Crime
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World Cup host Qatar used ex-CIA officer to spy on FIFA
Nov 23, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A former CIA officer has spied on top soccer officials for years while working for Qatar, the tiny Arab country hosting next year's World Cup tournamen...
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Conviction overturned in 1981 rape of author Alice Sebold
Nov 23, 2021 6:00 am - A rape conviction at the center of a memoir by award-winning author Alice Sebold has been overturned because of what authorities determined were serious flaws with the 1...
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Juul to pay $14.5 million to settle Arizona vaping lawsuit
Nov 23, 2021 6:00 am - PHOENIX (AP) - E-cigarette giant Juul Labs will pay Arizona $14.5 million and vowed not to market to young people in the state to settle a consumer fraud lawsuit. The se...
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Bus crashes, catches fire in Bulgaria; at least 45 dead
Nov 23, 2021 6:00 am - SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) - A bus carrying tourists back to North Macedonia crashed and caught fire in western Bulgaria early Tuesday, killing at least 45 people, including a...
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World Cup host Qatar used ex-CIA officer to spy on FIFA
Nov 23, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The tiny Arab nation of Qatar has for years employed a former CIA officer to help spy on soccer officials as part of a no-expense-spared effort to win ...
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Prospect Heights man accused of stealing money from church friends accepts plea deal
Nov 23, 2021 12:00 am - Shaw Media A Prospect Heights man pleaded guilty Monday to stealing about $12,000 from two people who thought he would help them refinance their mortgage. Carlos R. Mez...
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Man now in Wheeling police custody after murder, kidnappingNov 23, 2021 12:00 am - A man was taken into custody by the Wheeling Police Department for first-degree murder and aggravated kidnapping after being extradicted from Missouri, police said Tuesd...
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8-year-old boy becomes sixth victim of Waukesha parade attack
Nov 23, 2021 12:00 am - An 8-year-old boy became the sixth person to die Tuesday as a result of a man driving his SUV into a suburban Milwaukee Christmas parade, with a criminal complaint alleg...
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Two men charged in July Willowbrook carjackingNov 23, 2021 12:00 am - Two men have been charged with carjacking an elderly couple's car in Willowbrook over the summer, the DuPage County state's attorney's office reported Tuesday. Kevin Sa...
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Jury awards $25 million in damages for Unite the Right violence
Nov 23, 2021 12:00 am - CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - A jury ordered white nationalist leaders and organizations to pay more than $25 million in damages Tuesday over violence that erupted during the d...