Articles filed under Crime
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Illinois Senate majority leader and husband carjackedDec 22, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois Senate Majority Leader Kimberly Lightford and her husband were carjacked Tuesday night in West suburban Broadview by masked gunmen who stole her 2018 Mercedes S...
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New reforms target US military's missing weapons problemDec 21, 2021 6:00 am - The Department of Defense is overhauling how it keeps track of its guns and explosives, and Congress is requiring more accountability from the Pentagon -- responses to a...
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Policing experts: Series of errors preceded Wright shootingDec 21, 2021 6:00 am - The suburban Minneapolis police officer on trial for fatally shooting Daunte Wright has said she mistakenly used her gun when she was trying to grab a Taser during a cha...
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Harvard professor found guilty of hiding ties to ChinaDec 21, 2021 6:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - A Harvard University professor charged with hiding his ties to a Chinese-run recruitment program was found guilty on all counts Tuesday. Charles Lieber, 6...
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Suspect denies knife murder of UK lawmaker David AmessDec 21, 2021 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - A 25-year-old man pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to murdering a British lawmaker who was stabbed to death while meeting constituents. Conservative member of...
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EXPLAINER: Why Elizabeth Holmes' fraud case turns on intentDec 21, 2021 6:00 am - SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - The high-profile case of former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes, now before a jury, boils down to a single question: Did she cover up defects in he...
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Leniency calls grow for trucker sentenced in Colorado crashDec 21, 2021 6:00 am - DENVER (AP) - An online petition has gathered millions of signatures calling for leniency for a 26-year-old truck driver who was sentenced to 110 years in prison for veh...
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Ex-gymnastics coach wins appeal on Nassar-related convictionDec 21, 2021 6:00 am - LANSING, Mich. (AP) - The Michigan Court of Appeals on Tuesday overturned the conviction of a former Michigan State University gymnastics coach who was accused of lying ...
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EV start-up Nikola settles with US for $125 millionDec 21, 2021 6:00 am - Electric and hydrogen-powered truck startup Nikola has agreed to a $125 million settlement over charges that it defrauded investors after misleading them about its produ...
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Berwyn man gets six months for not reporting fatal crash near LombardDec 21, 2021 12:00 am - A Berwyn man pleaded guilty to felony failure to report an accident causing death for an August 2019 crash that killed a pedestrian near Lombard. Luciano Pantaleon, 50, ...