Articles filed under Crime
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No more murder charge for women in Louisiana abortion billMay 12, 2022 7:00 am - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The sponsor of a bill that would have subjected Louisiana women to murder charges for having abortions abruptly pulled the proposal from debate Thursd...
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Experts: Arizona executioners took too long to insert IVMay 12, 2022 7:00 am - PHOENIX (AP) - The first execution in Arizona in nearly eight years was carried out more smoothly than the state's last use of the death penalty, when a condemned prison...
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OAN dismissed from election workers' suit after settlementMay 12, 2022 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - A judge has dismissed conservative cable news channel One America News Network from a defamation lawsuit filed by two Georgia election workers after the t...
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Arrested Hong Kong cardinal a fiery critic of BeijingMay 12, 2022 7:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - Cardinal Joseph Zen, the 90-year-old Catholic cleric arrested by Hong Kong police on national security charges, has long been a fiery critic of Beijing'...
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Man sentenced to 21 years in prison for shooting twin 17-year-olds, killing oneMay 12, 2022 1:00 am - The Round Lake Beach man found guilty in March of second-degree murder and aggravated assault for shooting twin 17-year-olds, killing one, was sentenced to 21 years in p...
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Suspected driver in Palatine hit and run faces felony chargeMay 12, 2022 1:00 am - A Chicago man faces a felony charge stemming from a hit-and-run crash Friday in Palatine that left a pedestrian with life-threatening injuries, police announced Thursday...
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Aurora man accused of heading up 'open-air drug market' on Chicago's West SideMay 12, 2022 1:00 am - Federal prosecutors say an Aurora man was the ringleader of a now-dismantled "open-air drug market" operated by gang members on Chicago's West Side. Nathaniel Evans, 38,...
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Sri Lanka extends curfew after violence, PM's resignationMay 11, 2022 7:00 am - COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Sri Lankan authorities extended a curfew another day Wednesday as sporadic violence and arson continued after pro-government mobs attacked peac...
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Live updates | Russia-Ukraine WarMay 11, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON - U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said a ban on sales of semiconductors and other technology to Russia by the U.S. and its allies is having a serious im...
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Court: California's under-21 gun sales ban unconstitutionalMay 11, 2022 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - A U.S. appeals court ruled Wednesday that California's ban on the sale of semiautomatic weapons to adults under 21 is unconstitutional. In a 2-1 ruli...