Suspect Accused of Targeted Attack on Former Colleagues, Police Say A 36-year-old Chicago man faces two first-degree murder charges following the fatal shooting of two workers at Navy Pier, one of the city’s busiest tourist destinations. Authorities announced the charges on Saturday, days after the tragic incident unfolded in an...

Police Make Arrest as Students, Community Seek Healing After Deadly Homecoming Violence A celebration turned tragic early Sunday when a shooting at Tuskegee University left one person dead and injured 16 others, with 12 sustaining gunshot wounds. The incident, which occurred during homecoming weekend, has left the historically Black university...

Governor Pritzker Vows to Defend Law in Higher Courts as Debate over Second Amendment Rights Intensifies A federal judge on Friday issued a ruling that overturns Illinois' ban on semiautomatic weapons, citing recent Supreme Court precedents that emphasize a stricter interpretation of Second Amendment rights. U.S. District Judge Stephen P....

Decision Sparks Outcry from Local Officials and Residents The Arkansas Board of Corrections voted Friday to approve an 815-acre site for a proposed 3,000-inmate prison, a project that has sparked backlash from local residents and officials who say they were not consulted before the state purchased the land. The new...

Jury Delivers Swift Guilty Verdict in High-Profile Case of Missing Minnesota Woman A Minnesota jury has found Adam Fravel, 30, guilty of first-degree murder in the death of his girlfriend, Madeline Kingsbury, a case that captured national attention in 2023. Kingsbury’s disappearance prompted thousands of volunteers to assist in the...

Marshand Crisler Found Guilty of Corruption Charges, Faces Up to 10 Years Marshand Crisler, the former interim sheriff of Hinds County, Mississippi, was convicted on federal charges of bribery and illegally supplying ammunition to a felon. Crisler, who briefly held the sheriff position in 2021, could face a maximum of...

Incident Disrupts Subway Service as Police Search for Suspect A man accused of shooting another man on a busy Upper West Side street in Manhattan before fleeing into the New York City subway system was arrested Friday, according to the New York City Police Department. The suspect, Eduardo Diaz, 25,...

Accusations of Deception and Corpse Abuse Rock Grieving Families Across Colorado The husband-and-wife team behind Return to Nature Funeral Home are expected to enter guilty pleas on Friday following accusations of leaving 190 bodies to decompose in a room-temperature facility and deceiving grieving families with fake ashes. Jon and Carie...

Prosecutors Allege Extreme Abuse and Isolation in Tragic Harlem Case A New York City couple has been indicted on charges of murder, manslaughter, and child endangerment in connection with the death of their 4-year-old son, Jah’Meik Modlin, who authorities say suffered from prolonged starvation and neglect in a Harlem apartment....

Massive Scandal Involves Dozens of Navy Officials, Fraudulent Contracts, and Escape Attempt Leonard “Fat Leonard” Francis, a former military contractor behind one of the largest corruption scandals in U.S. military history, was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in federal prison. The sentencing caps a saga that included bribery, fraud, and...

Taskin Torlak Accused of Smuggling Venezuelan Oil Using Complex Evasion Tactics Taskin Torlak, a Turkish businessman, was arrested in Miami on Monday on charges of helping Venezuela’s state oil company bypass U.S. sanctions. Torlak, 37, faces allegations of operating a network of companies that transported Venezuelan crude oil in defiance...