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Trump claims he saved United States from nuclear war
NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump claims that while he was in the White House, he saved the United States from nuclear war, according to testimony in his New York fraud case, in which he's being accused of inflating his business…
Florida residents evacuate, embrace for Hurricane Idalia
(City Tribune) —Some Florida residents are preparing for the worst as Hurricane Idalia moved through the Gulf of Mexico Tuesday.
Other residents were ordered to leave their homes.
Idalia was strengthened to a Category 2 storm Tuesday…
Better Business Bureau: Landlord scams on the rise
(City Tribune) — Late summer and early fall are peak times for apartment seekers and scammers are lurking to take advantage of unsuspecting victims, according to the Better Business Bureau.
“Scammers feed on situations where people…
Suspect in Illinois mass shooting fires attorney
ROCKFORD, Ill. — The former Green Beret accused of killing three people and wounding three others in a mass shooting three years ago at an Illinois bowling alley has fired his attorney.
According to court records Assistant Winnebago…
‘Making a Murderer’ subject Steven Avery denied new trial again
MANITOWOC, Wis. — "Making a Murderer" subject Steven Avery's fight for a new trial will be moved to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, according to his attorney.
Avery's post-conviction attorney Kathleen Zellner filed a notice of Aug.…
Illinois teacher and coach charged with multiple counts of child pornography
DAKOTA, Ill. — A high school teacher and coach in northern Illinois faces multiple charges of child pornography.
According to court documents, 37-year-old Daniel Sheets was arrested Wednesday, Aug. 16, on five counts of child…
‘Unconscionable is an understatement’: Louisiana man freed after serving 36 years for a rape he didn’t commit
NEW ORLEANS — A man who spent more than 35 years in prison for rape is now a free man after a judge tossed his conviction.
Sullivan Walter, now 53, was only 17 when he was accused of breaking into a woman's home in 1986 and sexually…
12-year-old arrested for posting picture of BB guns on Snapchat. Here’s what we know.
FREMONT, Ohio — An Ohio 12-year-old was arrested after allegedly posting a picture of BB guns on Snapchat along with a message that school officials and law enforcement perceived as a threat.
According to the Fremont Police Department,…
Phone call from key witness withheld from Steven Avery’s trial lawyers, court document says
Kathleen Zellner, attorney for “Making a Murderer” subject Steven Avery, says her client’s conviction should be tossed because a phone call from a key witness was hidden from the defense at trial.
According to a 149-page motion filed on…
Cold case investigators identify Zodiac Killer as Gary F. Poste
(Newsinta) -- A team of cold case investigators says it has identified the infamous Zodiac Killer as Gary F. Poste, a California man who died in 2018.
The 40-member team, known as The Case Breakers, comprises former FBI agents,…