Multiple people have been shot or stabbed, including two police officers, over this Fourth of July holiday weekend across ...

At 11:18 p.m. Saturday, July 4th, a 34-year-old man was on the CTA bus on Foster Avenue near Marine Drive, on the cusp of the ...

Five people in Chicago and Athens, Georgia, have been arrested for allegedly running gun trafficking ring, federal ...

Federal prosecutors have charged eight alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua in connection with kidnapping and murder cases.

David Washington's gangster life began in elementary school, but a relentless youth minister helped deliver him from evil.

Direct reduction furnaces operate at lower temperatures and burn natural gas. U.S. Steel is building one of these facilities ...

High-profile cases are collapsing, judges want answers, and defense attorneys are calling for an investigation — and possible ...

Deeply divided voters in Colombia are choosing their next president in a runoff Sunday that pits a progressive against a conservative outsider.

US President Donald Trump announced the killing of Tren de Aragua leader Niño Guerrero in a joint US-Venezuela operation. Here’s how a prison-based group evolved into one of Latin America’s most feare ...

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For 150 years Toledo has been known as "Glass City" for its reputation as a global glass-making capital. In recent years Toledo has also been branded as "Little Chicago," for its violent street crime ...

In the early 1980s, Chicago’s South Side was being terrorized by one of the most violent drug gangs in America. The El Rukn organization controlled territory, trafficked narcotics, and enforced its ...