Crime
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2 more ex-Wirecard managers arrested, ex-CEO back in custody
Jul 22, 2020 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Two more former executives at bankrupt German payment company Wirecard were arrested on Wednesday in the fraud scandal that brought down the one-time tech ...
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US orders China to close its consulate in Houston
Jul 22, 2020 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - The United States said Wednesday that it has ordered China to close its consulate in Houston 'œto protect American intellectual property" and the private ...
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Ohio Dems want nuclear bailout law repealed as scandal grows
Jul 22, 2020 7:00 am - COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A nuclear plant bailout law should be repealed immediately, Democratic members of the Ohio House announced Wednesday as a bribery scandal involving...
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Amber Heard accuses Depp of throwing bottles like 'grenades'
Jul 22, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON - Amber Heard alleged in a British court on Wednesday that her ex-husband Johnny Depp threw "30 or so bottles" at her as if they were "grenades or bombs" during a...
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State employment agency hit in nationwide fraud schemeJul 21, 2020 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Employment Security said Wednesday it has been affected by a nationwide fraud scheme involving the federal Pandemic Unemployment...
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Elgin man charged with shooting at occupied vehicleJul 21, 2020 11:00 pm - A 23-year-old Elgin man is being held on $300,000 bail after his arrest on charges he fired five shots Monday at an occupied vehicle after he thought someone was talking...
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Geneva police issue fraud warningJul 21, 2020 11:00 pm - The Geneva Police Department is alerting community members about a trend in identity theft related to unemployment benefits fraud. In recent days, multiple Geneva reside...
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'This bloodshed must end': Trump deploys feds to Chicago under 'law-and-order' push
Jul 21, 2020 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will send federal agents into Chicago and Albuquerque to help combat rising crime, expanding the administ...
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Cops: 15 injured after shooting outside Chicago funeral home
Jul 21, 2020 11:00 pm - Fifteen people were injured, one person was being questioned and multiple suspects were being sought after gunfire erupted outside a funeral home on Chicago's South Side...
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Authorities: Man on probation for drug possession beat teen during marijuana dealJul 21, 2020 11:00 pm - A Geneva man who was on probation after pleading guilty to drug possession in 2019 now faces charges that he beat up a 17-year-old during a marijuana deal in June. Jacob...