Drew Peterson Transferred To Federal Custody
Drew Peterson, a convicted murderer formerly in state custody, has been moved to a holding facility in Joliet.
Yakuza Boss Ordered Assassination of Nurse Over Botched Genital Surgery
A 70-year-old Japanese crime boss ordered an attack on a nurse in retaliation for botched plastic surgery on his genitals, prosecutors say.
Feds Detail Crackdown On Undocumented Immigrants
Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly moved Tuesday to implement a host of immigration enforcement changes ordered by President Trump, directing agency heads to hire thousands more officers, end so-called “catch-and-release” policies and begin work on the president’s promised U.S.-Mexico border wall.
Tennessee Police Officer Caught On Tape Demanding Nude Pictures of Store Clerk
A Tennessee police officer was publicly exposed as a pervert Monday after audio recordings surfaced showing him making repeated lewd comments to a local store worker.
Trump Denounces Anti-Semitism As “Horrible”
President Donald Trump on Tuesday denounced recent threats against Jewish community centers as “horrible” and “painful.” He said they are a “very sad reminder of the work that still must be done to root out hate and prejudice and evil.”
Migrant Riots In Sweden
Riots erupted in a heavily immigrant Stockholm suburb Monday night, as masked looters set cars ablaze and threw rocks at cops, injuring one police officer, Swedish officials said.
Franz Beckenbauer Under Investigations Over Consultancy Role In SA’s 2010 Bid
According to the report published in the mass-circulation newspaper “Bild” on Monday, Swiss prosecutors have uncovered a payment to Franz Beckenbauer that was transferred to a bank account in Gibraltar.
Heterosexual Jewish Couple Lose Civil Partnership Bid In Court of Appeal
A Jewish couple have lost their bid to make civil partnerships legal for heterosexual partners.
Anti-Semitic Graffiti Found In Ashland Park
Anti-Semitic graffiti was reported early Saturday morning on a utility box at the east end of Railroad Park on A Street, the latest in a string of hate speech incidents in Ashland.