Tag: Violent crime
Indiana man gets 52 months in son’s methamphetamine death
PORTLAND, Ind. — An eastern Indiana man whose infant son died from methamphetamine intoxication was sentenced Monday to more than four years in prison...
Chicago cops hope money talks in new gun trafficking effort
CHICAGO — The Chicago Police Department on Monday announced a new team of officers, prosecutors and federal agents that will target gun trafficking, an...
Moroccan journalist convicted of spying, sex assault
RABAT, Morocco — A Casablanca court on Monday convicted prominent journalist and activist Omar Radi on charges of espionage and sexual assault and sentenced...
Minnesota Democrat who rose after Castile death under attack
MINNEAPOLIS — A Black Minnesota state lawmaker who rose to prominence after the fatal shooting of his friend Philando Castile came under increasing pressure...
FBI agent in investigation of Whitmer kidnap plot is charged
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — An FBI agent who testified about an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is facing an assault charge,...
Judge exonerates man who served 20 years in Georgia slayings
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — A judge on Monday dismissed all charges against a man convicted of the 1985 slayings of a couple at a south...
Padres-Nats game halted after reported shooting outside park
WASHINGTON — The game between the San Diego Padres and Washington was halted in the sixth inning Saturday night after the Nationals said a...
4 youths among 6 shot in Chicago neighborhood
CHICAGO — Three teenagers and a 12-year-old were among six people who were shot outside a party in Chicago and treated at hospitals for...
Police: Officer, suspect die after Louisiana gun battle
DOYLINE, La. — Authorities say a north Louisiana police officer was fatally shot and a suspect in his death also died following exchanges of...
$60K reward offered after child killed, 5 others shot in DC
WASHINGTON — A 6-year-old girl was killed and five other people were wounded when a gunman opened fire Friday night in a Washington, D.C.,...