Crime
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NAACP urges federal charges in Laquan McDonald's killing
Feb 01, 2022 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The NAACP, the nation's oldest civil rights organization, on Tuesday urged Attorney General Merrick Garland to bring federal civil rights charges again...
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Waffle House shooting: Woman describes seconds of terror
Feb 01, 2022 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Kayla Shaw was waiting at a Nashville Waffle House for her order to-go around 3:20 a.m. on April 22, 2018, when her life changed forever. A plate...
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FBI chief: Threat from China 'more brazen' than ever before
Feb 01, 2022 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The threat to the West from the Chinese government is 'œmore brazen'ť and damaging than ever before, FBI Director Christopher Wray said Monday night in...
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Germany: Suspects in police shooting had been poaching
Feb 01, 2022 6:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Two men arrested over the nighttime killing of two police officers on a rural road in Germany apparently opened fire with hunting weapons after being caugh...
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Family of Durst's 1st wife sues 2nd wife for wrongful death
Feb 01, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Relatives of Robert Durst's first wife, whose 1982 disappearance culminated last year in a murder indictment against him, has filed a wrongful death laws...
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Montana coal mine fined $1M for violating safety regulations
Feb 01, 2022 6:00 am - BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - A central Montana coal mine must pay a $1 million fine for violating environmental and employee safety regulations by failing to report worker inj...
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Iowa man convicted of lottery rigging scheme granted parole
Feb 01, 2022 6:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A man serving a 25-year prison sentence for rigging computers to win lottery jackpots for himself, friends and family will be released from an Io...
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Police: Shooting at Arlington Heights apartments 'isolated' eventFeb 01, 2022 12:00 am - Arlington Heights police said a shooting Monday night at an apartment complex was an isolated event and the victim was targeted, but they declined to indicate whether th...
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Elgin man found guilty of murdering, dismembering his 76-year-old motherFeb 01, 2022 12:00 am - A jury found Brian Peck guilty Tuesday on murder charges for killing and dismembering his mother in her Elgin townhouse, a verdict greeted by tears and hugs among the 76...
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Hate crime charges filed against Niles man accused of painting swastikas at synagogue, school
Feb 01, 2022 12:00 am - Hate crime charges have been filed against a Niles man accused of spray-painting yellow swastikas on a synagogue and on the grounds of a Jewish high school in Rogers Par...