Ed Burke, who was once one of the most powerful Democratic City Council members in Chicago, was found guilty Thursday in a corruption trial. A federal judge found Burke guilty on all but one of 14 corruption counts, including racketeering, federal program bribery, and attempted extortion. The jury, which comprised …
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A truck driver is counting his blessings after Palm Beach County, Florida,emergency crews rescued him from the 18-wheeler he was trapped in, which was dangling off the side of a bridge. Palm Beach County Fire and Rescue posted a picture to X on Dec. 23 of a tractor trailer truck …
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Investigators in West Virginia now believe a dog that was euthanized after its front legs were severed may have been hit by a train. The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office previously said the injuries were caused by a cutting instrument and were not the result of an accident. …
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RICHMOND, Va. – The Civil War Trust has surpassed its $40 million goal in a campaign to protect 64 battlefields in 16 states, raising $52 million over four years. The national nonprofit group announced Saturday at its annual conference that its effort to save battlefields during the war’s just-concluded 150th …
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A North Carolina man is in the custody of federal authorities, who say he planned assassinations in the United States in support of the Islamic State terrorist group. Federal authorities said in a news release Monday that 19-year-old Justin Nojan Sullivan of Morganton faces several charges, including …
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HONOLULU – Instead of a trial, most of the people arrested in April for blocking construction of a giant mountaintop telescope will likely participate in a Hawaiian culture-based form of mediation. Three defendants in the case filed a motion asking for a hooponopono (ho-OH’-po-noh-po-noh) as an alternative to a trial. …
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Happy hour is back in Illinois — but not all bar owners are saying “cheers” to the new law. Pitchers Pub and Pizzeria owner Lloyd Cueto in Belleville supports the change. He says he’s lost business to out-of-state bars since Illinois banned happy hour in the 1980s. …
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MANOKOTAK, Alaska – A 5-year-old girl from Manokotak (man-oh-KOH’-tak) has died after falling into the Alaska village’s sewage lagoon. Alaska State Troopers say Daphne Mochin was taken by emergency flight to Anchorage, but died from the effects of drowning. Troopers say the girl and two friends climbed under a fence …
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TIPTONVILLE, Tenn. – Eight prisoners have been injured in stabbings at a prison in northwest Tennessee amid tensions between gangs and a shortage of correctional officers. The Tennessean reports (http://tnne.ws/1LFyEJ7) the stabbings occurred Friday at Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville. The Tennessee Department of Correction-run prison has been put on …
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VINITA, Okla. – A day care center in northeast Oklahoma has shut its doors after a mother reported her two sons were severely sunburned during an outing to a local splash pad. Department of Human Services spokeswoman Debra Martin said Tuesday the Happiness is a Learning Center day care in …
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