Crime

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS CHICAGO — A family is mourning a 7-year-old girl killed while walking with her teenage sister in Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood, as the woman accused in the attack faces a first-degree murder […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS ATMORE — Two public officials have resigned, and trafficking charges against an Alabama legislator and a former school board president have been amended following an undercover operation in Escambia County. State […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS RIPLEY, Tenn. — An 87-year-old woman who spent years advocating for others is recovering from a violent attack inside her home as friends press for answers and accountability. Erlin Gooch, a […]

An 18-year-old and a juvenile each face two counts of first-degree assault. By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS MERIDIANVILLE — An 18-year-old and a juvenile have been arrested following an Oct. 7 shooting on Monroe Road that […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS TOLEDO, Ohio — A Toledo firefighter faces four criminal charges after authorities accused her of refusing to release her boyfriend from handcuffs, taking his phone and vehicle, and entering his home […]

SPEAKIN’  OUT NEWS DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. — A Georgia man faces criminal charges after police say he called 911 and falsely reported a medical emergency to avoid paying a $63.77 restaurant bill.  Abdul Hakeem Rasheed, 26, […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS Halle Berry is contesting allegations of child abuse made by her ex-husband, Olivier Martinez, as the former couple’s custody dispute returns to court. Martinez requested sole custody of their son, Maceo, […]

SPEAKIN’  OUT NEWS NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — A Florida mother faces four felony child neglect charges after police say she left her four young children, including a 2-month-old infant, home without adult supervision while […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS PONTIAC, Mich. — A 31-year-old Michigan woman faces an assault charge after authorities say she poured boiling water on a 15-year-old girl following a fight, leaving the teenager with severe burns. […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS A Minnesota man who sprayed U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar with a mixture of apple cider vinegar and water during a Minneapolis town hall has been sentenced to 14 months in federal […]