Crime
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Comedian Carlos Mencia arrested at LA home, charged with felony tax evasion
Carlos Mencia was arrested this week and charged with failing to pay taxes for six years.
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Man who burned cross in Chicago park, calling it a protest against Trump, charged with hate crime
The man told a local television station that he had placed a MAGA hat on the cross and intended the act to be a protest of the "ruling class" and Christian nationalists who support Trump.
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Alleged 'ringleader' of UFC Freedom 250 terror plot is an illegal immigrant: report
Abraham Alvarez came to the U.S. as a child, and his B2 visa had expired in 2001. He remained in the country, and the Obama Administration granted him deportation relief in 2014 through the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
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Former corrections officer sentenced to 5 years for repeatedly tasing restrained detainee
Former corrections officer sentenced for brutal abuse of his authority.
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Active shooter reported at Milwaukee suburb mall, at least 8 injured and taken to hospital
There is an active shooter at a mall in a suburb of Milwaukee, at least 8 injured and taken to hospital
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Nearly 90,000 sexual abuse claims against Boy Scouts filed in organization's bankrupcy case
Monday is the deadline for survivors to file a claim against Boy Scouts of America.
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Minneapolis City Council approves extra police funding amid crime surge, after defunding department
The city council had said they would defund and dismantle the police department over the summer.
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After vowing to defund, dismantle Minneapolis police dept., city low on officers amid crime surge
The police department is hoping to get extra funding and officer reinforcement.
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DOJ leaker caught, pleads guilty to outing cooperating witnesses in drug case
Contractor in Iowa worked on civil side but accessed criminal files. Names of cooperating witnesses ultimately leaked on social media.
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Riot gear stolen from National Guard armory in California
Thieves cut through a chain-link fence surrounding the armory, and stole the gear, but no weapons nor ammunition, police said.
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Actress Loughlin begins 2-month prison sentence after pleading guilty in college admission scandal
Loughlin will also pay a $150,000 fine and 100 hours of community service.
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D.C. protests turn violent overnight with several police injured after firework attack
Protests in the city began after a black man died in a traffic accident while being followed by unmarked police.
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Murder rates remain sharply up in U.S. cities after months of lockdowns, unrest
Murders up over 50% in some places.