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4 flight attendants arrested, accused of taking millions in drug money to Dominican Republic
Four flight attendants abused “their privileges as airline employees” and smuggled “millions of dollars of drug money” out of New York City to the Dominican Republic, federal authorities said Wednesday.
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Southwest Side residents speak out for more attention, resources from police toward local homicide cases
Family members of homicide victims on Chicago’s Southwest Side neighborhood demonstrated outside the 2nd District Chicago police station Wednesday, demanding more action on unsolved homicide cases.
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Little Village residents speak out for updates, more attention on local homicide cases
Residents in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood are speaking out, demanding updates and more attention toward local homicide cases from police, NBC Chicago’s Regina Waldroup reports.
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Michigan woman sentenced for 2003 murder of newborn twins found in Chicago area trash bin
A Michigan woman was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Tuesday in the 2003 murder of her newborn twin sons, who were left for dead in a trash bin in southwest suburban Stickney Township.
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Video shows group tackling man who stole $30K worth of Pokémon cards from Florida store
A man in behind bars after trying to steal $30,000 worth of Pokémon cards from a store in Miami-Dade.
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Man confesses to killing hospitalized wife because he couldn't afford to care for her, police say
Court records say a Kansas City-area man who’s charged with killing his hospitalized wife told police he couldn’t take care of her or afford her medical bills. Ronnie Wiggs made his first appearance Monday on a second-degree murder charge and was referred to the public defender’s office. A hearing was set for Thursday to review his $250,000 bond. His wife...
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Man attempts to shoot pastor during church service
A Pennsylvania church service was interrupted by a man with a gun who attempted to shoot the pastor giving his sermon.
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Wisconsin police killed student outside school after reports of someone with a weapon, official says
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul says police shot and killed a student outside a middle school after receiving a report of someone with a weapon.
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Mom describes ‘gut-wrenching' feeling of active shooter reports at daughter's Wisconsin school
A Wisconsin middle school was locked down Wednesday after school officials reported an “active shooter” at the building with police responding to the scene.
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No charges filed after bodies of 4 babies are found in Boston freezer
No one will be charged over the remains of four infants found in a South Boston apartment two years ago, prosecutors said Tuesday, closing their investigation into a “perplexing” case. Read the report.
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US seeks 3-year prison sentence for Binance founder over money laundering charges
Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, faces sentencing in a Seattle courtroom.
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Paramedic who injected Elijah McClain with ketamine before his death avoids prison
A Colorado judge has sentenced a former paramedic to probation in the death of Elijah McClain.
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Paramedic involved in Elijah McClain's death sentenced to 4 years of probation
Jeremy Cooper, a former Aurora Fire Rescue paramedic, had been convicted of criminally negligent homicide in December.
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Arkansas woman pleads guilty to selling 24 boxes of body parts stolen from cadavers
A former Arkansas mortuary worker has pleaded guilty to charges that she sold 24 boxes of stolen body parts from medical school cadavers to a Pennsylvania man.
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Woman dragged into street during 1 of 5 armed robberies downtown in 30 minutes
Eleven people were targeted in the robberies that took place between 12:25 a.m. and 12:55 a.m., according to Chicago police. In each case, two robbers pulled up in a sedan and demanded property while showing guns. NBC Chicago’s Courtney Sisk reports.
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Someone fishing with magnet reels in new evidence in Georgia couple's slaying
The couple was robbed and fatally shot before their bodies were discovered off a county road in January 2015.
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US government agrees to $138.7M settlement over FBI's botching of Larry Nassar assault allegations
The U.S. Justice Department announced a $138.7 million settlement Tuesday with more than 100 people who accused the FBI of grossly mishandling allegations of sexual assault against Larry Nassar in 2015 and 2016.
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Arkansas Supreme Court says new DNA testing can be sought in ‘West Memphis 3' case
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday said a judge wrongly denied a request for new genetic testing of crime scene evidence from the killing of three boys nearly 30 years ago.
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University of Chicago student targeted in armed robbery fights back against attacker
A University of Chicago student who was targeted in an armed robbery fought back against her attacker, NBC Chicago’s Regina Waldroup reports.