Tag: Violent crime
Report: Clergy abuse in Iowa was ‘overwhelming’ but now rare
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Roman Catholic priests sexually abused minors across Iowa for decades while church leaders covered it up, but reforms implemented in...
Biden anti-crime effort takes on law-breaking gun dealers
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is announcing new efforts to stem a rising national tide of violent crime as administration officials brace for what...
Police officer guilty of manslaughter in soccer star’s death
LONDON — A British police officer was convicted Wednesday of manslaughter in the death of Dalian Atkinson, a former professional soccer player who died...
Hit-and-run death reopened in mother and son shooting deaths
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Information gathered by agents investigating the death of a mother and son from a prominent South Carolina legal family has led...
Rapper Phipps paroled; long claimed innocence in death case
NEW ORLEANS — Rapper McKinley “Mac” Phipps has been released from prison after being granted parole in the case of a 2001 shooting at...
Cleaning crew leads police to man’s body in Gary garage
GARY, Ind. — Gary firefighters discovered a man’s body inside a garage after a cleaning crew smelled a foul odor while clearing out a...
Chicago Archdiocese settles sexual abuse suit for $880,000
CHICAGO — Two men who said they were sexually molested decades ago by a notorious Catholic priest who was imprisoned for molesting other boys...
Charges dropped against former NFL running back Guice
LEESBURG, Va. — Four misdemeanor charges have been dropped against former Washington Football Team running back Derrius Guice after he reached an agreement with...
Prosecutors: Robber fired 10 shots at wounded Iowa deputy
IOWA CITY, Iowa — A Chicago man robbed two Iowa gas station employees at gunpoint and confined them in a cooler before he fired...