Crime
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As Minneapolis burns, mayor takes heat for the response
May 30, 2020 7:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - First-term Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey appeared to be doing everything right. He worked with the city's booming business community and the City Coun...
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Before Floyd death, activists saw progress on police reforms
May 30, 2020 7:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Years of dialogue about police and criminal justice reforms in Minneapolis had improved the relationship between the African American community and la...
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AP FACT CHECK: Trump vs. Twitter on truth and consequences
May 30, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump and Twitter tangled over truth and consequences this past week as the social media giant flagged the president's tweets for spre...
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Protests, some violent, spread in wake of George Floyd death
May 30, 2020 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - Demonstrators marched, stopped traffic and in some cases lashed out violently at police as protests erupted Friday in dozens of U.S. cities following the ...
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Trump claims protesters in DC risked facing 'vicious dogs'
May 30, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Saturday claimed that many Secret Service agents were 'œjust waiting for action'ť and ready to unleash 'œthe most vicious dog...
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Constable: Who killed the Rouse parents? Mystery and the wait for justice 40 years agoMay 30, 2020 1:00 am - It was a dark and stormy night that left the village of Libertyville awash in shock, fear and the mystery of how millionaire couple Bruce and Darlene Rouse were savagely...
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21-year-old shot to death on residential block near GurneeMay 30, 2020 1:00 am - A 21-year-old man was fatally shot late Friday in an unincorporated area near Gurnee by someone he was likely acquainted with, authorities said Saturday. Lake County She...
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Police across US speak out against Minneapolis custody death
May 29, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Murder. Brutality. Reprehensible. Indefensible. Police nationwide, in unequivocal and unprecedented language, have condemned the actions of Minneapoli...
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Biden speaks of racial 'open wound,' contrasting with Trump
May 29, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Joe Biden lamented the 'œopen wound'ť of the nation's systemic racism on Friday as he responded to the police killing of a black man in Minnesota. He d...
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Arrest made after California homeless fed poisoned food
May 29, 2020 7:00 am - SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - One person was arrested after eight homeless people were given poisoned food that sent several to the hospital, Southern California authorities ...