Crime
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Feds sue Walmart over role in opioid crisis
Dec 22, 2020 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department sued Walmart on Tuesday, accusing it of fueling the nation's opioid crisis by pressuring its pharmacies to fill even potentially...
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Trump pardons 15, commutes 5 sentences, including GOP allies
Dec 22, 2020 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned 15 people, including a pair of congressional Republicans who were strong and early supporters, a 2016 campai...
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Rio de Janeiro police arrest outgoing Mayor Marcelo Crivella
Dec 22, 2020 6:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Rio de Janeiro state police arrested outgoing Mayor Marcelo Crivella on Tuesday in connection with an alleged kickbacks scheme, yet another show of...
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High-speed chase in Lisle ends with fatal crashDec 22, 2020 12:00 am - A 30-year-old man was killed early Tuesday morning in a single-vehicle crash in Lisle after leading police on a high-speed chase, authorities said. The unidentified driv...
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Woman shot in ElginDec 22, 2020 12:00 am - A woman was shot Tuesday afternoon in Elgin, police said. Elgin police found the woman on the 0-99 block of Clifford Court at 2:41 p.m. She was taken to a hospital, wh...
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Police: Car with dog inside stolen from Elmhurst shopping center parking lotDec 22, 2020 12:00 am - Elmhurst police say a dog was inside a car that was stolen Tuesday morning from a shopping center parking lot. The female terrier Shi Zu mix named Zoey was in the white ...
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Barr undercuts Trump on election and Hunter Biden inquiries
Dec 21, 2020 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Undercutting President Donald Trump on multiple fronts, Attorney General William Barr said Monday he saw no reason to appoint a special counsel to look...
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Air Force: Blacks are more likely investigated, disciplined
Dec 21, 2020 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Black service members in the Air Force are far more likely to be investigated, arrested, face disciplinary actions and be discharged for misconduct, ac...
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Cohen says he deserves early release from home confinement
Dec 21, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former lawyer, says he deserves early release from home confinement but federal authorities refuse to credit him ...
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Former exam administrator gets probation in bribery scheme
Dec 21, 2020 6:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - A former college entrance exam administrator was sentenced on Monday to one year of probation for her role in the college admissions bribery scheme that ha...