Crime
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Jihadis attack jail in Nigeria's capital, 600 inmates escape
Jul 06, 2022 7:00 am - ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - At least 600 inmates escaped in a jailbreak in Abuja, Nigeria's capital city, officials said Wednesday, blaming the attack on Islamic extremist reb...
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Ex-'Cheer' star Harris gets 12 years for seeking photos, sex
Jul 06, 2022 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge Wednesday sentenced Jerry Harris, a former star of the Netflix documentary series 'œCheer,'ť to 12 years in prison for coercing teenage bo...
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US, UK leaders raise fresh alarms about Chinese espionage
Jul 06, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The head of the FBI and the leader of Britain's domestic intelligence agency raised fresh alarms Wednesday about the Chinese government, warning business l...
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Judges keeping Capitol riot trials in DC amid bias claims
Jul 06, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - For some of the Washington, D.C., residents who reported for jury duty last month, a pro-Trump mob's assault on the U.S. Capitol felt like a personal a...
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Wisconsin court: Sex trafficking can be defense for homicide
Jul 06, 2022 7:00 am - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A woman accused of killing a man can argue at trial that she was justified because he was sexually trafficking her, Wisconsin's Supreme Court ruled ...
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Former Chicago Alderman Patrick Daley Thompson sentenced to 4 months
Jul 06, 2022 1:00 am - Former Chicago Alderman Patrick Daley Thompson has been sentenced to four months in federal prison for cheating on his taxes and lying to regulators in the federal crimi...
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Man carjacked Tuesday night in south NapervilleJul 06, 2022 1:00 am - Police are searching for four men who carjacked a man at gunpoint Tuesday night in Naperville. According to Naperville police, the victim had just parked his car in a bu...
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Judges keeping Capitol riot trials in DC amid bias claims
Jul 06, 2022 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - For some of the Washington, D.C., residents who reported for jury duty last month, a pro-Trump mob's assault on the U.S. Capitol felt like a personal attack...
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Former 'Cheer' star from Naperville sentenced to 12 years in prison
Jul 06, 2022 1:00 am - Jerry Harris, the former star of the Netflix docuseries "Cheer," was sentenced Wednesday to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty earlier this year to child pornograp...
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Prosecutors: Highland Park mass shooting suspect contemplated second attack in WisconsinJul 06, 2022 1:00 am - The 21-year-old Highwood man accused of carrying out a mass shooting during the Highland Park Independence Day parade Monday admitted to police officers that he carried ...