Crime
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Police: Teen charged after crashing stolen car, killing passengerAug 24, 2020 1:00 am - A 15-year-old Waukegan boy faces reckless homicide and other charges after police say he crashed a stolen car late Sunday night, killing his 14-year-old passenger. Accor...
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'It's my son. I miss him': Slain Glenview teen's family upset suspect is out on house arrestAug 24, 2020 1:00 am - The mother of slain 15-year-old Glenview resident Elias Valdez said she is distressed that the teen charged in her son's killing is on house arrest, and she and others w...
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Vast protest in Minsk keeps up pressure on Belarus president
Aug 23, 2020 7:00 am - MINSK, Belarus (AP) - More than 100,000 protesters demanding the resignation of Belarus' authoritarian president rallied Sunday in a vast square in the capital, keeping ...
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'End of the world': Countdown to Beirut's devastating blast
Aug 23, 2020 7:00 am - BEIRUT (AP) - The 10 firefighters who received the call shortly before 6 p.m. - a big fire at the nearby port of Beirut - could not know what awaited them. The brigade o...
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UK leader urges parents to let their kids go back to school
Aug 23, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Britain's prime minister is asking parents to set aside their fears and send their children back to school next month when schools in Britain fully reopen ...
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Lake County Democrats moving to oust Link ahead of his scheduleAug 23, 2020 1:00 am - Lake County Democrats, unhappy with party Chair Terry Link's plan to wait until Sept. 15 to step down in the wake of a federal tax evasion charge, have called a special ...
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Wheaton police seeking suspects in armed home invasionAug 23, 2020 1:00 am - Wheaton police are searching for suspects in an armed home invasion early Sunday that left a resident injured. Police said residents were checking suspicious activity ou...
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Ketamine that's injected during arrests draws new scrutiny
Aug 22, 2020 7:00 am - DENVER (AP) - Police stopped Elijah McClain on the street in suburban Denver last year after deeming the young Black man suspicious. He was thrown into a chokehold, thre...
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Trumps floats sending the law to polls, but lacks the power
Aug 22, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is threatening to send law enforcement to polling places for the upcoming presidential election, part of a growing pattern of rh...
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The bully pulpit: Trump pushes Washington, but virus resists
Aug 22, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - His face framed by the golden Oval Office curtains behind him, President Donald Trump stared straight into the camera aimed at the Resolute Desk. It wa...