Chicago homeowner shoots intruder in chest during struggle, police say
January 31, 2023 at 02:16
An 80-year-old Chicago man was hospitalized Monday following a home Monday morning home invasion in which he shot an intruder. The unidentified man responded to a knock on his door around 10:30 a.m. in the 8500 block of West Catherine Avenue, the Chicago Po...
Illinois school district worker accused of taking $1.5 million in chicken wings: report
January 31, 2023 at 02:11
An official at a Chicago, Illinois-area school district was arrested for stealing $1.5 million worth of food – mainly chicken wings – from the district during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to reports. The Associated Press reported that Vera Liddell, 66,...
Philadelphia would-be carjacker shot at by licensed gun owner while attempting to steal car: police
January 31, 2023 at 01:50
An attempted carjacking in Philadelphia was thwarted by a licensed gun owner who fired back at the would-be thief, police said. The confrontation occurred just after 11 p.m. Saturday in the 1800 block of Mascher Street. 26th District Officers responded to a...
Unlicensed North Dakota daycare operator charged with murder in baby's death
January 31, 2023 at 01:45
A 48-year-old woman was charged Monday with murder in the death of a 5-month-old boy at her unlicensed daycare in western North Dakota. The Foster County State Attorney’s office said Patricia Wick, of Carrington, was also charged with child abuse involving...
Attorney for 2 Denver officers push for dismissal in shooting of stranded man
January 31, 2023 at 01:37
An attorney for one of two law enforcement officers indicted in the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old man who was stranded along a road in a small mountain town and having a "mental health crisis" last year is trying to have the charges thrown out against him...
Montana won't seek death penalty for woman involved in grandson's death
January 31, 2023 at 01:35
The newly elected prosecutor in Gallatin County has decided against pursuing the death penalty in the case of a woman charged with torturing and killing her 12-year-old grandson three years ago. County Attorney Audrey Cromwell, who was elected in November,...
New questions emerge about George Santos' old campaign filings
January 31, 2023 at 01:29
CNN —Freshman Rep. George Santos, whose finances and fabrications are under investigation, is facing new questions about the accuracy of the campaign reports filed during his unsuccessful 2020 bid for Congress. Someone named Stephen Berger, for instance, is...
Dallas Zoo says two emperor tamarin monkeys were taken from their enclosure
January 31, 2023 at 01:18
Two emperor tamarin monkeys were stolen from their habitat at the Dallas Zoo, the latest in a string of bizarre incidents at the zoo this month. An animal care team discovered that the two monkeys were missing on Monday morning and alerted police. "It was c...
Florida drive-by shooting injures 10 people, police say attack was 'targeted'
January 31, 2023 at 01:06
At least 10 people were shot Monday during a "targeted" drive-by shooting in Florida, police said. The Lakeland Police Department said officers received reports of a shooting just before 3:45 p.m. near Iowa Avenue North and Plum Street. The responding offic...
Bob Born, candy executive and 'Father of Peeps,' dead at 98
January 31, 2023 at 01:03
Ira "Bob" Born, a candy company executive known as the "Father of Peeps" for mechanizing the process to make marshmallow chicks, has died. Just Born Quality Confections, the 100-year-old family-owned company Born led for much of his life, said Monday that h...
Iowa youth program leader injured in school shooting released from hospital
January 31, 2023 at 01:02
The founder of an educational program for at-risk youth in Des Moines has been released from the hospital, his family said Monday, a week after he was wounded and two students were shot dead. Will Keeps, 49, a former Chicago gang member who moved to Iowa an...
Manufacturer, state of Michigan agree to $663K payout for 'forever chemicals' investigation
January 31, 2023 at 01:00
A plastics manufacturer reached an agreement with the state to investigate and address hazardous substances known as "forever chemicals" at a former factory in Livingston County, Attorney General Dana Nessel said Monday. Asahi Kasei Plastics North America w...
Southern Democrats urge Biden and DNC to host 2024 convention in Atlanta
January 31, 2023 at 00:59
CNN —A group of Southern Democrats is urging President Joe Biden and the Democratic National Committee to host its presidential nominating convention in Atlanta, arguing in a letter sent Monday that Biden owes his 2020 victory and a Democratic majority in t...
Los Angeles firefighters help deliver baby: 'They talked us through what to do'
January 31, 2023 at 00:50
Soren Armour Longo had a few unexpected guests at his birth: two officers of the Los Angeles Fire Department. Studio City couple Lawrence and Astrid Longo welcomed their third child three-and-a-half weeks early. Crews with Fire Station 86 arrived within fou...
Idaho murder victim Ethan Chapin's family reflects on 'challenging time' as his siblings return to school
January 31, 2023 at 00:38
The mother of Idaho murder victim Ethan Chapin on Monday reflected on what she described as a "challenging time" sending two of her three triplets back to the University of Idaho after Ethan's Nov. 13 death. "We were recently told to look for a victory ever...
Former Guatemalan police chief convicted of US visa fraud
January 31, 2023 at 00:34
A former Guatemalan police chief has been found guilty of lying on his U.S. immigration papers about a prior conviction for killing two political activists in his country, U.S. authorities said Monday. Catalino Esteban Valiente Alonzo, an 82-year-old reside...
Chicago construction workers accused of stealing from burned high-rise
January 31, 2023 at 00:32
Two workers with a company hired for restoration work on a Chicago high-rise apartment building following a deadly fire allegedly stole $19,000 and jewelry from one resident's apartment, authorities said. The men, ages 20 and 26, are both charged with felon...
Tennessee DA warns all involved in Tyre Nichols death more charges could come as 7th officer relieved of duty
January 31, 2023 at 00:31
The Shelby County, Tennessee, district attorney issued a stark warning to everyone involved in the death of Tyre Nichols, that more charges could be filed as more information comes out. "We are looking at all individuals involved in the events leading up to...
2 people who searched Trump properties for classified documents testified before federal grand jury in Mar-a-Lago probe
January 30, 2023 at 23:52
CNN —Two people who found two classified documents in a Florida storage facility for Donald Trump have testified before a federal grand jury in Washington that’s looking at the former president’s handling of national security records at his Mar-a-Lago resid...
Louisiana sheriff's deputy shoots, injures driver during traffic stop
January 30, 2023 at 23:47
A sheriff’s deputy who was struck by a vehicle during a weekend traffic stop shot and wounded the vehicle’s driver, Louisiana State Police said in a Sunday news release. It happened Saturday evening in the rural Ethel community, about 25 miles north of Bato...