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  • CBS Sports Analyst Greg Anthony Caught in Sting, Agreed to Pay Escort $80 for Sex  

    Greg Anthony’s days as a CBS sports commentator have been on hold since he was suspended indefinitely after news broke that the former NBA player had been arrested for soliciting a prostitute. Now new details have surfaced that Anthony agreed to pay a “D.C. police officer who was working undercover as a prostitute $80,” according…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    January 27, 2015
  • Detroit Man Faces Jail for Refusing to Pay Child Support for Child Who Is Not His

    The state is still after a Detroit man who has been ordered to pay $30,000 in back child support for a child he says is not his, a DNA test proves is not his and whose mother admits is not his child. Carnell Alexander was back in court Friday to face a Detroit judge at…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    January 27, 2015
  • Kendrick Johnson’s Parents Head to Court, Could Face Jail Time  

    The parents of Kendrick Johnson, who have been relentless in pursuit of justice for the son they believe was murdered, are set to face a judge Monday for a protest that blocked a courthouse entrance. According to CNN, Kendrick’s parents, Kenneth and Jacquelyn Johnson, along with five family members, all of whom have dubbed themselves…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    January 26, 2015
  • Watch: 3 Baltimore Teens Injured in Fight With School Police Officer

    A Northeast Baltimore school is investigating a fight involving a female school police officer and three middle school girls that ended with the students being rushed to the hospital. According to security video footage obtained and released by WBAL-TV, the incident, which happened in October, began inside Vanguard Middle School between the school officer and…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    January 26, 2015
  • Fired Home Depot Employee Returns to NYC Store, Shoots Supervisor, Then Himself 

    A fired Home Depot employee reportedly returned to the New York City store where he worked in Manhattan’s Flatiron District and opened fire, fatally shooting his supervisor before turning the gun on himself.  The New York Daily News identified the shooter as Calvin Esdaile, Jr., 31, who was found dead at the scene Sunday from…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    January 26, 2015
  • Mich. 4-Year-Old Helps Save Pregnant Mom

    A Kalamazoo, Mich., 4-year-old is being hailed as a hero after she called 911 to help save her mother, who was nine months pregnant and experiencing a seizure. “I got up and that’s all I can remember,” Centerria Manning told News Channel 3 about the scary incident that took place Wednesday. “I woke up and…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    January 26, 2015
  • 2nd-Grade Teacher in Ark. Shows Kids Racial-Slur-Laced MLK Parody Video  

    Some Cedarville, Ark., parents are upset after learning that a group of second-graders were shown a Martin Luther King Jr. parody video that used the racial slur “n—ger” some 14 times. According to KFSM 5News, Latia Hernandez was shocked to hear her daughter describe the video she had watched in her second-grade class at Cedarville…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    January 23, 2015
  • Watch: Vigilante White Guy Tackles Black Man Licensed to Carry a Gun

    Michael Foster, 43, is white. Clarence Daniels, 62, is black. Both men live in Florida and met rather violently Tuesday at a Wal-Mart as Daniels shopped for coffee creamer for his wife. What Daniels didn’t know was that Foster had watched him leave his car and saw him put his legally registered firearm into his…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    January 22, 2015
  • Watch: Father Takes to YouTube to Stop Bullying of Adopted African-American Daughter

    The father of two children who allegedly bullied another child has lost his job after the bullied child’s father posted an emotional YouTube video noting how both the children and their father reportedly called him and his daughter “n—ger.” Confused? Follow me. Brad Knudson and his wife adopted an African-American girl 11 years ago. On…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    January 22, 2015
  • Department of Justice Not Likely to File Civil Charges Against Darren Wilson: Report  

    After months of investigating by the FBI, early reports show that the U.S. Justice Department won’t be filing civil rights charges against former Ferguson, Mo., Officer Darren Wilson, who fatally shot unarmed teen Michael Brown, according to the New York Times.  The news comes a day after President Barack Obama referenced Brown in his State…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    January 22, 2015
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