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Former U.S. House Speaker Hastert to appear on federal charges

Hastert is due to be arraigned in federal court in Chicago on Tuesday on charges of trying to hide large cash transactions and lying to the FBI about it. According to an indictment, Hastert, 73, was trying to evade detection of $3.5 million in payments he had promised to make to someone from his hometown of Yorkville, Illinois, to conceal past misconduct against the person. Law enforcement officials have said

Community leaders ask judge for arrests in Cleveland boy's death

By Kim Palmer CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Community leaders said they planned to ask a judge on Tuesday to issue arrest warrants for two Cleveland policemen in the 2014 fatal shooting of a 12-year-old boy carrying a replica handgun even as prosecutors mull charges against the officers. The move, a signal of distrust in the community toward the authorities handling the case, represents an attempt to bypass the local prosecutor’s office

Community leaders ask judge for arrests in Cleveland boy's death

By Kim Palmer CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Community leaders said they planned to ask a judge on Tuesday to issue arrest warrants for two Cleveland policemen in the 2014 fatal shooting of a 12-year-old boy carrying a replica handgun even as prosecutors mull charges against the officers. The move, a signal of distrust in the community toward the authorities handling the case, represents an attempt to bypass the local prosecutor’s office