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A suburban Chicago man who, with his wife, is accused of confining their 10-year-old daughter to their basement has been found mentally unfit for trial by a court-appointed doctor.

The Kansas City Chiefs have instituted a lifetime ban against a fan accused of flashing a laser at New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady during last month’s AFC championship game.

A suburban Chicago man who, with his wife, is accused of confining their 10-year-old daughter to their basement has been found fit for trial.

A suburban Chicago man who, with his wife, is accused of confining their 10-year-old daughter to their basement has been found unfit for trial.

Federal prosecutors in Vermont have closed their investigation into a college land deal involving the wife of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and decided not to charge her, a spokesman for the couple said Tuesday. Jane Sanders was informed by the U.S. attorney’s office that she would not be charged, Sanders spokesman Jeff Weaver said. Jane Sanders is grateful the investigation...

A suburban Chicago woman who, with her husband, is accused of confining a daughter to their basement is seeking visitation rights to their children.

The parents who forced their 10-year-old daughter to live in the basement of their Waukegan home, claiming she was possessed, have a long history with the state’s Department of Child and Family Services.

The parents who forced their 10-year-old daughter to live in the basement of their Waukegan home, claiming she was possessed, have a long history with the state’s Department of Child and Family Services.

The parents of a 10-year-old girl who are accused of forcing her to live in the basement of their Waukegan home in deplorable conditions, are behind bars. NBC 5’s Patrick Fazio reports.  

Authorities have taken a 10-year-old Waukegan girl and her siblings into protective custody after discovering that her parents held her captive in the basement of their home in the north suburb, Waukegan police announced Wednesday.

One climber fell to his death and several others had to be rescued after conditions turned treacherous on Oregon’s tallest peak. More than a half-dozen people had been climbing near Mount Hood’s peak when a climber fell about 1,000 feet, (304 meters) said Sgt. Brian Jensen, a Clackamas County sheriff’s office spokesman. “One of the guys slipped,” said climber Quinn...

Brussels prosecutors said Sunday that ousted Catalan president Carles Puigdemont and four ex-regional ministers were taken into custody to start the process of their possible extradition to Spain. The five presented themselves to federal police at around 9 a.m. (0800 GMT; 3 a.m. EST), Brussels prosecutor’s office spokesman Gilles Dejemeppe said. He said that they haven’t been arrested and that...

Two people were killed and another suffered critical injuries in a crash involving a semi-trailer truck Monday morning in west suburban North Aurora.

Two people were killed and another suffered critical injuries in a crash involving a semi-trailer truck Monday morning in west suburban North Aurora. NBC 5’s Trina Orlando reports.

Nearly a month has passed since Dennis Hastert left the Minnesota prison where he lived for more than a year, and he is no longer under electronic monitoring.

The band Linkin Park canceled its North American tour Friday after its lead singer, Chester Bennington, was found dead by hanging the day before. “We are incredibly saddened to hear about the passing of Chester Bennington. The Linkin Park One More Light North American Tour has been canceled and refunds are available at point of purchase. Our thoughts go out...

A Central Florida man accidentally shot his wife while cleaning his gun, killing her.

A man has been charged with punching a protester at a Donald Trump rally in Fayetteville, North Carolina, after video of the altercation surfaced. Cumberland County Sheriff’s office spokesman Sgt. Sean Swain told The Fayetteville Observer that John Franklin McGraw, 78, of Linden, was charged with assault and disorderly conduct at Wednesday night’s rally. North Carolina phone listings for McGraw...

Officials say a 31-year-old woman died a week after she was taken to a hospital to have a crack pipe and another item removed from her private parts.