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Homicides down, police overtime way up in Chicago
Hundreds of Chicago police officers are hitting the streets on overtime every night in dangerous neighborhoods, the latest tactic by Mayor Rahm ...
NYC prosecutors: Vacate conviction in rabbi murder
A man put behind bars for the 1990 killing of a Brooklyn rabbi was on the verge of freedom Wednesday after prosecutors told a judge they support ...
Stephen King, wife pledge $3M to Maine library
Stephen King and his wife have agreed to pay $3 million to overhaul their century-old hometown library in Maine, as long as $6 million is raised from ...
Lindh lawyer to push for 5 daily group prayers
A lawyer who helped American Taliban fighter John Walker Lindh and other Muslim inmates win the right to hold daily group prayers in a high-security ...
12-year-old boy arrested in Minn. School lockdown
A Minnesota school district locked down several buildings Wednesday after a 911 call that authorities later said was a prank, and a 12-year-old boy ...
Correction: Missouri-Missing Mom story
In late versions of a March 19 story about the disappearance and reemergence of a Missouri woman and her daughter, The Associated Press misspelled the ...
Illinois man freed after note deemed not a threat
A former Southern Illinois University student convicted in 2011 of attempting to threaten a murderous rampage has been released from prison, days ...
Correction: Newborn Twins Killed story
In a story March 19 about the murder conviction of a Tennessee woman who smothered her newborn twins, The Associated Press reported erroneously the ...
Feds say Native Mob gang dented but work remains
Federal prosecutors say they've weakened a violent American Indian gang known for terrorizing people in the Upper Midwest now that an alleged leader ...
Parents: Grandma 'monster,' slain son 'vindicated'
Calling her mother a "monster," Jennifer Hoffman said the 75-year-old woman deserves to be in prison for fatally shooting her teen son and strongly ...
PA abortion clinic worker describes cutting babies
A jury weighing murder charges against a Philadelphia abortion provider heard grim testimony about unorthodox procedures used on inner-city clinic ...
Pentagon bans 60 mm mortar round after deaths
A mortar shell explosion killed at least seven Marines and injured several more during mountain warfare training in Nevada's high desert, prompting ...
San Diego restricts beach use after seal abuse
San Diego's mayor has ordered a two-month nighttime shutdown of a beach after cameras set up to monitor a seal colony captured people kicking, ...
Man accused of espionage worked on deterrence
A civilian defense contractor accused of giving his Chinese girlfriend military secrets worked on developing military plans to deter potential U.S.
Family says NJ overreacted to boy's gun photo
The ruddy-cheeked, camouflage-clad boy in the photo smiles out from behind a pair of glasses, proudly holding a gun his father gave him as a present ...
Obama, lawmakers bring Irish culture to US
President Barack Obama and top lawmakers brought a wee bit of Ireland to Washington, donning green ties and a festive mood in a belated celebration ...
Mich. woman, 75, convicted of murdering grandson
A 75-year-old woman was convicted Tuesday of second-degree murder for killing her teenage grandson last spring in her Detroit-area home, after jurors ...
Testimony begins in fake Rockefeller trial
Testimony in the murder trial of a notorious Rockefeller impostor opened Tuesday with a witness telling how his excavation for a pool turned creepy ...
3 convicted in Minnesota Indian gang trial
Three alleged members of a violent American Indian gang known for terrorizing people in the Upper Midwest were convicted Tuesday in what authorities ...
NY murder-rape suspect removed monitor quickly
A man charged with killing a woman and raping her 10-year-old daughter after a carjacking at an upstate New York mall last week was able to remove and ...
UCF plotter's roommate calm but urgent in 911 call
The former student behind an aborted attack plot at a Florida university was working off a checklist that included plans to get drunk, pull a fire ...
Defiant teen gets life sentences in Ohio shooting
Wearing a T-shirt with "killer" scrawled across it, a teenager cursed and gestured obscenely as he was given three life sentences Tuesday for shooting ...
Wis. limits use of nude beach to reduce sex, drugs
Wisconsin authorities announced Tuesday they will shut down one of nation's most popular nude beaches on weekdays after struggling for years to ...
Calls for change at slain Chicago infant's funeral
A community unable to make sense of the killing of a 6-month-old Chicago girl filed past her tiny white casket Tuesday, as religious leaders implored ...
Jury convicts Tenn mother of killing newborn twins
A jury has convicted a 26-year-old Tennessee woman of felony murder and other counts in the smothering deaths of her newborn twins. She was ...