Letter to Chicago mayor accused cops of intimidation

A month before the City of Chicago reached a $5 million settlement Laquan McDonald's family, a letter from their lawyer warned of the case's potential fall out

• Dec 31, 2015

Charred body of N. Illinois student found on campus

The university says police believe it was a suicide, but a family member says they do not believe Hasan Gill would have taken his own life

• Dec 31, 2015

​Newly released emails reveal coordination after teen's death

Thousands of emails were released in response to open-records requests regarding 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, who was killed in October of last year after being shot 16 times

• Dec 31, 2015

Murder charge for man mistakenly released from prison

Authorities say a prisoner who was released on May 14, was arrested and charged for murder and robbery for a May 26 incident that left a 17-year-old dead

• Dec 31, 2015

2 arrested after body found in Utah street

West Valley City police spokeswoman Roxeanne Vainuku says officers arrested 34-year-old Jesse Searle and 26-year-old Jeanette Miner on Wednesday

• Dec 31, 2015

Mother of "affluenza" teen is jailed in Los Angeles

Tonya Couch will likely remain jailed for several days in Los Angeles

• Dec 31, 2015

Reality star who lost king cobra wants case tossed

Michael Kennedy's eight to 10 foot venomous snake went missing for more than a month in September

• Dec 31, 2015

No charges for Minn. cop who appeared to strike teen

Kamal Gelle, a Somali-American teen, said the officer pushed and hit him while telling Gelle to leave a park

• Dec 31, 2015

Kids in dirty diapers found trying to cross highway

Police arrested Samantha McCarthy after the children, all between the ages of one and five, were found Tuesday

• Dec 31, 2015

FBI: N.Y. man planned New Year's Eve machete attack

25-year-old ex-con arrested for allegedly planning attack at Rochester bar to prove he was worthy of joining ISIS

• Dec 31, 2015

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