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90-Year-Old Woman and Her 82-Year-Old Brother Shot While Waiting for Bus in Baltimore
A 90-year-old Baltimore woman and her 82-year-old brother were injured in a shooting while waiting for a bus around 1 p.m. Monday. “There are not any words to describe how ridiculous this is,” Baltimore Police Director T.J. Smith told WBAL. Police told the news station that the siblings were not the intended targets in the…
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Finding Delonte: Why the Former NBA Guard’s Words Scare Me More Than the Photo
It wasn’t so much the photo of former NBA point guard Delonte West in a flannel shirt and leather vest neatly hiding the hospital gown that threw me. It wasn’t West’s dazed look or his closed eyes or the report that he was shoeless in a Houston Jack in the Box parking lot. All those…
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Report: Miami Woman Beaten Into Coma by Roommate She Found on Craigslist
Twenty-three-year-old Danielle Jones is fighting for her life after authorities say a roommate she found on Craigslist beat her into a coma only a week after moving into her Miami apartment. According to ABC 10, police arrested Byron Mitchell, 35, who authorities say claimed to be a health-and-fitness business owner when he replied to Jones’ posting…
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Indianapolis Mom and Teen’s Homework Help Police Nab Alleged Shoplifter
Indianapolis teen Jonathan Ratcliff had three things working against him when authorities say he shoplifted at a convenience store: surveillance footage, a responsible mom and his homework. According to Fox 29, Ratcliff, 18, was one of several suspected shoplifters who raided area stores, taking candy, snacks and anything they could jam into a bag before…
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6-Year-Old Fla. Boy Shot Dead While Playing With Friends
A 6-year-old Florida boy was killed Saturday afternoon after two men began shooting as he was outside playing with friends. According to Local 10, King Carter and friends were playing in Pinewood, Fla., just north of Miami in Miami-Dade County, when “two unknown black males exited a dark, four-door sedan and began shooting, striking [King].…
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Calif. Woman Gives Birth in Subway Bathroom, Abandons Baby
A pregnant California woman walked into a West Covina Subway restaurant Monday morning and asked a worker for a cup. Video shows the woman walking over to the soda machine and then into the bathroom, where she reportedly gave birth to a newborn and then walked out, abandoning the child. According to KTLA, restaurant workers…
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Watch: 5-foot-5 Wis. High School Guard Throws Down Nasty Dunk
The tiny guard from Riverside University High School in Milwaukee had one plan when he got the ball, and that was to get to the rim—and he wasn’t going to let anyone stop him. According to USA Today, Lee, a junior, hasn’t received any college looks, but if he keeps throwing down dunks like this…
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Md. Court Delays Officers’ Trials in Freddie Gray Case
The Maryland Court of Appeals has postponed the trials of the Baltimore police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray until it can decide on a key issue affecting the case. Freddie Gray died April 19, a week after he was in police custody, where he was reportedly handcuffed but not belted into his…
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5-Year-Old Leads Blind Grandmother Safely Out of Burning House
In October, Cloe Wood’s pre-K class at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Kenner, La., visited the Kenner Fire Department to learn about fire safety. That lesson would become invaluable as Wednesday, the 5-year-old led her blind grandmother to safety after their stove caught fire. “They talked to the kids, saying if there was a…
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Watch: Monty Williams’ Heartbreaking Eulogy for Wife
The NBA world was shocked Feb. 10 when the wife of longtime player-turned-coach Monty Williams died in a car accident in Oklahoma City after the driver of an SUV lost control and jumped the center lane, hitting Ingrid Williams’ car head-on. The driver of the SUV also died in the crash. On Thursday, Ingrid Williams…
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