Arthur Brown, 66, was freed from jail Tuesday in Chicago after serving nearly 30 years on a double murder conviction in connection with an arson fire that he had steadfastly insisted he did not set, reports the Chicago Tribune. Brown was ordered released after Cook...
As authorities in Brazil tackled crime earlier this decade, opening Rio de Janeiro’s hillside favela slums to tourists seemed like a winning idea, says the Associated Press. The views are breathtaking, the slum residents could cash in, and foreign visitors would see another part of...
Cressida Dick, the new top cop at Scotland Yard, says she wants to “reset the relationship” between her officers and the media, suggesting that they were often “working towards the same goals,” reports The Telegraph. In a speech to the Society of Editors in Cambridge,...
The man who went on a shooting spree Tuesday in Rancho Tehama, Calif., killing four and wounding 10, was being prosecuted for assault stemming from an attack on neighbors last January and possession of an AR-15 assault rifle, reports the Red Bluff Daily News. Kevin...
The FTC is no stranger to cracking down on businesses offering so-called “free” products, only to charge the consumer for them later on. It wasn’t long ago that we wrote about that exact issue. But a recent FTC complaint shows that the FTC is not...
A Cook County special grand jury has been disbanded without charging any additional Chicago police officers, including department supervisors, for their handling of Laquan McDonald’s controversial fatal shooting by an officer, says the Chicago Tribune. At a hearing Tuesday, special prosecutor Patricia Brown Holmes said...