Articles filed under Crime
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Gun violence in America: A long list of forgotten victimsJul 06, 2022 7:00 am - ATHENS, Ala. (AP) - Amid the stream of mass shootings that have become chillingly commonplace in America, the reality of the nation's staggering murder rate can often be...
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Ex-alderman who's part of Daley family sentenced to 4 monthsJul 06, 2022 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A grandson and nephew of Chicago's two longest-serving mayors was sentenced to four months in prison Wednesday after being convicted of tax crimes and mak...
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States move to protect abortion from prosecutions elsewhereJul 06, 2022 7:00 am - PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Democratic governors in states where abortion will remain legal are looking for ways to protect any patients who travel there for the procedure -...
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Jury finds man guilty of murdering rapper Nipsey HussleJul 06, 2022 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - A 32-year-old man who grew up on the same streets in the same gang as Nipsey Hussle was found guilty Wednesday of first-degree murder in the 2019 shoo...
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Jihadis attack jail in Nigeria's capital, 600 inmates escapeJul 06, 2022 7:00 am - ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - At least 600 inmates escaped in a jailbreak in Abuja, Nigeria's capital city, officials said Wednesday, blaming the attack on Islamic extremist reb...
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Ex-'Cheer' star Harris gets 12 years for seeking photos, sexJul 06, 2022 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge Wednesday sentenced Jerry Harris, a former star of the Netflix documentary series 'œCheer,'ť to 12 years in prison for coercing teenage bo...
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US, UK leaders raise fresh alarms about Chinese espionageJul 06, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The head of the FBI and the leader of Britain's domestic intelligence agency raised fresh alarms Wednesday about the Chinese government, warning business l...
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Judges keeping Capitol riot trials in DC amid bias claimsJul 06, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - For some of the Washington, D.C., residents who reported for jury duty last month, a pro-Trump mob's assault on the U.S. Capitol felt like a personal a...
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Wisconsin court: Sex trafficking can be defense for homicideJul 06, 2022 7:00 am - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A woman accused of killing a man can argue at trial that she was justified because he was sexually trafficking her, Wisconsin's Supreme Court ruled ...
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Former Chicago Alderman Patrick Daley Thompson sentenced to 4 monthsJul 06, 2022 1:00 am - Former Chicago Alderman Patrick Daley Thompson has been sentenced to four months in federal prison for cheating on his taxes and lying to regulators in the federal crimi...