Articles filed under Crime
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Washington Post reporter sues paper for discriminationJul 23, 2021 7:00 am - Washington Post politics reporter Felicia Sonmez sued the paper and several of its current and former editors for discriminating against her as a victim of sexual assaul...
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Man sentenced for deadly 'swatting' scheme over usernameJul 23, 2021 7:00 am - MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee man was sentenced to five years in prison this week for his role in an international 'œswatting'ť scheme that led to a person's death, ...
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316 people are shot every day in America. Here are 5 storiesJul 23, 2021 7:00 am - They panic if a balloon pops. They hold dying family members. They push their wounded bodies to heal and scroll longingly through photos and videos of their lost loved o...
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Clarification: Bribery Investigation-Ohio storyJul 23, 2021 7:00 am - CINCINNATI (AP) - In some versions of story published July 22, 2021, The Associated Press reported that FirstEnergy Corp. in Ohio was charged with conspiracy to commit w...
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Azerbaijan sentences 13 Armenian soldiers to prisonJul 23, 2021 7:00 am - BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) - A court in Azerbaijan on Friday sentenced 13 Armenian soldiers to six years in prison on convictions of terrorism and illegally entering the coun...
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50-year war on drugs imprisoned millions of Black AmericansJul 23, 2021 7:00 am - Landscaping was hardly his lifelong dream. As a teenager, Alton Lucas believed basketball or music would pluck him out of North Carolina and take him around the world. I...
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Trump inaugural committee chair to be released on $250M bailJul 23, 2021 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The chair of former President Donald Trump's inaugural committee was ordered freed Friday on $250 million bail to face charges he secretly worked as a...
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How a St. Charles officer's quick actions saved a shooting victim's lifeJul 23, 2021 5:30 am - By Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas cops crime@dailyherald.com St. Charles patrol officer Steve Mattas was about halfway through his midnight shift June 27 when a bu...
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Naperville accountant gets 8-year sentence for bilking employersJul 23, 2021 1:00 am - A Naperville man was sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison after pleading guilty last year to bilking four employers and three lenders out of more than $1...
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25 men cited in sex sting in Leyden TownshipJul 23, 2021 1:00 am - Officers from the Cook County sheriff's police Special Victims Unit issued citations Thursday to 25 men and towed 21 vehicles as part of an undercover operation in an ar...