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Dylann Roof Found Guilty in Charleston, SC, Church Shooting
A federal jury has found white supremacist Dylann Roof guilty of the racially charged massacre of nine black parishioners at the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., the Associated Press reports. According to the newswire, the jury reached its verdict after less than two hours of deliberations, convicting the 22-year-old of federal…
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Former Milwaukee Cop Charged With 1st-Degree Reckless Homicide in Fatal Shooting of Sylville Smith
Milwaukee District Attorney John Chisholm has charged former Police Officer Dominique Heaggan-Brown with first-degree reckless homicide in the fatal shooting of Sylville Smith, a 23-year-old black man, the Associated Press reports. According to the newswire, Chisholm didn’t officially announce the charge, but it showed up in online court records that also showed that Heaggan-Brown made…
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White High School Students Held Up Trump Sign, Turned Backs as Black Basketball Team Introduced
A Missouri school district is apologizing for the “unsportsmanlike” and “insensitive” behavior of its white students after one of them held up a Trump sign while the rest of them turned their backs as a black basketball team was introduced at a Monday night game, Fox News reports. As the site notes, the controversial incident…
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Md. Teacher Asked Students to Write 'Fun' Slave Song During Lesson on Frederick Douglass
A Howard County, Md., high school English teacher was briefly placed on administrative leave last week after instructing students to write a “fun” slave song during a lesson on the famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass, the Baltimore Sun reports. According to the report, Howard County Superintendent Renee Foose put the Mount Hebron High School teacher on…
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Photo of Injured Teen Working at Chick-fil-A Sparks Viral GoFundMe Campaign
A GoFundMe campaign for one Indiana teen has gone viral after a supporter snapped a picture of him sporting a neck brace and a sling while still working the counter at an Avon, Ind., Chick-fil-A. According to the New York Post, Jakeem Tyler, a student at Avon High School, was not expected to be working…
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DC-Area Marching Bands Did Not Apply to March at Trump’s Inaugural Parade
Washington, D.C., public schools have declined to apply for a chance to perform at President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural parade this year, NBC Washington reports. As the news station notes, at least one District public school marching band has performed in the past five parades, but none seem eager to follow up for the upcoming one.…
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NJ State Trooper Suspended for Pulling Over Women to Ask Them Out, Covering It Up
A New Jersey state trooper was suspended without pay after an internal investigation revealed that he was pulling over women to ask them out on dates and then tampering with police records to cover it up, NJ.com reports. The state trooper, identified as 37-year-old Marquice Prather, was arrested Friday on charges of third-degree tampering with…
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Woman Dragged Off Delta Flight After Boarding Incident in Detroit
Police officers at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport can be seen in video dragging a female passenger off a Delta Air Lines flight Monday after Delta and airport officials say the woman did not follow the rules for boarding the plane, according to the Washington Post. The passenger, who remains unidentified, got on board the San…
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86-Year-Old International Jewelry Thief Doris Payne Arrested in Ga.
An 86-year-old international jewelry thief was arrested Tuesday for allegedly shoplifting at a mall outside Atlanta, WXIA-TV reports. The notorious Doris Payne, 86, has a criminal career that spans some 50 years on at least two continents. In this most recent incident, Payne was arrested by Dunwoody, Ga., police and charged with shoplifting after she allegedly attempted…
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W.Va. to Review Contracts With Nonprofit Whose Director Was Reinstated After Calling Michelle Obama an ‘Ape in Heels’
The state of West Virginia will be reviewing its contracts with a nonprofit funded by state and federal funds after its director referred to first lady Michelle Obama as “an ape in heels,” the governor’s office confirmed Tuesday, Reuters reports. According to the report, the state announced its intentions after it was revealed that Clay…
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