Crime
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Tanzania confirms 1st attack by Mozambique-based extremists
Oct 23, 2020 7:00 am - DODOMA, Tanzania (AP) - For the first time, Tanzania's government has acknowledged an attack inside the country by Islamic extremists based in neighboring Mozambique. Th...
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How an online recipe for banana bread is helping domestic violence survivorsOct 23, 2020 5:30 am - What do an online recipe for banana bread and a host of tips for making it have to do with helping survivors of domestic violence? Nothing, and that's the point. Recogni...
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Man gets probation after pleading guilty to sexual abuseOct 23, 2020 1:00 am - A 27-year-old Lisle man accused of having sexual contact with a minor was sentenced to probation Thursday by a McHenry County judge. Richie E. Okhiria, of the 5400 block...
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Aurora man sentenced to prisonOct 23, 2020 1:00 am - A 37-year-old Aurora man pleaded guilty Friday to sexually assaulting a child and was sentenced to 12 years in prison, Kane County authorities said in a news release. Ro...
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Naperville man arrested on charges of attempted child abductionOct 23, 2020 1:00 am - A Naperville man has been arrested on charges of attempted child abduction and attempted disorderly conduct after, police say, he tried to lure two young girls to his ca...
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Waukegan fires police officer who shot, killed Black teenager in carOct 23, 2020 1:00 am - The Waukegan police officer who shot and killed 19-year-old Marcellis Stinnette on Tuesday night and injured his girlfriend was fired Friday night, the city of Waukegan ...
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Carpentersville man pleads guilty to child porn possessionOct 23, 2020 1:00 am - A Carpentersville man who was arrested for possession of child pornography while he was on probation for the same charge on a separate case was sentenced Friday to 11 ye...
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Sri Lanka Parliament votes to strengthen presidential power
Oct 22, 2020 7:00 am - COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Sri Lanka's Parliament by a large majority has approved a constitutional amendment concentrating powers under President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and ...
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Long after murders, Black voting is still troubled in Miss.
Oct 22, 2020 7:00 am - Meridian, Miss. (AP) - The old civil rights worker was sure the struggle would be over by now. He'd fought so hard back in the '60s. He'd seen the wreckage of burned ch...
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Walmart sues US in pre-emptive strike in opioid abuse battle
Oct 22, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Walmart is suing the U.S. government in a pre-emptive strike in the battle over its responsibility in the opioid abuse crisis. The government is expected...