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La. Man Who Shot Wife to Death After Allegedly Mistaking Her for Intruder Is Charged With 2nd-Degree Murder
A Louisiana man is facing a second-degree murder charge after shooting his wife multiple times after apparently mistaking her for an intruder early Saturday morning. Emergency operators told responding officers that the man, identified as 26-year-old Daniel Johnson, called saying that he had shot an intruder, but the intruder turned out to be his wife.…
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Another Noose Found in the DC Area, This Time at a Construction Site
Well, another noose turned up in Washington, D.C., this time, police say, at a house under construction in the southeast part of the city. This will make at least the fifth time that this hateful symbol of violence has appeared around the nation’s capital recently. According to CNN, officers went to the construction site Thursday…
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NJ Family Who Won $429,000,000 Lottery Jackpot Launch Grant-Making Fund to Give Back to Their Hometown
What would you do if you won a $429.6 million Powerball jackpot? My (admittedly shallow and selfish) fantasy includes buying a private island and never having to deal with people again. However, one Trenton, N.J., family is going above and beyond and showing extreme selflessness by choosing to put some of their winnings into their…
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Police Union Launches Fundraiser for NYPD Cop Charged With Murder in Shooting Death of Mentally Ill Black Woman
The Sergeants Benevolent Association has deemed it appropriate to start a GoFundMe account for a New York City police sergeant who has been charged with murder in the death of an elderly, mentally ill woman from New York’s Bronx borough. Sgt. Hugh Barry was suspended without pay from the Police Department after he was charged in…
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Netflix Buys Rights to The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
Netflix has picked up the worldwide rights for David France’s documentary, The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival earlier this year. The streaming service announced Friday that it had the rights to the documentary about the LGBTQ icon, which tells the story of her life and untimely…
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Brandy Hospitalized After Reportedly Losing Consciousness on Flight at Los Angeles International Airport
R&B singer Brandy Norwood had to be taken to a hospital Friday morning after airline officials reported an ill passenger on a plane at Los Angeles International Airport. Officers and firefighter-paramedics responded around 7 a.m. to a report of a person who was “unconscious or almost unconscious” shortly after boarding a Delta Airlines plane, ABC…
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Tickets to See Beyoncé Perform at Coachella 2018 to Be Available Friday (That’s Today, Y’all)
Beyoncé stans, rejoice. Tickets to see next year’s Beyoncé concert (read: Coachella 2018), will be available this Friday. As in today. Many fans shed tears and poured out liquor after the Queen canceled this year’s Coachella performance in light of the twins she’s carrying (I mean, even a goddess has her limits). However, festival producer…
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NC Elementary School Teacher Caught on Camera Hitting 11-Year-Old Student With a Broom: Report
One North Carolina mom is furious after seeing video of a Cotswald Elementary School teacher hitting her 11-year-old daughter with a Swiffer broom. “You cannot be a teacher and be able to teach children if you can lose your cool in a manner where you hurt someone else’s child,” the outraged mom, Tiffany Fields, told Fox…
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Predominantly Black Church in SC Receives $2,000 Donation, Apology From Anonymous Donor Who ‘Used to Be a Terrible Racist’
A predominantly black church in Greenville, S.C., received a surprising $2,000 donation a few weeks ago from an anonymous donor who claimed to be a former “terrible racist.” According to Fox Carolina, the Rev. Michael Sullivan of the Nicholtown Presbyterian Church still gets goosebumps when he reads the letter enclosed with the donation or shares…
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Prosecutors Drop All Charges Against Detroit Man Who Spent 25 Years in Prison in Murder Case
All charges against a Detroit man were dropped Thursday after he spent some 25 years in prison. According to the Associated Press, Desmond Ricks long accused police of pinning a murder on him by seizing his mother’s gun and switching bullets in the case. An analysis of two bullets from the victim showed that they…
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