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A 42-year-old man was given a $10 million bail Sunday after he was charged in the death of a 3-year-old girl in Oak Forest, according to police.Jessie Rodriguez was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Gina Presley, Oak Forest police said Saturday.Police escorted a man out of the hearing after he began screaming that Rodriguez did not deserve bail.Read more stories on NBCChicago.comRod...
It was announced over the weekend the bipartisan Senate "Gang of Eight" came to an agreement in principle on a major aspect of creating a commonsense immigration process that benefits all workers. This agreement includes a new kind of worker visa program called the W-Visa, which will work for everyone, not just employers. Read five things you need to know about this new employer-based visa after the jump.
Prosecutors are set to announce Monday whether they will seek the death penalty for James Holmes, the man accused of gunning down 12 people and wounding 70 at a Batman movie last summer in Colorado.George Brauchler, the district attorney for Arapahoe County, has already said he has a death-penalty lawyer on his team and has rejected an offer from the defense to let Holmes plead guilty and serve a ...
Three people were killed and more that 20 injured in a massive series of pile-ups involving 95 cars on Interstate 77 near the Virginia and North Carolina state line Sunday afternoon, according to authorities.The crashes began around 1 p.m. in the southbound lanes in Carroll County, Virginia, according to Virginia State Police. Excessive fog in the Fancy Gap Mountain area is being blamed for the ma...
The body of a 23-year-old man who skied off into the night after he apparently drank alcohol in a hut on Oregon’s Mount Hood was found submerged in a creek late Sunday, officials said.Clackamas County Sheriff's Office said it was “sad to report” the body had been found at about 7:15 p.m. local time (10:15 p.m. ET) Sunday near Highway 26 west of the Ski Bowl Resort.“Searchers learned that a group o...
A Texas district attorney and his wife whose Saturday shooting deaths have sparked a multi-agency investigation were remembered by a friend as "witty" people who were "deeply in love," NBCDFW.com reported.Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife, Cynthia, were slain at their home just two months after another prosecutor in the county was shot to death.A connection has not yet b...
The eastern two-thirds of the mainland United States were set for more winter weather on Monday with a cold front set to bring temperatures of up to 20 degrees below normal, forecasters said.The weather warmed up over the weekend but the arrival of April was set to see temperatures plunge once again, according to the National Weather Service. It warned there was “a slight risk of severe thundersto...
Without fanfare, China passed the United States in December to become the world's leading importer of oil – the first time in nearly 40 years that the U.S. didn’t own that dubious distinction. That same month, North Dakota, Ohio and Pennsylvania together produced 1.5 million barrels of oil a day -- more than Iran exported.As those data points demonstrate, a dramatic shift is occurring in how energ...
Pattycake, the first gorilla born in New York City, has died aged 40, the operators of Bronx Zoo announced late Sunday.She was suffering from chronic cardiac problems and was under medical care due to her advanced age, the Wildlife Conservation Society said in a statement."Millions of children in New York City grew up with Pattycake at the Bronx Zoo," said Jim Breheny, director of the Bronx Zoo an...
Several teens were arrested after dozens of mob groups began attacking pedestrians on Chicago’s downtown Magnificent Mile area on Saturday night.Police responded to reports of disturbances near Michigan and Chicago Avenues.Police said 28 teens were arrested during the incident and no serious injuries were reported.The teens charged with misdemeanor reckless conduct and battery and later released, ...
