At least seven people were killed in shootings in Chicago’s weekend violence – including at least three teens – and more than three dozen other people wounded across Illinois’ largest city.  Two of those killed were students who were supposed …

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Louisiana police have tracked down a Texas man accused of assaulting and murdering his 11-year-old neighbor, Maria Gonzalez. Authorities in Shreveport, Louisiana, took Juan Carlos Garcia Rodriguez, 18, into custody Saturday after Harris County, Texas, officials charged him with capital …

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A Texas felon wanted in the shooting of three law enforcement officers within a 24-hour span was taken into custody Thursday evening, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. Terran Green, 34, was arrested without incident at 11:43 p.m. Thursday …

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A Chicago man arrested for molesting his 7-year-old relative while the girl participated in an online learning session has been handed an 11-year jail sentence. Catrell Walls, 21, was sentenced Wednesday for the sexual assault, which took place three years …

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A new pair of lawsuits announced Wednesday on behalf of a victim’s family and survivors of the May 2022 mass shooting at Tops supermarket in Buffalo, New York, alleges that the gunman became “addicted” to social media platforms that “shepherded …

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