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Baltimore School Bus Driver in Fatal Crash Had History of Seizures, Crashes: Report
The Baltimore school bus driver who crashed into a transit bus, killing six people, including himself, in November, shouldn’t have been driving because he had a history of seizures and had been involved in a dozen previous crashes. According to the Baltimore Sun, Glen Chappell, 67, was traveling nearly double the speed limit when he…
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When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong: Mannequin Challenge Leads to 2 Arrests
The Mannequin Challenge has jumped the shark, but apparently those in Alabama weren’t made aware of this, since two men were arrested after video was posted showing them aiming guns. Kenneth Fennel White, 49, and Terry Brown, 23, were busted after being spotted in the heavily armed video, WHNT reports. It’s not clear whether the…
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Charges Dropped Against Detroit Man in Wayne State Cop Killing
Charges have been dropped against a Detroit man accused of fatally shooting a Wayne State University campus police officer. Officer Collin Rose, 29, was shot and killed in November, and DeAngelo Davis, 31, was arrested the same night and charged with the murder, the New York Daily News reports. Davis had been in jail since…
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Iowa Officer Won't Be Charged in Shooting That Left Unarmed Black Man Paralyzed
A Cedar Rapids, Iowa, police officer will not be charged in a shooting that left an unarmed black motorist paralyzed because a grand jury has declined to return an indictment. The grand jury decision not to indict Officer Lucas Jones has infuriated supporters of Jerime Mitchell, 37, who was shot in the neck during a…
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Pallbearer Dies in Car Crash on Way to Best Friend's Funeral
Malik Cooper, 20, was on his way home to Atlanta from Tuskegee University in Alabama, where he was a business student. Cooper was carrying sadness with him on the road because his trip home was being made so that he could be a pallbearer for his best friend, 15-year-old Marquez Montgomery, who was fatally shot…
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NJ Man Charged With Stabbing Death of Mother, Grandmother
A mother and grandmother were found dead with multiple stab wounds inside their New Jersey home Monday, and a family member has been arrested and charged with murder in their deaths. According to NBC New York, Kevin Hodges, 36, has been charged with murder in the deaths of his mother, Rebecca Hodges, 56, and his…
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La. Sheriff Seems Real Happy to Say 'Nigga' in Public
I am going to need these white men in positions of power to grow up. I’m going to need them to stop acting like teenagers whose feelings get hurt on Twitter. I’m going to need them to log off and do their jobs. To date, the president-elect and the Jefferson Parish Sheriff investigating a murder…
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LeBron James and Several Teammates Will Not Stay at Trump-Branded Hotels
Several Cleveland Cavaliers players, including LeBron James, are refusing to stay at the Trump Hotel in New York City, part of a trend among several NBA teams since Donald Trump was elected president in November. The Cavaliers have excused those players who have noted that they don’t want to stay in hotels owned by the…
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Ronald Gasser Charged With Manslaughter in Fatal Shooting of Joe McKnight
Ronald Gasser, 54, who reportedly fatally shot former NFL running back Joe McKnight during a traffic dispute in Terrytown, La., on Thursday, was arrested Monday and charged with manslaughter, USA Today reports. McKnight’s shooting and the subsequent release of Gasser less than 24 hours after the former NFL running back was gunned down drew national…
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Report: Trump Supporter Stabbed in the Throat After Calling Man a Racial Slur
A Donald Trump supporter was stabbed in the throat at a Pasco, Wash., bar after an argument about the president-elect’s proposed policies resulted in the Trump supporter calling another man a racial slur. According to the Tri-City Herald, Raymond Williams, 29, of Richland, Wash., was arguing with Alvaro Campos-Hernandez, 40, of Pasco, Wash., about the president-elect.…
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