Crime
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Man free after 37 years due to 'sex for lies' false witness
Jan 04, 2022 6:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A Philadelphia man was freed from prison Tuesday after 37 years in a case marred by detectives who allegedly offered a witness sex and drugs at polic...
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Document Prince Andrew claims prevents lawsuit is released
Jan 04, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A woman who says she was sexually trafficked to Britain's Prince Andrew by Jeffrey Epstein accepted $500,000 in 2009 to settle her lawsuit against the Am...
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Former Theranos CEO Holmes convicted of fraud and conspiracy
Jan 04, 2022 6:00 am - SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - In a case that exposed Silicon Valley's culture of hubris and hype, Elizabeth Holmes was convicted Monday of duping investors into believing her ...
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Suspect in South Africa's Parliament fire appears in court
Jan 04, 2022 6:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The man suspected of starting the fire that gutted South Africa's parliament buildings appeared in court Tuesday and will remain in custody pending a...
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Steps urged as 3 women slain in a day by partners in France
Jan 04, 2022 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Three women in France were found dead on New Year's Day, allegedly killed by their partners, despite efforts by President Emmanuel Macron's government to re...
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'River Dave' arrested after returning to live at cabin site
Jan 04, 2022 6:00 am - CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A former hermit in New Hampshire whose cabin in the woods burned down after nearly three decades on the property that he was ordered to leave has be...
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Will Elizabeth Holmes' conviction sober up Silicon Valley?
Jan 04, 2022 6:00 am - SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - The fraud conviction of former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes could do more than just send a once-celebrated ex-billionaire to prison. In theory, ...
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Two charged with fleeing and eluding Kane deputies in vehicle chasesJan 04, 2022 12:00 am - Two men were charged late last week with fleeing and eluding police in Kane County, authorities said. At 2:06 a.m. Friday, deputies with the Kane County sheriff's office...
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Jan. 6 attack posed loyalty test for Indiana Rep. Greg Pence
Jan 04, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Greg Pence watched the Jan. 6 insurrection unfold from an extraordinary perch. As chants of "Hang Mike Pence" echoed in the Capitol, the Republican congress...
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Glenbrook teacher charged with sexual assault, abuse of student in Arlington HeightsJan 04, 2022 12:00 am - A 45-year-old Glenbrook High Schools District 225 teacher from Des Plaines was charged Tuesday with engaging in sexual contact with one of his students in an Arlington H...