Man charged with pretending to be disabled to scam elderly

A man who pretended to require a wheelchair to get sympathetic elderly people in suburban Chicago to comply with his requests for expensive gifts and hotel room
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Holocaust survivor faces evil, cheats death for second time

Judah Samet shares his stories of surviving the Nazi death camps with students. Now, the 80-year-old Pittsburgh man has another tale of survival, and hate. Same
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Prominent attorney allegedly shot by brother-in-law

The man accused of gunning down a prominent lawyer in his suburban Chicago home has been ordered held without bond on first-degree murder and attempted murder c
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Edens Spur construction to reduce travel to 1 lane

Illinois Tollway officials are notifying travelers of lane reductions this week on Interstate 94. Officials say work to reconstruct the Edens Spur between Pfing
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EXCHANGE: Lack of players forces Legion to suspend baseball

ILLINOIS EXCHANGE: Lack of players forces Legion to suspend baseball program
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Chicago-area Head Start programs getting $3 million

Programs that help babies and young children and their low-income families in suburban Chicago are getting nearly $3 million
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Coast Cutter Healy returns to Seattle homeport

The crew of a Coast Guard icebreaker returned to their homeport in Seattle following the ship's annual artic deployment
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Top lieutenant to 'El Chapo' sentenced to life in prison

A top lieutenant to drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has been sentenced to life in prison in a Virginia courtroom
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Deadline looms for Latinos detained by Arpaio's officers

Latinos illegally detained when then-Sheriff Joe Arpaio defied a court order face a Monday deadline to apply for taxpayer-funded compensation for the harm they
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A man and his baby: A desperate bid to cross into US

The young Honduran man was worried and you could see it on his face: Clutching his 1-year-old son, he looked back apprehensively toward the barrier he just cros
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The Latest: Dallas police chief says shooting was tragic

Dallas' police chief says all personnel in her department continue to feel "anguish" over the fatal shooting of a 26-year-old black man inside his own apartment
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Shooting of neighbor brings murder charges against officer

White Dallas officer charged with murder in fatal shooting of black neighbor
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The Latest: DA says criminal case drew from 300 witnesses

The Dallas County District Attorney says her office spoke with more than 300 witnesses in preparation for a grand jury presentation in the criminal case against
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Correction: Bloomberg Grant-Mississippi story

Correction: Bloomberg Grant-Mississippi story
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3 dead, 8 injured after fleeing truck rollover in California

U.S. Border Patrol agents who tried to pull over a pickup truck they suspected had crossed into the country illegally deployed a tire-flattening device after th
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Mayor leans toward missing Kid Rock-led parade after remarks

Nashville's mayor might be a no-show at a city Christmas parade if Kid Rock serves as grand marshal
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Mueller considers new charges for ex-Trump campaign chairman

The special counsel in the Russia investigation is still considering filing new charges against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort
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Crumbling foundations fund receives delayed $19 million

The entity overseeing Connecticut's crumbling foundations account has finally received the $19 million it's been seeking for several months
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Montanan charged with killing man with tomahawk during fight

A Montana man is charged with killing another with a tomahawk during an early morning street fight in Great Falls
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No injuries reported after private jet veers off runway

An airport official says no one was hurt when a small private jet veered off a runway at the Fargo airport
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The Latest: AP retracts call in North Carolina Congress race

The Associated Press is retracting its call of a winner for U.S. House in North Carolina's 9th Congressional District
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Cases of law enforcement officers charged in shootings

Dallas police officer's indictment on murder charge in killing of her neighbor is the latest example of white police officers charged in shooting deaths of blac
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US Army sergeant gets life without parole for slaying wife

A U.S. Army sergeant has been sentenced to life in prison for killing his soldier wife in 2015
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Steil resigns as regent after congressional win

University of Wisconsin System Regent Bryan Steil resigns as he begins his first term in Congress
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