Articles filed under Crime
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Cops who kill often catch a break at sentencing timeMay 27, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Throughout the murder trial, prosecutors showed jurors the video seen countless times around the world of the white police officer killing a Black male. A...
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Defense: Colorado school gunman was manipulated by friendMay 27, 2021 7:00 am - DENVER (AP) - A teen accused of killing a fellow student at his suburban Denver school in 2019 agreed to participate in the attack as long as it looked like he was press...
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Auditors find no fraud in disputed New Hampshire electionMay 27, 2021 7:00 am - PEMBROKE N.H. (AP) - There is no evidence of fraud or political bias in a controversial New Hampshire election where a recount and audit has drawn the interest of former...
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The Latest: Apps let younger Koreans sign up for spare shotsMay 27, 2021 7:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea is allowing younger adults who aren't yet eligible to get coronavirus vaccines to use smartphone apps to sign up for spare doses as off...
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3 jailed over 2017 Barcelona attacks by Islamist extremistsMay 27, 2021 7:00 am - MADRID (AP) - A Spanish court on Thursday imposed prison sentences ranging from 8 to 53 years on the three surviving members of an extremist Islamist cell that killed 16...
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Trial scheduled for Jehovah's Witnesses elders accused of failing to report sexual abuseMay 27, 2021 1:00 am - Two Jehovah's Witnesses elders accused of failing to notify police that a congregant was sexually abusing a child are scheduled for a joint trial in July. Jehovah's Witn...
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Energy working groups continue in wake of new indictmentMay 27, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Nearly 50 legislators identifying as the Illinois Legislative Green Caucus signed a letter Wednesday asking leadership to make equity and utility accountab...
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Lake County sheriff's office warns of phone scamMay 27, 2021 1:00 am - The Lake County sheriff's office announced Thursday it's investigating several instances of someone impersonating a police officer over the phone. A news release said t...
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Legislation would lift benefit ban for those with drug convictionsMay 27, 2021 1:00 am - The Senate on Thursday passed House Bill 88, which would provide that a conviction for a drug crime would not make an Illinoisan ineligible for Temporary Assistance for ...
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Prospect Heights man charged with sexually abusing two girlsMay 27, 2021 1:00 am - A 32-year-old Prospect Heights man who prosecutors say is on bail on a misdemeanor domestic battery charge faces new charges he sexually abused two girls. David Alvarez...