Illinois

US Teacher, Facing Sexual Assault Charges, Says 15-Year-Old Set Her Up

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A US teacher, facing charges of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old student, has claimed the boy set her up and that she’s being targeted because she cared too much about people. Christina Formella, a special education teacher and a soccer coach at Downers Grove South High School, added that the teen broke into her phone and … Read more

$10 Million Settlement For Family Of Black Woman Shot Dead By US Police

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Washington: The family of a Black woman shot dead in her home by a police officer in the US state of Illinois has reached a $10 million settlement with the local sheriff’s department and county board. Sonya Massey, 36, a mother of two, was killed by a sheriff’s deputy last July in a case that … Read more