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By The Associated Press
Oct 24, 2020 7:00 AM - Today in History Today is Saturday, Oct. 24, the 298th day of 2020. There are 68 days left in the year.
Mayor's judge support disappoints juvenile justice advocates

By JOHN SEASLY and ADESHINA EMMANUEL of Injustice Watch
Oct 24, 2020 7:00 AM - CHICAGO (AP) - Juvenile justice reform advocates said they are disappointed with Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot for headlining an election fundraiser for Cook County Judge Michael Toomin, who is running for another six-year term. Toomin, the county's presiding juvenile justice division judge, has been criticized for opposing reforms that advocates say would keep more youth out of the criminal justice system. He is one of two judges seeking retention who the Cook County Democratic Party has voted not to endorse. The progressive group Judicial Accountability PAC has also targeted the judge with its 'œToss Toomin' campaign.
Chief: Illinois officer who shot Black couple in car fired

The Associated Press
Oct 24, 2020 7:00 AM - A suburban Chicago police chief says an officer who shot a Black couple inside a vehicle has been fired after committing 'œmultiple policy and procedure violations."
US Navy: 2 onboard training plane killed in Alabama crash

The Associated Press
Oct 23, 2020 11:30 PM - Authorities say a U.S. Navy training plane traveling from Florida has crashed in an Alabama residential neighborhood near the Gulf Coast, killing both people in the plane
California prosecutors again seek death for Scott Peterson

By DON THOMPSON
Oct 24, 2020 7:00 AM - California prosecutors say they will again seek the death penalty for Scott Peterson even as a county judge considers throwing out his conviction for murdering his pregnant wife because of juror misconduct during a trial that riveted the nation
The Latest: Trump calls 'Borat' star an unfunny 'creep'

The Associated Press
Oct 23, 2020 10:26 PM - President Donald Trump says he thinks Sacha Baron Cohen, the comedian behind the 'œBorat' films, is 'œa creep.'
Washington state discovers first 'murder hornet' nest in US

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS
Oct 23, 2020 9:45 PM - Scientists in Washington state have discovered the first nest of so-called murder hornets in the United States and plan to wipe it out Saturday to protect native honeybees
Police fatally shoot man allegedly fleeing earlier incident

The Associated Press
Oct 23, 2020 8:51 PM - Chicago police officers responding to a report of shots fired fatally wounded a man allegedly fleeing the scene
US Navy: Both crew members on training plane from Florida that crashed in Alabama killed; victims' names not released

The Associated Press
Oct 23, 2020 8:36 PM - US Navy: Both crew members on training plane from Florida that crashed in Alabama killed; victims' names not released
Mexican border state of Chihuahua returns to lockdown

The Associated Press
Oct 23, 2020 8:12 PM - Mexico's northern border state of Chihuahua has returned to the highest level of alert and lockdown after coronavirus cases jumped there and hospitals began to fill up

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