Crime
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Georgia gov sues to end cities' defiance on mask rules
Jul 16, 2020 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is suing Atlanta to block the city from enforcing its mandate to wear a mask in public and other rules related to the COVID-19 pan...
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Hawley seeks civil rights probe in case of St. Louis couple
Jul 16, 2020 7:00 am - O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley on Thursday urged Attorney General William Barr to launch a federal civil rights investigation of St. Louis' elected prosecuto...
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Depp's bodyguard says Amber Heard abused the Hollywood star
Jul 16, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Johnny Depp's security chief has alleged that Amber Heard physically abused Depp during the couple's tempestuous marriage, giving testimony to support Depp...
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Bangladeshi hospital owner arrested over fake virus tests
Jul 16, 2020 7:00 am - DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Security officials in Bangladesh have arrested the owner of two hospitals that issued thousands of fake coronavirus test reports as he attempted...
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'Being a mother defines me': AJ's mom gives tearful statement at sentencing hearing
Jul 16, 2020 1:00 am - “Being a mother defines me,” JoAnn Cunningham said through tears Thursday at her sentencing hearing for the murder of her 5-year-old son, AJ Freund. Cunningham's descrip...
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Suspected driver charged in fatal hit-and-run in WaukeganJul 16, 2020 1:00 am - A 47-year-old Zion woman turned herself in Wednesday to face a criminal charge stemming from a hit-and-run crash last month that killed a Kenosha, Wisconsin, man. Linda ...
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Aurora landlord pleads guilty to unlawful restraint of tenantJul 16, 2020 1:00 am - An Aurora landlord charged with sexually assaulting a new tenant in May 2019 has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge and will begin serving a 180-day jail sentence next m...
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Glendale Heights man gets 30 years for stabbing death at graduation partyJul 16, 2020 1:00 am - A Glendale Heights man was sentenced to 30 years in prison Thursday for stabbing a man to death in a drunken rage at a high-school graduation party in 2015. DuPage Count...
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Aurora woman faces fourth DUI chargeJul 16, 2020 1:00 am - An Aurora woman has been charged with her fourth overall DUI arrest, a felony that could send her to prison. Eileen T. Fanella, 55, of the 1400 block of Colorado Avenue,...
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U.S. executes 2nd man in a week; lawyers said he had dementia
Jul 16, 2020 1:00 am - TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - The United States on Thursday carried out its second federal execution this week, killing by lethal injection a Kansas man whose lawyers contended he...