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White SC Officer Charged With Felony in Fatal Shooting of Black Man in His Driveway
A white South Carolina public-safety officer who was indicted on a misdemeanor charge after a 2014 fatal shooting of a black man in his driveway has been arrested and charged with a felony, according to the Washington Post. The arrest and additional charge against North Augusta Officer Justin Gregory Craven, 25, happened Tuesday, the same…
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Here’s What You Need to Know About Walter L. Scott
Walter L. Scott, 50, was a father of four who served in the Coast Guard and had trouble making child support payments, but he was not a violent man, according to his brother Anthony Scott, who spoke with CNN‘s Don Lemon Tuesday. “He was outgoing—loved everybody, [was] very known in the community and got along…
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NBA Player and Wife Stabbed Outside NYC Club
Indiana Pacers forward Chris Copeland was stabbed in the abdomen and his wife slashed after a melee erupted outside a popular New York City club early Wednesday morning. According to the New York Daily News, Copeland, his wife and several other NBA players were partying at the 1 OAK club in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood when…
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Marion Barry’s Widow Suing Woman Who Donated Kidney to Him in 2009: Report
Cora Masters Barry, wife of the late former Washington, D.C., Mayor Marion Barry, isn’t happy that the woman who donated a kidney to her husband in 2009 is using his name to promote organ donation, according to the Washington Post City Paper. Masters Barry has reportedly filed a lawsuit asking that Kim Dickens stop using…
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Fla. Man Cuts Dreadlocks to Help Find Job and Shed ‘Negative Look’
Dominick Davis, 41, of Jacksonville, Fla., had not had a haircut in 10 years, preferring to wear his mane in dreadlocks. Recently, though, Davis cut them all off because he believes that his hair may have been holding him back. “It’s time for a change, because enough is enough,” Davis, an ex-offender who served six…
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Duke Student Admits to Hanging Noose; School Won’t Release Name
Officials at Duke University have announced that an undergraduate at the school has come forward and admitted to hanging a noose from a tree on campus. Officials are, however, refusing to release the student’s name. According to the Associated Press, the unnamed student has left the campus but is still enrolled at the school. Duke…
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Watch: Price Is Right Model Makes Winning a Car Super Easy for 1 Contestant
Normally, winning a car on The Price Is Right is difficult; there’s intense strategy and huge amounts of luck involved. But one contestant walked away with a brand-new ride with very little effort—in fact, it was almost as if the model gave it to her. That’s because she did. Here is what happened: A woman named…
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Married DC Lawyer Reportedly Met Killer Through Gay-Sex Ad
A bizarre case has taken an even stranger turn after District of Columbia police arrested a 21-year-old woman and charged her with first-degree murder in the killing of young newlywed David Messerschmitt. It all began Feb. 9, when Messerschmitt, 30, logged into Craigslist and posted an ad looking for gay sex under the name “dcguy456.” He…
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Stuart Scott: The Story of How He Fought Until the End
ESPN anchor Stuart Scott is in a production trailer by himself and he is in tears. It is days before the Jimmy V Perseverance Award speech he will give during the ESPYs that will become the pièce de résistance of his brilliant career; a career full of in-depth interviews, “boo-yahs” and well-timed, creative, black-folk puns like,…
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Detroit Father Still Looking for Answers After Son Dies During Traffic Stop
What happened Monday night on a Detroit street during a traffic stop by police is still unclear, but a father has lost his son and he still doesn’t have any answers as to how he died. Anthony Clark, 24, was pulled over by police for having tinted windows on his Dodge Charger, which is a…
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