Tag: Crime
Haiti leader’s slaying exposes role of ex-Colombian soldiers
BUCARAMANGA, Colombia — As the coronavirus pandemic squeezed Colombia, the Romero family was in need of money to pay the mortgage. Mauricio Romero Medina's...
Jurors deliberate in trial of suspended Ga. insurance chief
ATLANTA — Jurors must now sort out who they believe after the prosecution and defense told two very different stories about suspended Georgia Insurance...
Violence overshadows memorial Mass for slain Haitian leader
CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti — A priest told mourners at a memorial service Thursday for slain President Jovenel Moïse that too much blood is being shed...
South Dakota court orders sharing of crash victim’s records
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A judge overseeing the criminal trial of South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg has ordered medical providers to turn over...
Gunmen release 100 kidnapped victims in northwest Nigeria
LAGOS, Nigeria — Gunmen in northwest Nigeria have released 100 kidnapped victims, many of them nursing mothers and children, who had been held captive...
Chicago City Council approves new layer of police oversight
CHICAGO — After years of protests over law enforcement misconduct, the Chicago City Council on Wednesday approved a panel giving citizens more input on...
Suburban Indianapolis cop shoots, wounds person outside home
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. — A suburban Indianapolis police officer shot and wounded a “male subject" early Wednesday after officers responded to a call for assistance...
New prosecutor appointed in shooting of Rayshard Brooks
ATLANTA — Georgia's attorney general announced Wednesday that he has appointed the head of a prosecutors' group to oversee the criminal case against the...
Man wounded in 4th police shooting in Aurora this month
AURORA, Colo. — A man believed to be a suspect in a domestic violence incident was wounded by police in Aurora on Tuesday in...
Ga. insurance chief grabs ‘last chance’ as credibility hit
ATLANTA — Georgia's suspended insurance commissioner told jurors Wednesday that his trial “is my last chance” to persuade them and the wider world that...