By GARANCE BURKE, MARTHA MENDOZA, JULIET LINDERMAN and MICHAEL TARM Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Michael Williams, a 65-year-old grandfather from Chicago, sat behind bars for nearly a year accused of murder. But the key evidence against Williams didn’t come from an eyewitness or an informant; prosecutors focused on a loud bang picked up by
Continue ReadingBy GARANCE BURKE, MARTHA MENDOZA, JULIET LINDERMAN and MICHAEL TARM Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Michael Williams, a 65-year-old grandfather from Chicago, sat behind bars for nearly a year accused of murder. But the key evidence against Williams didn’t come from an eyewitness or an informant; prosecutors focused on a loud bang picked up by
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — In a story published August 19, 2021, The Associated Press reported that a ShotSpotter engineer changed the reported Chicago address of a sound the company labeled a gunshot to the street where Michael Williams was driving. The story included ShotSpotter’s explanation that the engineer had corrected the street address generated in its
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — In a story published August 19, 2021, The Associated Press reported that a ShotSpotter engineer changed the reported Chicago address of a sound the company labeled a gunshot to the street where Michael Williams was driving. The story included ShotSpotter’s explanation that the engineer had corrected the street address generated in its
Continue ReadingBy GARANCE BURKE, MARTHA MENDOZA, JULIET LINDERMAN and MICHAEL TARM Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Michael Williams’ wife pleaded with him to remember their fishing trips with the grandchildren, how he used to braid her hair, anything to jar him back to his world outside the concrete walls of Cook County Jail. His three daily
Continue ReadingBy GARANCE BURKE, MARTHA MENDOZA, JULIET LINDERMAN and MICHAEL TARM Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Michael Williams’ wife pleaded with him to remember their fishing trips with the grandchildren, how he used to braid her hair, anything to jar him back to his world outside the concrete walls of Cook County Jail. His three daily
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story VAN NUYS, California (KCAL, KCBS) — A woman is seeking more than $500,000 from a man and a woman who she alleges conned her into making a loan in 2021 to a man she thought was singer Kenny Chesney, but who instead was someone else
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Oliver Wahlstrom and Brock Nelson each scored and the New York Islanders beat the St. Louis Blues 2-1. Ilya Sorokin made 27 saves, including 14 in the third period, as the Islanders snapped a two-game skid. Robert Thomas scored for St. Louis and Jordan Binnington recorded 18 saves, but the Blues
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Una tarde reciente, el empresario estadounidense Brent Reynolds estaba hablando por teléfono desde su apartamento en el cuarto piso de la calle Pushkinskaya en el centro de Kyiv, cuando una repentina explosión interrumpió la conversación. “Un momento, déjame mirar”, me dijo, mientras salía al balcón. “Acabamos de tener una explosión. Parecía
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Max Scherzer favors a radical reworking of the playoffs, one that would have the higher seed in the first round of an expanded postseason start a best-of-five series with a 1-0 lead. Major League Baseball and locked-out players, who resume talks Sunday, both would expand
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Sterling and Emma Tucker, CNN Brittney Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and seven-time Women’s National Basketball Association All-Star with the Phoenix Mercury basketball team, has been arrested in Russia after customs officials detected cannabis oil in her luggage at an airport near Moscow, The New York Times reported. The Russian news agency
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story TIGARD, Oregon (KPTV) — A mother is seriously injured, and her daughter died while crossing a street in a hit-and-run crash in Tigard on Friday night, according to police. The Tigard Police Department said just after 8:30 p.m. on Friday, officers responded to Southwest Hall
Continue ReadingBy JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Jabari Smith scored 21 points, K.D. Johnson had 18 and No. 5 Auburn won the Southeastern Conference title with an 82-71 victory over South Carolina. The Tigers secured the No. 1 seed for next week’s league tournament in Tampa, Florida, after entering the day one
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story OAKLAND, California (KPIX) — Gunfire erupted at a party being held in a room at a hotel near Oakland International Airport late Friday, leaving three 18-year-olds hospitalized with injuries. Oakland police told the East Bay Times that officers responded to reports of a shooting around
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — England striker Tammy Abraham is thriving at Roma after leaving European champion Chelsea. The forward whom Jose Mourinho convinced Roma to spend 40 million euros on in August was decisive for the second consecutive game as Roma beat Atalanta 1-0 in Serie A in a key
Continue ReadingCHARLOTTE, N.C. — Justin Hill posted 18 points, nine assists and eight rebounds as Longwood topped South Carolina Upstate 79-70 in the Big South Conference tournament semifinals. Bryson Mozone led the Spartans on Saturday with 24 points.
Continue ReadingNIAGARA, N.Y. — Noah Thomasson scored a career-high 27 points as Niagara romped past Marist 83-52. Marcus Hammond added 21 points for the Purple Eagles. Jao Ituka led the Red Foxes with 19 points.
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — In a story published August 19, 2021, The Associated Press reported that a ShotSpotter engineer changed the reported Chicago address of a sound the company labeled a gunshot to the street where Michael Williams was driving. The story included ShotSpotter’s explanation that the engineer had corrected the street address that was generated
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — In a story published August 19, 2021, The Associated Press reported that a ShotSpotter engineer changed the reported Chicago address of a sound the company labeled a gunshot to the street where Michael Williams was driving. The story included ShotSpotter’s explanation that the engineer had corrected the street address that was generated
Continue ReadingBy James Felton and James Paxson Click here for updates on this story ITHACA, Michigan (WNEM) — A mid-Michigan woman had a scary thought when an Ithaca school bus rolled over. Wednesday, a bus carrying the Ithaca Ski Club was traveling Northbound on US-127 when it swerved off the road and flipped over. Rebecca Hartman
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