Missing West Virginia teen found dead, homicide investigation underway

Authorities in Kanawha County, West Virginia, have confirmed that human remains discovered at a property in Big Chimney belong to 16-year-old Shayln Shantel Harvey.

Raúl Castro indicted: US charges former Cuba president

The U.S. has indicted former Cuban president Raúl Castro in connection with the deaths of four people killed in 1996 when two planes were shot down off the coast of the island nation.

Maduro reportedly faces second US criminal investigation in Miami

Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is facing a second U.S. criminal investigation led by federal prosecutors in Miami, according to Reuters.

Chicago cop killing suspect allegedly preyed on ‘joke of a system,’ costing officers their lives: alderman

A Chicago man with nearly a decade-long rap sheet is set to appear in court Wednesday after authorities say he killed a police officer and gravely injured another in the latest example of what one city leader called a "joke of a system" that is costing cops their lives.

Chicago man arrested 2 months after South Shore stabbing, attempted robbery

Chicago police say a 20-year-old has been charged two months after a South Side stabbing during an attempted robbery left a man seriously injured.

Chicago man charged with DUI after fatal I-290 crash

Illinois State Police say a Chicago man is facing felony DUI charges after a deadly chain-reaction crash Sunday on I-290 that killed a suburban man.

3 separate shootings leave 4 wounded on Chicago's South, West sides: police

Four people were wounded in three separate shootings across Chicago late Tuesday and early Wednesday, including a 17-year-old boy critically injured on the West Side.

Chicago man charged in West Side shooting that injured 2 women

A Chicago man was charged in a double shooting during an argument over the weekend in the city's Austin neighborhood.

Indiana bookie used movie quotes as violent code, feds say

One of the defendants in the Indiana gambling investigation is being labeled a danger to the community, for quoting a mob movie.

Florida lawyer, influencer daughter arrested in alleged murder-for-hire plot

A popular TikTok influencer has been arrested for allegedly conspiring with her father and boyfriend to hire someone to kill her ex-boyfriend and the father of her child, singer Jack Avery. 

NEW DETAILS: Police searched for teen suspects before deadly San Diego mosque shooting
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Police say they were already searching for two teen suspects before a deadly shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego left three people dead and sparked a massive law enforcement response.

Lawsuit claims poor security at Tinley Park concert venue led to teen's sexual assault
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A lawsuit filed this week accuses Live Nation and the Tinley Park amphitheater of failing to protect a 16-year-old girl who was allegedly sexually assaulted during a Wiz Khalifa and Sean Paul concert last summer.

Indiana bookie used movie quotes as violent code, feds say
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Prosecutors revealed more details about a defendant in an illegal Indiana gambling case, including how he used references to a mob movie.

Illinois schools sound alarm over rise in harmful cyberbullying messages
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Cyberbullying messages telling kids to “kill yourself” are becoming alarmingly common, and child health experts warn the emotional damage can have devastating consequences for some children and teens.

Man killed in Skokie shooting

A man was shot and killed Tuesday morning in north suburban Skokie.