TUAL, Indonesia — The same trawlers that had enslaved countless migrant fishermen for years carried more than 300 of them to freedom Saturday after a dramatic rescue from a remote Indonesian island. After 17 hours overnight at sea, the men, mostly from Myanmar, filed off the boats and walked to the site of their new […]
ALTON, Ill. – Jmyha Rickman, an 8-year-old girl,was handcuffed and held by Alton Police for two hours after throwing a tantrum at school. Jmyha Rickman was hauled in the back of a police squad car. Her guardian said she was treated like a criminal, all 70 lbs. of the young girl. Rickman’s ordeal began at […]
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This isn’t Donald Trump’s version of “The Apprentice.” Mayor Rahm Emanuel and CTA President Forrest Claypool announced Wednesday the Chicago Transit Authority has expanded its apprenticeship program for ex-offenders to offer temporary jobs to as many as 265 people. Emanuel and Claypool said the opportunity would let ex-offenders get valuable job training while helping the […]
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A homeless man’s sterling character has led him to a pot of gold. Billy Ray Harris, who weeks ago was sleeping on the streets in Kansas City, Mo., is set to receive nearly $180,000 from donors as a reward for returning a diamond engagement ring to a woman who mistakenly dropped it in his change […]
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