A $9 million agreement with Suffolk County remains unsigned after the boy’s mother balked at the paperwork; a judge has given her 30 days to finalize the deal or the case could go to trial in June.

Surveillance video shows thieves smashing game machines and taking cash at Prohibition THCafe in the South Loop. Owner Tyrone Muhummad estimates roughly $50,000 in damage and plans a May 1 re-opening.

A shot was reported Wednesday on the trolley platform at SEPTA’s 13th Street Station; one man was detained, no one was injured and trains were restored.

A Whitmore Lake man faces 14 counts after a Northfield Township search warrant; bond set at $10M and a probable-cause hearing is next Thursday.

Monroe County’s animal control director was arrested Wednesday after a search of a River Forest subdivision home. Three people face manufacturing and distribution charges as the probe continues.

A Citrus County grand jury indicted William Michael Larsen Sr. on first‑degree premeditated murder, arson and related counts; prosecutors have filed a death‑penalty notice.

The Minnesota BCA posted that 422 people have been victims of rape so far this year, with children the largest age group. Officials pointed to hotlines and the Track‑Kit portal.

A drive-by shooting in Cincinnati hospitalized one person, police say the victim is expected to recover as investigators search for leads.

A man was critically wounded in a shooting on the 1500 block of Burstock Road in southeast Columbus. Police say the case is under investigation.

A Chicago pickup man pleaded guilty to helping move about $3 million in cartel cash through a cross‑border "mirror swap" scheme, federal prosecutors say.

Seven years after the April 30, 2019 classroom shooting at UNC Charlotte, the campus will lay wreaths and remember Riley Howell and Reed Parlier. The Constellation Garden memorial remains a touchstone for the community.

A LaGrange man was arrested after an NCMEC cybertip led investigators to alleged child sexual-assault material. Authorities charged him with two counts of sexual exploitation of children.

Five Houston men were sentenced to long federal terms after a Homeland Security Task Force probe tied them to multi‑state meth and fentanyl shipments. Authorities say the case dismantled a Houston supply line.