Lakes...
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Jailed rapper Casanova disciplined for video dance challenge
Feb 07, 2021 6:00 am - VALHALLA, N.Y. (AP) - Rapper Casanova, who is jailed in New York in a gang-related federal racketeering case, is facing disciplinary charges over a dance challenge vide...
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Analysis: Trump's Senate trial matters regardless of outcome
Feb 07, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - This matters. The outcome may seem preordained in the unprecedented second impeachment trial of Donald Trump. Democrats prosecuting th...
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Big challenge: Biden is pressed to end federal death penalty
Feb 07, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Joe Biden, the first sitting U.S. president to openly oppose the death penalty, has discussed the possibility of instructing the Department of Justice to ...
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Leftist leads in early returns for Ecuador presidential vote
Feb 07, 2021 6:00 am - QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - A young leftist backed by a convicted-but-popular former president led the field of 16 candidates in early returns from Ecuador's presidential elec...