Judge: Chicago lawyer hid evidence in police shooting

A top lawyer for the city steps down after a federal judge accuses him of hiding evidence in the fatal 2011 shooting of black motorist Darius Pinex

• Jan 5, 2016

"Affluenza" teen's mom Tonya Couch waives extradition

Mother of Ethan Couch, convicted of intoxication manslaughter, will return to Texas to face charges of hindering apprehension after her son went missing

• Jan 5, 2016

Marine arrested in New Year's murder of college student

Cpl. Eric Jamal Johnson was arrested in Yuma, Arizona, in the shooting death of Sara Mutschlechner, University of North Texas student who was driving friends home from a party

• Jan 5, 2016

Docs: Suicide quickly rejected in Ill. cop's death

Fox Lake Ill. Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz's death pitted rookie officer against veterans over suicide, newly released documents show

• Jan 5, 2016

Police: Substitute teacher had sex with boy, 14

Sara Moore is accused of having a relationship with a boy who was friends with her children

• Jan 5, 2016

Houston car salesman kidnapped during test drive

After a fight erupted during a car test drive, a Houston station reports the "customer" threw the salesman into the trunk but he managed to escape using the emergency trigger

• Jan 5, 2016

3-year-old shot, wounded in southern Illinois home

Investigators don't believe the shooting early Sunday morning was random

• Jan 5, 2016

N.C. officer wounded in traffic stop shooting

Winston-Salem officer was dragged about a quarter-mile before he was shot by driver, police say

• Jan 5, 2016

Credit union exec sentenced for stealing $1.9M

The woman embezzled while advancing from teller to chief executive at Mich. credit union; she says "I stole a lot of money, and I knew it was very wrong"

• Jan 5, 2016

Cops: Mother, teen daughter shot dead in Ohio home

Police say they're investigating the case as a double homicide

• Jan 5, 2016

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