Crime, Law and Justice

September 8, 2018 3:15 PM

As months pass in Chicago shelters, immigrant children contemplate escape, even suicide

Internal documents reveal despair and tedium in one of the nation's largest shelter networks for unaccompanied minors.

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September 8, 2018 8:00 AM

Two men dead in separate Minneapolis shootings

Minneapolis police are investigating two separate fatal shootings that left two men dead and three people injured Friday night.

by Laura McCallum

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September 7, 2018 10:55 AM

Ex-Trump aide Papadopoulos, 1st charged in Russia probe, sentenced to 14 days

Donald Trump's former campaign foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos was sentenced on Friday after pleading guilty to lying to the FBI about his connections to Russian operatives in 2016.

by Carrie Johnson

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September 7, 2018 5:50 AM

Police raid home of New Jersey couple who raised $400,000 for homeless man

The seemingly heartwarming story has taken an unpleasant turn, with the once homeless man suing his would-be benefactors, saying they stole most of the money raised in a GoFundMe campaign.

by Scott Neuman

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September 7, 2018 5:26 AM

More than 1,500 animals seized in dog and cockfighting operations at Wisconsin home

The dogs and birds were "living in deplorable conditions," the Pierce County Sheriff's Office said. Agents also found methamphetamine and marijuana at the residence.

by Sasha Ingber

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September 6, 2018 7:12 PM

Garnett sues accountant over $77 million lost to wealth manager

Kevin Garnett is suing an accountant and his firm, alleging they helped a wealth manager steal $77 million from the retired Minnesota Timberwolves and Boston Celtics star.

by The Associated Press

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September 6, 2018 5:03 PM

Workers file civil lawsuit against Husky Energy

Contract workers are suing Husky Energy in Douglas County Circuit Court for injuries they received in an explosion at the company's oil refinery this year.

by Danielle Kaeding

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September 6, 2018 10:50 AM

Jury fines man $1 for punching Charlottesville rally organizer

When "Unite the Right" organizer Jason Kessler attempted to hold a news conference after a woman was killed protesting his rally, an angry group shouted him down — and one man threw a punch.

by Bill Chappell

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September 6, 2018 8:35 AM

Two Maple Grove men plead guilty to possessing heroin

The two men pleaded guilty in Hennepin County to possessing and planning to sell about 6 pounds of heroin. They were both sentenced to 65 months in prison, according to a news release from Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman.

by Kirsti Marohn

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September 6, 2018 3:48 AM

India's Supreme Court strikes down ban on gay sex

The landmark decision overturns a long-standing provision in the country's penal code that dates back to British colonial rule and outlawed all anal and oral sex.

by Scott Neuman, Sushmita Pathak and Furkan Latif Khan

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