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  • Fla. Teen Arrested on Charges He Posed as Doctor at His Own Medical Clinic

    A Florida teen not only posed as a doctor but also opened his own medical practice in West Palm Beach, according to authorities, and he was arrested Tuesday. According to WPBF, in response to a tip that 18-year-old Malachi Love-Robinson was practicing medicine without a license, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office’s Palm Beach Narcotics…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    February 17, 2016
  • LL Cool J and Diddy Discover Shocking Family Secrets in Finding Your Roots

    In Tuesday’s new episode of Finding Your Roots on PBS, hip-hop heavyweights LL Cool J and Sean “P. Diddy” Combs learn stunning facts about their lineage. Fresh off his Grammy-hosting gig, LL Cool J (born James Smith) is floored to learn that the woman he’s known as his maternal grandmother actually isn’t related to him,…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    February 16, 2016
  • US Marshals Are Arresting People Who Are Behind on Student Loans 

    If you are behind on your student loans and live in Houston, you could be arrested. That’s right, the U.S. Marshals Service in Houston is arresting people who have outstanding, unpaid federal student loan debt. Houston resident Paul Aker told Fox 26 that seven deputy U.S. marshals showed up at his home with guns over…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    February 16, 2016
  • Family, Friends Stunned After Va. Cop Fatally Shoots High School Senior, 19

    Around 1 p.m. Saturday, Virginia police got a call reporting that 19-year-old Dyzhawn Perkins was going wild inside a Solo Mart store in Scottsville, Va. According to police, Perkins was knocking over shelves and reportedly attacked an elderly couple. According to authorities, Perkins fled the store and two Buckingham County sheriff’s deputies found Perkins at…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    February 16, 2016
  • Jackie Robinson West Parents Sue Little League, ESPN and Stephen A. Smith

    Parents of onetime Little League darlings Jackie Robinson West of Chicago have filed a lawsuit against ESPN, on-air personality Stephen A. Smith, Little League International and opposing coach Chris Janes, who reportedly notified the league that the West team was using ineligible players. In 2014, the South Side-area team captivated the nation when they won…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    February 12, 2016
  • Cleveland Mayor Apologizes to Tamir Rice’s Family for Ambulance Charge

    Tamir Rice’s family was upset to learn Wednesday that the city of Cleveland was charging them $500 for the ambulance ride Tamir took after being fatally shot by a Cleveland police officer. On Thursday, after several news outlets reported the incident, Cleveland’s mayor and other city officials apologized to the Rice family. “I want to…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    February 12, 2016
  • Report: NJ Teen Has Arm Dislocated by Cops Who Leave Him Without Medical Care

    On Feb. 2 around 7 p.m., 14-year-old Jamod Watkins says, he was on his way home from the grocery store when several Newark, N.J., police officers in an unmarked SUV hopped out on him. The frightened teen ran but says he was surrounded by two more unmarked vehicles. Jamod says he raised his hands above…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    February 12, 2016
  • NYC Cop Peter Liang Found Guilty of Manslaughter in Death of Akai Gurley, Faces Up to 15 Years in Prison

    Peter Liang, the rookie New York City police officer who fired into a dark Brooklyn housing project hallway, killing unarmed Akai Gurley on Nov. 20, 2014, has been found guilty of manslaughter. The jury issued the verdict Thursday after three days of deliberations. According to the New York Daily News, on the day of the…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    February 11, 2016
  • ‘Insult to Homicide’: Cleveland Bills Tamir Rice’s Family $500 for Ambulance Ride

    On Nov. 2, 2014, 12-year-old Tamir Rice was shot and killed by a Cleveland police officer while he played with a toy gun in a park near his home. No officer was ever charged in the shooting, and on Wednesday, some 15 months after his death, Cleveland charged the Rice family $500 for Tamir’s final…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    February 11, 2016
  • Tenn. Hospital Performs Surgery on Wrong Newborn

    The Melton family delivered a healthy baby boy at a Tennessee hospital. Shortly after his birth, they believed, little Nate was taken for a routine evaluation that is done of all newborns. When the nurse returned to Jennifer Melton’s hospital room talking about surgery, the mom broke down crying hysterically. “The nurse started to mention…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    February 11, 2016
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