'Fat Leonard,' mastermind behind US Navy corruption scandal, arrested
U.S. Marshals Service via AP (NEW YORK) — Fugitive Leonard Glenn Francis, also known as “Fat Leonard,” the mastermind behind the worst corruption scheme in U.S. Navy history, was arrested and returned to the U.S. Wednesday as part
Boston Mayor Wu apologizes to 2 Black men wrongly accused in 1989 murder
Marla Aufmuth/Getty Images for Massachusetts Conference For Women (BOSTON) — Boston Mayor Michelle Wu publicly apologized to two Black men who were wrongfully accused in the 1989 murder of a pregnant white woman. Willie Bennett and Alan Swanson
Xfinity hack could compromise user information from 36 million customers, state AG says
RiverNorthPhotography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Hackers compromised a vulnerability in a third-party vendor that serviced Xfinity, which lead to some customer information being stolen, a state attorney general’s report said. Nearly 36 million people could be impacted by
DOJ alleges Houston developer swindled Hispanic borrowers with 'bait and switch' scheme
Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images (HOUSTON) — The Justice Department on Wednesday announced its first-ever predatory mortgage lending lawsuit against a Houston-based developer they accuse of swindling tens of thousands of Hispanic borrowers into buying flood-prone homes with
UIS to upgrade BA-Liberal Studies program
The University of Illinois Springfield is upgrading their Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies program to better accommodate adult learners working towards a college degree. The changes will particularly help adults who have earned some college credits,
Co-writer says Quentin Tarantino's R-rated version would have been the “greatest 'Star Trek' film”
ABC/Randy Holmes Quentin Tarantino is reportedly ready to call it a career with his 10th directorial effort, the forthcoming The Movie Critic. But that likely means fans will never see what he would have made of Star
Illinois business groups warn of economic shockwave from closed border rail lines
(The Center Square) – Several Illinois business groups are joining groups from 16 other states in asking the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to reopen a busy rail crossing with the southern U.S. border. CBP suspended rail
Springfield man killed by gunshot, coroner finds
Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon has released the identity of the man found dead last Friday in Springfield. The body of Terrence Harris, 52, was discovered Friday near N. Third Street and Belmont Avenue. Autopsy reports confirm
Taraji P. Henson gives tearful response about quitting acting, citing unfair pay
ABC/Troy Harve Taraji P. Henson says she’s tired of being paid unfairly for her work as an actor and as a result, she may quit. One of the stops as part of the press run for The Color Purple included a sit-down
Federal judge says research can't be used to link acetaminophen to autism, ADHD
George Frey/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The 440 lawsuits brought against the makers of Tylenol and generic acetaminophen do not have “admissible evidence” to show that prenatal exposure to the medication can lead to autism or