Crime
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4 charged in Los Angeles death of rising rapper Pop Smoke
Jul 13, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Two men and two teens have been charged in the death of rising rapper Pop Smoke, who was killed during a Los Angeles home-invasion robbery in February...
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St. Charles man charged with indecent solicitation in DuPage CountyJul 13, 2020 1:00 am - A St. Charles man has been charged following a weeklong investigation into sexually inappropriate online conversations he was having with someone he believed was a 14-ye...
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DuPage County man gets 30 years in beating murderJul 13, 2020 1:00 am - James Aydelotte was sentenced to 30 years in prison Monday for beating a man to death in January 2017 in an unincorporated area near Glen Ellyn. "This was no accident. T...
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Chicago man charged with battery at Rosemont hotelJul 13, 2020 1:00 am - A Chicago man who authorities say struck and kicked a woman and two children at a Rosemont hotel was ordered held on $50,000 bail Monday. Miguel Sanchez, 37, was charge...
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Family 'shocked' after conviction overturned in 41-year-old Inverness murder caseJul 13, 2020 1:00 am - Helen Gaimari was in her 90s by the time she got the news she had waited decades for: Her daughter-in-law Jacquelyn Greco had been convicted of murdering Helen's third c...
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Record label announces death of rap artist Lil Marlo
Jul 12, 2020 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - The Atlanta-based rap artist known as Lil Marlo has died, his record label said Sunday. Quality Control Music announced the death of Rudolph 'œMarlo'ť Joh...
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New British-French deal to fight "vile people smuggling"
Jul 12, 2020 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - France and Britain signed an agreement Sunday to share intelligence in their joint fight against the human traffickers who are illegally smuggling migrants ...
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The Latest: Cases of COVID-19 surging in South Africa
Jul 12, 2020 7:00 am - JOHANNESBURG -- With surging confirmed cases of COVID-19, South Africa is now ranked as the ninth most affected country by the disease, according to Johns Hopkins Univer...
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Iran blames bad communication, alignment for jet shootdown
Jul 12, 2020 7:00 am - TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - A misaligned missile battery, miscommunication between troops and their commanders and a decision to fire without authorization all led to Iran's Rev...
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AP FACT CHECK: If he's said it once, he's said it 100 times
Jul 11, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - If saying things 100 times could make them true, President Donald Trump's account of how the U.S. is doing with the coronavirus would be true. COVID-1...