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‘Hero’ SC School Bus Driver Evacuates 56 Students in Less Than a Minute During Fire
Not all heroes wear capes. Some are bus drivers. And one Spartanburg County, S.C., bus driver is being aptly dubbed a hero after managing to evacuate 56 students in under a minute after a school bus caught fire Tuesday morning. According to Fox Carolina, the school bus being driven by Teresa Stroble somehow caught fire…
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Teen Accused of Throwing 68-Year-Old Woman Into Swimming Pool Given Home Detention
A Florida 16-year-old who was seen on video throwing a 68-year-old woman into a swimming pool during a rowdy party over the weekend has been given home detention until his next court appearance. According to WPLG, on Tuesday, Judge Carlos Rebollo ordered that the teen stay home unless going to school, church or basketball practice.…
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Woman Goes on Hateful Anti-Muslim, Anti-Obama Rant in Va. Trader Joe’s, Says Remarks ‘Taken Out of Context’
A woman at a Reston, Va., Trader Joe’s has gone viral after she was captured on video making horrid anti-Muslim and anti-Barack Obama remarks to a Muslim woman, who recorded part of the incident. On Saturday, comedian Jeremy McLellan posted the video to Facebook, saying that his friend was the one on the receiving end…
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2 More Plaintiffs Join Racial-Discrimination Suit Against Fox News Network
A racial-discrimination lawsuit filed against Fox News continues to grow as two additional plaintiffs joined on to the now 6-week-old suit that was filed in Bronx Supreme Court in New York City against multiple defendants, including the network, parent company Twenty-First Century Fox, Fox News, Fox Business Executive Vice President Dianne Brandi, and former Senior…
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Kan. Bail Bondsman Sentenced to Life in Prison for Killing 7-Year-Old Son Whose Remains Were Found in Pigsty
A former Kansas bail bondsman was sentenced to life in prison Monday for the murder of his 7-year-old son, who, law enforcement say, was subject to abuse and starvation before his remains were fed to pigs on the family’s rental property. According to the Associated Press, 46-year-old Michael Jones won’t be eligible for parole for…
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Colo. Spanish Teacher Placed on Administrative Leave After Photos, Videos Show Students Smashing Piñata With Donald Trump’s Picture
Well, this Cinco de Mayo celebration didn’t go over very well. A Colorado high school Spanish teacher was put on administrative leave after photos and videos surfaced of students on Friday smashing a piñata with a picture of President Donald Trump on the front. According to Fox News, Roosevelt High School students in Weld County…
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2 Killed, 8 Wounded in Shooting at Chicago Memorial for a Man Killed Earlier the Same Day
Two people were killed and eight were left wounded in a Sunday shooting in Chicago that police believe to be the result of a gang-retaliation hit that targeted the memorial for another man who had been killed earlier in the day. According to USA Today, the victims were at an outdoor memorial service Sunday evening…
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Family of Jordan Edwards Sues Balch Springs, Texas, Police Officer and Department in 15-Year-Old’s Death
The family of Jordan Edwards, the 15-year-old who was fatally shot by a white suburban-Dallas police officer, has filed a lawsuit against (now former) Balch Springs Police Officer Roy Oliver and the Balch Springs Police Department. According to the Associated Press, the lawsuit accuses the department of inadequately training Oliver and also ignoring warning signs…
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Jury Selection to Start for Trial of Tulsa, Okla., Cop Who Fatally Shot Terence Crutcher
Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday for the trial of Betty Shelby, a white Tulsa, Okla., police officer who shot and killed Terence Crutcher, an unarmed black man whose car had broken down on a highway. Shelby, 43, is facing charges of first-degree manslaughter, and as Reuters notes, she could face from four years…
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Calif. High School Students Sue School District for Suspending Them Over Liking Racist Instagram Posts
A California school district is being hit with a lawsuit after suspending four students for liking and commenting on racist Instagram posts. The students claim that the punishment violates their First Amendment and due process rights. The Washington Post reports that the four plaintiffs are among more than a dozen students at Albany High School…
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