Articles filed under Crime
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Barrington man convicted of running $20 million retail theft ringApr 12, 2022 1:00 am - A Barrington man who authorities say ran a $20 million, nationwide retail crime ring now faces up to 25 years in federal prison, after a Texas jury convicted him of mult...
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Media mogul Jimmy Lai appeals to UN over Hong Kong casesApr 11, 2022 7:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - Lawyers for Hong Kong media mogul and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai are asking the United Nations to investigate his imprisonment and multiple crimin...
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California utility to pay $55 million for massive wildfiresApr 11, 2022 7:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Pacific Gas & Electric, the nation's largest utility, has agreed to pay more than $55 million to avoid criminal prosecution for two major wildfires ...
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Mariupol mayor says siege has killed more than 10K civiliansApr 11, 2022 7:00 am - LVIV, Ukraine (AP) - The mayor of the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol said Monday that more than 10,000 civilians have died in the Russian siege of his city, and that th...
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St. Louis prosecutor, disciplinary panel reach agreementApr 11, 2022 7:00 am - ST. LOUIS (AP) - St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner has reached an agreement with the Missouri Office of Disciplinary Counsel in which she acknowledges mistakes in h...
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Biden aims at 'ghost gun' violence with new federal ruleApr 11, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Monday took fresh aim at ghost guns, the privately made firearms without serial numbers that are increasingly cropping up in vio...
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Puerto Rico Olympian's mother killed at home by stray bulletApr 11, 2022 7:00 am - The mother of a Puerto Rican Olympian was killed by a stray bullet while sewing in her Connecticut home over the weekend, according to the athlete and police. Police bel...
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Police ID 2 people killed in Iowa nightclub shootingApr 11, 2022 7:00 am - CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - Authorities on Monday identified the two people killed when two gunmen opened fire inside a crowded Iowa nightclub over the weekend. Cedar Rapi...
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Live Updates | Russia-Ukraine WarApr 11, 2022 7:00 am - UNITED NATIONS - Nearly two-thirds of all Ukrainian children have fled their homes in the six weeks since Russia's invasion and the United Nations has verified the death...
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Naperville woman charged with buying gun using fake FOID cardApr 11, 2022 1:00 am - A Naperville woman was charged with forgery after purchasing a gun with a fraudulently obtained FOID card, according to the Illinois attorney general's office. Atanda Wi...