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August 30, 2018

Chicago police officer believes Laquan McDonald murder charge is political: 'I'm not a racist'

The Chicago police officer who fired 16 shots that killed a 17-year-old teen armed with a small knife and sparked massive protests when video of the incident was released said Wednesday he was just doing what he was trained to do, and that the case brought against him is motivated by politics.

August 30, 2018

Emmett Till's classmate, 'girlfriend' speaks out for first time, says he was 'nice kid with a nice smile'

More than six decades after Emmett Till was savagely killed in a racially-motivated attack in Mississippi, a woman whose photograph he apparently boasted about to his murderers is speaking out for the first time.

August 30, 2018

Cigarette helps police nab suspect in brutal stabbing death of neighbor

A discarded cigarette helped Illinois authorities track down a man who is suspected of brutally murdering a woman in 2009, police said.

August 27, 2018

Man, 2 kids found dead in Chicago murder-suicide, police say

Two young children were found dead in Chicago on Monday in an apparent murder-suicide at the hands of an older man, police said.

August 27, 2018

Chicago ride-share passengers being targeted by armed robbers, cops warn

Two women in Chicago's Near North Side district are allegedly targeting ride-share passengers and robbing them at gunpoint, police revealed Sunday.

August 26, 2018

Chicago apartment fire kills 8, including children, officials say

At least six children and two adults were killed early Sunday after a fire broke out in a Chicago apartment without working smoke detectors, fire officials said.

August 24, 2018

Chicago police have charged only 1 person weeks after bloodiest weekend of the year

One man, accused of a trio of weapons violations, remains the only person charged in connection with the carnage wrought three weeks ago in Chicago, when 75 people were shot -- 12 fatally -- during the city's bloodiest weekend of the year.

August 24, 2018

Second suspect convicted in killing of Chicago honor student

A suspect who claimed he was forced to kill a 15-year-old high school honor student in Chicago's South Side in 2013 was convicted Thursday of first-degree murder.

August 23, 2018

Michael Avenatti makes surprise visit to DNC summer meeting

The otherwise-quiet opening day of the Democratic National Committee’s summer meeting was jolted wide awake with a late afternoon surprise visit by seemingly omnipresent lawyer Michael Avenatti.

August 23, 2018

After Mollie Tibbetts tragic death – we owe it to her to fix our broken immigration system

The tragic killing of 20-year-old University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts – allegedly by an illegal immigrant from Mexico – appears to be yet another example of America’s dangerous and failed immigration policy.