Crime
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Tanzania votes but 'widespread irregularities' are claimed
Oct 28, 2020 7:00 am - DODOMA, Tanzania (AP) - Tanzania's presidential election saw 'œwidespread irregularities," the leading opposition candidate alleged Wednesday amid a massive internet slo...
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Spain: Police investigate Catalan separatists on corruption
Oct 28, 2020 7:00 am - BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - A Spanish court said Wednesday that police were investigating several people with links to the Catalan separatist movement on suspicion of corrup...
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Nigeria's army admits its soldiers were at Lagos shootings
Oct 28, 2020 7:00 am - LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Nigeria's army has admitted its soldiers were deployed at the Lekki Toll Plaza in Lagos where live rounds were fired last week, killing several pea...
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Change of plea scheduled in Rudy Giuliani-related case
Oct 28, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A change-of-plea hearing is set for Thursday for a man charged with conspiring with associates of Rudy Giuliani, one of President Donald Trump's lawyers,...
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Justice Dept. charges 8 in Chinese harassment plot in US
Oct 28, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department has charged eight people with working on behalf of the Chinese government in a pressure campaign aimed at coercing a New Jersey ...
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Developer tied to Texas AG accused judge, others of fraud
Oct 28, 2020 7:00 am - DALLAS (AP) - An Austin real estate developer at the center of recent allegations against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asked for an investigation into his uncorrobo...
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FBIwarns ransomware assault threatens US healthcare system
Oct 28, 2020 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - The FBI and two federal agencies say cybercriminals are unleashing a major ransomware assault against the U.S. healthcare system. Independent security expe...
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Belarus minister says police could use guns during protests
Oct 28, 2020 7:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - The interior minister of Belarus warned that authorities wouldn't hesitate to approve the use of live ammunition on protesters if it's necessary to ...
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Elgin police chief testifies in support of expanded use of body camerasOct 28, 2020 1:00 am - Elgin Police Chief Ana Lalley testified before an Illinois Senate committee in support of more police departments using body cameras this week, but she said the devices ...
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Illinois legislators discuss statewide police reformsOct 28, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - In the wake of a police shooting that left one teenager dead and a woman injured last week in Waukegan, lawmakers met in a joint hearing of the Senate Crim...