It’s been 10 days since Sandra Bland was found dead in her cell at a Waller County, Texas, jail, and still media—social and news alike—are searching for the answer as to what exactly happened to Bland. Throughout the outright demands for answers, suspicions have been incredibly high, given the number of officer-involved shootings and in-custody…

A Waller County, Texas, prosecutor confirmed Thursday that, according to preliminary autopsy results, Sandra Bland had marijuana in her system at the time of her death, which was also ruled a suicide by hanging, consistent with original police statements, CNN reports.  Prosecutor Warren Diepraam told reporters Thursday that Bland did not have any defensive injuries,…

A Trump employee has accused co-workers of targeting him with derogatory statements. He filed an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission racial-discrimination claim back in 2013 in an attempt to address the situation, the Daily Caller reports. He also filed a lawsuit in federal court earlier this year. Bryan Lambert, who is originally from Jamaica, claimed that…

A father of 13, who was recently engaged, was reportedly shot dead by a campus police officer near the University of Cincinnati on Sunday, the Daily Beast reports. According to the report, the UC officer, Ray Tensing, pulled over 43-year-old Sam Dubose about a mile from the university because he did not have a license…

For the first time in 50 years, Cuba and the U.S. will have embassies on each other’s soil, one more step in rebuilding the relationship that was shattered decades ago, USA Today reports. According to the report, on Monday the Cuban flag will officially be raised in Washington, D.C., as part of a daylong series…

Sandra Bland was found dead Monday while in the custody of a Waller County, Texas, jail. Police have called her death a suicide, claiming that she died from “self-inflicted asphyxiation.” Her family and friends insist that the 28-year-old, an outspoken voice against police brutality who was on her way to begin a new job in Texas,…

An 18-year-old Alabama girl reportedly took her own life while being held at a local jail, AL.com reports.  Kindra Darnell Chapman was reportedly booked at Homewood City Jail Tuesday at around 6:22 p.m. on a first-degree-robbery charge for allegedly taking a cellphone from another individual. She was last seen alive at 6:30 p.m. Jailers found…

Video of a fatal Gardena, Calif., police-involved shooting has been unsealed after media outlets demanded its public release, the Associated Press reports. A federal judge ruled in favor of the police dash-cam video’s release, pointing out that the city could not claim any compelling reason to keep the video sealed and adding that there was…

Updated Monday, July 13, 8:15 p.m. EDT: The city of New York settled with the family of Eric Garner on Monday for $5.9 million, according to family attorney Jonathan Moore, the New York Times reports. The city had until Friday to settle the case before the family filed a lawsuit. Other investigations into the case—by…

The Associated Press, the Los Angeles Times and Bloomberg are demanding the release of police dash-cam footage of a fatal 2013 shooting of an unarmed man, AP reports.  A lawyer for the three outlets is arguing that the public has the right to see video that was captured on the cameras in three police vehicles.…