Michael Tarm
The Associated Press
Chicago, IL, United States
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DOJ Won't Seek Death Penalty for El Paso Walmart Shooting Suspect
Federal prosecutors will not seek the death penalty for a man accused of fatally shooting nearly two dozen people in an attack at a West Texas Walmart in 2019. → Read More
Jury Gets R. Kelly's Child Pornography and Trial-Fixing Case
R. Kelly’s federal trial on charges accusing him of making child pornography and rigging his 2008 child porn trial went to the jury on Tuesday after prosecutors and the defense wrapped up their cases. → Read More
Closing Arguments Set for R. Kelly Trial on Fixing Charges
ing arguments are scheduled Monday for R. Kelly and two co-defendants in the R&B singer’s trial on federal charges of trial-fixing, child pornography and enticing minors for sex, with jury deliberations to follow. → Read More
Defense Rests at R. Kelly Trial on Trial-Fixing Charges
The defense for R. Kelly and two co-defendants has rested at the R&B singer’s trial on charges of trial-fixing, child pornography and enticing minors for sex.... → Read More
R. Kelly Ex-Manager Tells Jurors Boss Never Abused Minors
R. Kelly’s former business manager has testified at the singer’s federal trial in Chicago that he never believed allegations of sexual misconduct that first... → Read More
R. Kelly Tells Judge He Won't Testify at Ongoing Trial
Singer R. Kelly says he won’t testify in his own defense at his ongoing trial on charges that accuse him of child pornography, enticement of minors for sex... → Read More
Prosecutors Rest in R. Kelly's Trial-Fixing, Child Porn Case
Prosecutors have rested at R. Kelly’s federal trial in Chicago after presenting two weeks of evidence in a case that accuses the singer of enticing underage... → Read More
R. Kelly Jury to Hear Opening Statements Wednesday at Trial in Chicago
Opening statements set for Wednesday give prosecutors and R. Kelly’s attorneys their first chance to address jurors directly about charges that accuse the R&B singer of enticing of minors for sex, producing child pornography and rigging his 2008 pornography trial. → Read More
R Kelly Accuser to Give Key Testimony on Trial-Fixing Charge
R. Kelly’s federal trial in Chicago that starts Monday is in many ways a do-over of his 2008 state child pornography trial, at which jurors acquitted the singer on charges that he produced a video of himself when he was around 30 having sex with a girl no older than 14. → Read More
EXPLAINER: Should Illinois' Red-Flag Law Stopped the Parade Shooting?
Days after a rooftop gunman killed seven people at a parade, attention has turned to how the assailant obtained multiple guns and whether the laws on Illinois books could have prevented the Independence Day massacre. → Read More
EXPLAINER: How Will R. Kelly Sentence Impact Other Trials, Including in Chicago?
R. Kelly could be in his 80s before the singer is free again, based on a 30-year prison term imposed this week by a New York federal judge for sexually abusing... → Read More
Lawsuit: 13-Year-Old's Hands Up When Shot by Chicago Police
A new lawsuit says a 13-year-old boy shot in the back by a Chicago police officer was unarmed and had his arms raised to surrender when he was hit by the... → Read More
EXPLAINER: What Charges Did Jussie Smollett Face at Trial?
The twists, turns and oddities of the legal saga surrounding Jussie Smollett’s claim in 2019 that he was the target of a racist and homophobic attack in Chicago culminated Thursday with his sentencing. It follows a trial in December that concluded with a jury convicting Smollett on five counts of disorderly conduct. Smollett was acquitted on a sixth count. → Read More
Inmates Leaving Gangs, Stripping Tats for Jobs, Better Lives
A novel gang-cessation and jobs program at a Chicago-area jail is giving inmates a chance to escape their gang lives → Read More
EXPLAINER: What Charges Does Jussie Smollett Face at Trial?
The legal saga surrounding Jussie Smollett’s claim in 2019 that he was the target of a racist and homophobic attack in Chicago has culminated in an actual trial, which enters its first full day of testimony Tuesday → Read More
Acquitted and in Demand, Rittenhouse Ponders What's Next
When he was acquitted of murder for shootings during unrest in Kenosha, Kyle Rittenhouse went from staring at possible life behind bars to red-hot star of the... → Read More
Rittenhouse Prosecutors Argue Against Mistrial as Jury Meets
The jury at Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial deliberated for a fourth day Friday, as prosecutors argued against defense requests for a mistrial → Read More
What Time Does Kyle Rittenhouse Trial Resume Monday? Details on Highly Anticipated Day
Court is scheduled to begin around 9 a.m. CT Monday in Kyle Rittenhouse’s trial as attorneys make their final remarks in a case that has been closely watched across the country. → Read More
Kyle Rittenhouse Trial: When Will Closing Arguments Begin and How Long Will They Take?
Before jurors can begin deliberating in a case leaving America divided, attorneys must give closing arguments before the court in Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial. → Read More
Analysis: Did Kyle Rittenhouse's Lawyers Do Enough to Prevail?
When Kyle Rittenhouse took the stand to testify about his actions the night he shot three men on the streets of Kenosha — sobbing and seemingly unable to continue as he approached the critical moment where he shot the first man — it was one of the most compelling moments in his two-week murder trial. → Read More