Crime
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Lawsuit: Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. raped New York woman in 2013
Aug 18, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. is accused of raping a woman twice in a Manhattan hotel room in 2013, according to a lawsuit that escalates the severity of the gr...
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Elgin man accused of sex abuse, child porn possessionAug 18, 2020 1:00 am - A 35-year-old Elgin man has been charged with sexually abusing a minor and possession of child pornography, the Kane County state's attorney's office announced on Tuesda...
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Teen surrenders in connection with Glenbrook South student's slayingAug 18, 2020 1:00 am - A 16-year-old boy surrendered to Glenview police Monday in connection with the Aug. 5 killing of Glenbrook South High School student Elias Valdez. Police said the boy, w...
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Authorities: Aurora man burned son's hands for not punching ill older brother in headAug 18, 2020 1:00 am - An Aurora man has been charged with burning his 5-year-old son's hands with hot water after the boy refused to punch his older brother who suffers from a brain tumor. Ro...
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Judge delays R. Kelly's trial in Chicago
Aug 18, 2020 1:00 am - A federal judge in Chicago agreed Tuesday to delay the fall trial of R&B singer R. Kelly, finding that prosecutors had raised legitimate concerns about whether the trial...
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Activists: Police killings of Latinos lack attention
Aug 17, 2020 7:00 am - RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) - Forty-year-old Antonio Valenzuela's death didn't spark widespread protests like George Floyd's. In fact, the police killing of Valenzuela drew li...
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Feds release nationwide sex offender registry regulation
Aug 17, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department announced a new regulation Monday spelling out detailed nationwide requirements for sex offender registration under a law Congre...
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Victims tell of trauma, healing in Golden State Killer case
Aug 17, 2020 7:00 am - SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Jane Carson-Sandler says she has served an effective life sentence in the more than four decades since she was one of the first rape victims of...
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Review cites 'operational failures' in Smollett prosecution
Aug 17, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A special prosecutor in Chicago accused Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx and her office on Monday of repeatedly abusing their discretion and making f...
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Feds urge judge to OK prison deals for Loughlin, Giannulli
Aug 17, 2020 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - Federal prosecutors urged a judge Monday to accept deals that call for 'œFull House'ť actor Lori Loughlin to spend two months in prison and her fashion des...