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Police: Girl's Dog Bites Man, Stops Attempted Abduction
Authorities say a Virginia girl’s dog stopped her from being abducted by biting a man who grabbed her.
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Former ‘DWTS' Dancer Slams Substitute Teacher Lecturing His Child for Having 2 Dads
A substitute teacher berated a Utah fifth grader after he said during a pre-Thanksgiving lesson that he was thankful he’s finally going to be adopted by his two dads, the parents said. The boy’s classmates said the teacher told him, “that’s nothing to be thankful for” and lectured the 30 kids in the class about her views on homosexuality. She...
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‘Grinch Bots' Are Here to Ruin Your Holiday Shopping
Consumers may think they’re avoiding the crush this holiday season by shopping online, unaware that as they’re trying to get through the digital doors, so too are hordes of bots. And they’re throwing elbows, NBC News reports. Up to 97 percent of all online traffic to retailer login pages this holiday shopping week comes from bots, largely operated by organized...
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Man Body-Slammed by Chicago Police Officer Charged With Felony Battery, Other Crimes
The man who was seen being body-slammed by a Chicago police officer in a widely circulated video on social media was charged with felony aggravated battery and other crimes, police said Saturday.
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Mother of Man Body-Slammed by Police Officer Says Chicago Police Need to ‘Do Better'
The mother of a man who was hospitalized after being slammed to the ground by a Chicago police officer on Thursday shared her thoughts with NBC 5 after seeing video of the incident.
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Video Shows Police Body Slam Man Accused of Spitting On Cop: COPA
A man was hospitalized after being slammed to the ground by police Thursday in Chatham when he allegedly spit on an officer while being detained for drinking alcohol in public.
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Blue Line Service Resumed After Train Hits Woman at Jackson
A woman was critically injured after being hit by a train Friday at the Jackson station, suspending Blue Line service in the Loop for over an hour.
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40 Iraqi Protesters Slain in 24 Hours as Violence Spirals
Security forces shot dead 40 anti-government protesters in over 24 hours amid spiraling violence in the capital and Iraq’s south, security and medical officials said, one day after an Iranian consulate was torched. Iran condemned the burning of its consulate in the holy city of Najaf as violence continued into the night across southern Iraq, where security forces had killed...
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Sen. Martin Sandoval Announces Resignation Months After Feds Raid Office
Sen. Martin Sandoval has submitted his resignation to the Illinois Secretary of Senate’s office months after federal agents raided his office.
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Donation Bins: For Charity or For Profit?
Clothing donation bins are conveniently located at gas stations, parking lots and sidewalks throughout the city and suburbs that make it easy for residents to give away unwanted items. But NBC 5 Investigates has found many are operated, not by charities, but by for-profit companies that are difficult to track.
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Mike Bloomberg Files Federal Paperwork to Run for President in 2020
Billionaire and former New York mayor Mike Bloomberg filed official paperwork to run for president in the 2020 Democratic primary. It is a key procedural move and not a declaration that he is indeed running. A spokesman for Bloomberg explained that filing in the state of Alabama started a 15-day process to file with the FEC. “This is not an...
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EPA Prosecutions of Polluters Approach Quarter-Century Lows
Criminal prosecution and convictions of polluters have fallen to quarter-century lows under the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency, deepening three years of overall enforcement declines, according to Justice Department statistics. And while the administration says it’s focusing on quality over quantity in pollution cases, using its enforcement resources to go after the biggest and worst offenders, an Associated Press analysis...
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Man Convicted in Fatal DUI Crash Had License Revoked, but State Was Never Notified
Timothy Vandervere of Beach Park was convicted of killing members of a Kenosha family back in an April 2019 crash near Bristol, Wisconsin. Now, NBC 5 Investigates has found that Vandervere had a long history of citations, convictions and supervisions which never appeared on his public driving record.
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5 Officers Hurt When 2 CPD Vehicles Collide on West Side
Five officers were injured Thursday when two Chicago police vehicles collided in a crash in the city’s East Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side.
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Full Video: Police Chase Follows Lawndale Shooting
NBC 5’s Sky 5 was over a police chase Wednesday following a shooting in Chicago’s Lawndale neighborhood.
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Smollett Files Countersuit Against Chicago, Asks for Jury Trial
Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett has filed a countersuit against the city of Chicago and wants a jury trial to decide his case.
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Senn High School Students Charged With Bringing Pellet Guns to School
Senn High School was placed on lockdown Monday morning while the school’s resource officer searched for and arrested two students with pellet guns.
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Family of 7-Year-Old Girl Shot on Chicago's West Side on Halloween Speaks
The family of the young girl who was shot while trick-or-treating in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood on Halloween opened up to NBC 5 on Saturday, the same day the teen suspected in the shooting appeared in court. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter reports.
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Gary Councilman Pleads Not Guilty in Kidnapping Case
A Gary, Indiana councilman has pleaded innocent to charges he kidnapped, confined and intimidated a teenager he believed was involved in the theft of his automobile.
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Students With Pellet Gun Arrested at Senn High School During Lockdown
Senn High School was placed on lockdown Monday morning while the school’s resource officer searched for and arrested two students with pellet guns.