Chicago Detectives Face Grand Jury Over City Scandal
Dozens of former and current Chicago police officers are expected to be called before a federal grand jury as prosecutors pursue new charges in a two decade old scandal. U S Attorney Patrick J Fitzgerald condemned abuse in police stations while naming Jon Burge a former Area 2 commander in the case. Anne Pressly, a 26 year old Arkansas anchorwoman, died after being beaten in her home and remaining in a coma. police have not identified a suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.S
Patrick J. Fitzgerald
Jon Burge
South Side
Area 2
Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Anne Pressly
St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center
Margaret Preston
Pressly
Guy
Patti Cannady
Anne
ABC
KATV
Two Suspects Arrested in Newark Drive By Shootings
Two men were arrested in Newark on miscellaneous charges in connection with a series of drive by shootings that left two dead and one wounded. Police declined to specify charges and did not say if the men were charged in the killings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N.J
Garry McCarthy
Townspeople mobilize for migrants in Puebla valley protest
In Rafael Lara Grajales a migrant center of town residents rally against abuse of Central American migrants. Citizens use bullhorns and cell phones to demand protection as migrants recount kidnappings and violence on the dangerous route through Mexico toward the U.S. On Oct 12 the incident at No 4 East St sparked broader action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rafael Lara
Grajales
Mexico
Puebla
U.S
United States
Rafael Lara Gr
Livni to Recommend Early Elections in Israel
Prime Minister designate Tzipi Livni plans to tell President Shimon Peres to call a general election, likely in February, ending coalition talks and accelerating elections more than a year ahead of schedule. Kadima’s Livni faces Likud’s Netanyahu amid poll pressures and divergent peace stances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Tzipi Livni
Israel Radio
Army Radio
Livni
Shimon Peres
Kadima
Ehud Olmert
Likud
Benjamin Netanyahu
Tzahi Hanegbi
Peres
Hanegbi
Yemen Flood Death Toll Rises in Hadramut Province
Mohammed bin Gohar watched an elderly woman drown as tropical storm floods southern Yemen. He fled with his wife and two children as water rose to his chest. Government toll stands at 58 with many missing and hundreds displaced in Hadramut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shibam
Yemen
Mohammed bin Gohar
Hamid el-Kharashi
Hadramut
Christians in eastern India endure hidden worship after violence
In Tikkaballi India followers of the Baptist church worship in secret near a forest town after Hindu hard-liner riots in late August left at least 38 dead, up to 30000 homeless, and many churches destroyed. Daily incidents include arson and assaults while a soldier was killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pakistan
Taliban
al-Qaida
Afghanistan
U.S
Loi Sam
Mohmand
Dir
Swat
Athar Abbas
Bajur
Bajar
Tikkaballi
India
Subhash Digal
Sunni party halts contacts with U.S. after Fallujah raid
The Iraqi Islamic Party in Baghdad suspended official contacts with American military personnel and civilians following the killing of a man near Fallujah. It cited a hidden political motive amid rising Anbar tensions ahead of provincial elections due by January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baghdad
Iraq
Fallujah
Iraqi Islamic Party
Anbar
Also Mentioned on This Page
Islamabad
Lai Sam
Rafael Lara Granjales
Sayon
Tikabali
Zorba's
Ani
Poe
Alken
Silver Bluff Rd
Plunkett Heating & Air Conditioning Co., Inc
Avtal
Plunkettheatcool.com
Trane Dealer
ANI Lab Sale
Naite Inc
Coterie
Caer Mae
Affordable Quality Marble & Granite Inc
Wagener
Aiken
S.C
Odels
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!