Crime
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AJ Freund's mother says she was 'seeing demons and hearing voices' before she killed son
Apr 01, 2022 1:00 am - The Crystal Lake mother serving a 35-year prison term for killing her 5-year-old son AJ Freund in 2019 claims in newly filed court records that she suffered postpartum p...
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More catalytic converters stolen in Des PlainesApr 01, 2022 1:00 am - Catalytic converters were stolen off five vehicles on the 0-100 block of Bradrock Drive in Des Plaines Wednesday. The thefts occurred between 5 and 10 p.m., police said...
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Ethiopia's Supreme Court upholds bail for journalist
Mar 31, 2022 7:00 am - CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - Ethiopia's Supreme Court has upheld the order to release on bail journalist Amir Aman Kiyaro, who has been imprisoned for four months with...
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Nevada gun manufacturer's license is revoked after lawsuit
Mar 31, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal officials have revoked the license of a Nevada-based gun manufacturer that was accused of illegally selling guns and went bankrupt but then reb...
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LGBTQ groups sue Florida over so-called 'Don't Say Gay' law
Mar 31, 2022 7:00 am - TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Gay rights advocates sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday to block a new law that forbids classroom instruction on sexual orientation and ...
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Medical charity says 5 abducted workers are freed in Nigeria
Mar 31, 2022 7:00 am - DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - The French medical charity Doctors Without Borders, or MSF, says that five of its employees have been released in Nigeria after being kidnapped las...
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Anti-death penalty advocate weds man on Oklahoma death row
Mar 31, 2022 7:00 am - McALESTER, Okla. (AP) - Anti-death penalty advocate Lea Rodger says she is keenly aware of the realities facing her and Richard Glossip, who she married this week inside...
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Pentagon links leadership failures to violence at bases
Mar 31, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Military bases with a high risk for sexual assault, harassment and other harmful behaviors often have leaders who don't understand violence prevention,...
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Ex-minor leaguer ran major league sports betting operation
Mar 31, 2022 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - A former minor league pitcher ran a major league illegal sports betting operation in California that used other former pro athletes to take bets and t...
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China holds espionage trial of Chinese Australian journalist
Mar 31, 2022 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Chinese Australian journalist Cheng Lei went on trial in Beijing on Thursday on espionage charges, with diplomats denied permission to attend the proceedi...