Crime

R. Kelly's lawyers began mounting a defense Thursday in Chicago against federal charges of child pornography and other charges.
/ September 2, 2022
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An investigation is underway after a police officer in Columbus, Ohio shot and killed an unarmed Black man on Aug.…
/ September 1, 2022
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Reports of sexual assaults across the U.S. military jumped by 13% last year, largely fueled by a nearly 26% jump…
/ September 1, 2022
The attorneys who filed the lawsuit on behalf of David Blaska received the other $46,000 awarded in the settlement with…
/ August 31, 2022
James Theodore Highhouse exploited inmates' faith and their powerlessness behind bars for his own gratification, prosecutors said.
/ August 31, 2022
Prosecutors rested their case Tuesday at R. Kelly’s federal trial in Chicago after presenting two weeks of testimony.
/ August 31, 2022
Turhan Knight, a Louisville corrections officer since 2018, said he is "deeply remorseful" for making the mock recruitment video on…
/ August 30, 2022
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Two more accusers took the witness stand at R. Kelly’s child pornography and solicitation of minors trial Monday.
/ August 30, 2022
Four people were shot Sunday, three fatally, by a man who appeared to fire randomly over about 2-1/2 hours in…
/ August 29, 2022
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A federal jury in Atlanta has awarded $100 million to a panhandler who fell and broke his neck after a…
/ August 29, 2022
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Pending legislation would ease the current standard, which keeps inmates locked up who are too sick to be dangerous, critics…
/ August 26, 2022
A former girlfriend of the R&B singer wept on the witness stand as she testified that Kelly's manager told her…
/ August 26, 2022