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Trial of Dylann Roof, Accused SC Church Shooter, Delayed Over Competency Issue
On Tuesday a federal judge said that he has ordered an evaluation into whether accused mass killer Dylann Roof was competent to stand trial for the shooting deaths of nine parishioners at a historic black church in Charleston, S.C., last year, Reuters reports. According to the newswire, U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel also postponed jury…
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Protests Erupt Across Calif. Following Donald Trump's Presidential Projection
Californians took to the streets early Wednesday morning after Donald Trump was projected to be the president-elect of the United States, ABC News reports. According to the report, although protesters gathered elsewhere in the nation, including in Washington, D.C., the West Coast seemed to have the most activity because of the late hour at which…
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Father of Slain Dallas Police Officer Is Suing Black Lives Matter for Inciting ‘War on Police’
The father of one of the Dallas police officers who were killed back in July is reportedly suing Black Lives Matter and other groups, claiming that organizers incited a “war on police” that resulted in his son’s death, the Star-Telegram reports. According to the report, Enrique Zamarripa filed a 43-page lawsuit in U.S. District Court…
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107-Year-Old Daughter of a Slave Ready to Cast Her Vote Once More
Donella Wilson, at 107 years old, has never missed a local or national election since she cast her first vote in the 1940s. And Wilson, who was born in South Carolina to parents who were former slaves, says she is ready to cast her vote one more time and perhaps make history once again. “I…
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Ga. Brothers Plead Guilty to Parents' Brutal Attack, Get Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison
Two Georgia brothers pleaded guilty to a brutal attack on their parents late Monday afternoon, expressing remorse for their actions even as they were sentenced to 20 years in prison, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Christopher Ervin, the older brother, told the court and everyone in it that he had been in a bad place at…
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Jury Selection Postponed in Trial of Accused Charleston, SC, Shooter Dylann Roof
Jury selection in the trial of accused Charleston, S.C., church shooter Dylann Roof was postposed by a federal judge Monday, USA Today reports. According to the report, U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel needed to privately hear a motion filed by Roof’s attorneys earlier that morning. The move came just moments after Roof entered the courtroom.…
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Mich. Man Charged With Pointing Gun at Children He Accused of Damaging Trump Lawn Sign
A Michigan man is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly pointing a gun at six children whom he accused of destroying his Donald Trump lawn sign, the Michigan News-Herald reports. Michael Robert Kubek of Allen Park was arraigned Tuesday and charged with six counts of assault with a dangerous weapon and one count of felony…
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Ohio Officer Who Fatally Shot Sam Dubose Was Wearing Confederate Flag T-Shirt Under Uniform: Report
A T-shirt featuring the Confederate battle flag, reportedly worn by former University of Cincinnati Police Officer Ray Tensing under his uniform when he fatally shot Sam Dubose—an unarmed black man—was part of the presentation of evidence Friday in Tensing’s murder trial, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports. According to the report, the shirt was submitted as evidence…
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Chicago Father Beat, Stomped 3-Year-Old Son to Death, Prosecutors Say
A Chicago man is accused of beating and stomping his 3-year-old son to death, as well as knocking his pregnant fiancee—who is the boy’s mother—into a wall so hard that she delivered the baby early, prosecutors said Thursday, the Chicago Tribune reports. Devon Thomas, 22, is facing charges of murder in the death of Tayveon…
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Over $200,000 Raised to Repair Black Miss. Church Burned, Vandalized With 'Vote Trump'
A GoFundMe campaign set up to help repair the Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church in Greenville, Miss., which was set on fire earlier this week and marked with “Vote Trump” written in graffiti, has raised $201,823 as of Friday morning, exceeding its original $10,000 goal. Some 5,755 people contributed money toward the cause. About 80 percent…
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