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Suspect in Texas Police Shooting Death Got Married Hours Before His Arrest
A Texas man facing charges for allegedly ambushing and killing a San Antonio cop reportedly got married Monday, just hours before his arrest in the case, NBC News reports. Otis Tyrone McKane, 31, has been charged with capital murder in the shooting death of San Antonio Police Detective Benjamin Marconi during a traffic stop Sunday…
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Judge Is Deliberating Over Accused SC Church Shooter’s Competency to Stand Trial
A judge has begun deliberating whether Dylann Roof, the accused shooter at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C.,, is competent to stand trial following a second day of a closed-door hearing, the Greenville News reports. The hearing on Roof’s competency started Monday afternoon and extended into Tuesday afternoon, with the federal court then…
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Ohio Men Plead Guilty to Beating of Black Man in Hate Crime
An Ohio man pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal hate crime after beating up a black man he did not know in the street earlier this year, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports. On May 18 in Toledo, Ohio, Robert Paschalis and co-defendant Charles Butler drove past the victim in a GMC truck decorated with a small…
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University of Kansas Suspends Cheerleaders Following Racially Charged Snapchat
The University of Kansas Athletics suspended a cheerleader Monday upon discovering a controversial Snapchat photo that referenced the Ku Klux Klan and Donald Trump, the Kansas City Star reports. According to the report, associate athletic director Jim Marchiony confirmed that officials at the university were aware of Lili Gagin’s social media post—which showed three men wearing…
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Parents File Complaint After Teacher's Racially Charged Explanation of Equality
The parents of a Folsom, Calif., middle schooler are furious after they say a teacher used a racially charged explanation in class, CBS Sacramento reports. The incident occurred at the Sutter Middle School and was prompted by a question from one of the students. “One of the kids raised their hand and asked the teacher…
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Tenn. School Bus Driver Charged in Horrific Crash That Killed at Least 5 Children
The Chattanooga, Tenn., school bus driver involved in a fatal crash that killed at least five children has been arrested and is currently facing multiple charges in the incident, the Times Free Press reports. Johnthony Walker, 24, was charged with five counts of vehicular homicide, reckless endangerment and reckless driving, Chattanooga Police Chief Fred Fletcher…
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Oldest Member of the Tuskegee Airmen Dies in Fla. at 101
The oldest surviving member of the historic Tuskegee Airmen, Willie N. Rogers, died Friday in his hometown of St. Petersburg, Fla., at the age of 101, the Tampa Bay Times reports. According to the report, Rogers died of complications from a stroke. Rogers was a member of the renowned all-black Tuskegee Airmen, with whom he…
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Ala. Cop Fired After Facebook Posts Reference Slavery, Michelle Obama
A Talladega, Ala., police officer was fired after racist posts, apparently from his Facebook page, surfaced on social media earlier this week, Talladega City Manager Patrick Bryant confirmed earlier this week, the Daily Home reports. Another one bites the dust. Officer Joel Husk reportedly shared posts from the Last American Patriots and from Donald Trump,…
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Mom Eyed After Kicking Out Son Who Voted for Trump in Elementary School Election
A Houston mother is under investigation after posting a video showing her kicking out her young son because he voted for Donald Trump during a mock election at his elementary school, KHOU reports. The video went viral, with commenters criticizing the mother for her actions and saying she should be in jail. “I can’t believe…
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Wooden Placard Declaring 'The KKK Wants You!' Found at Minn. High School
A small wooden placard with a message referencing the Ku Klux Klan was found this week in a basement classroom of the Irondale High School in Minnesota, KSTP reports. The placard, approximately the size of a Post-it note, had “The KKK wants you!” written on it, along with the image of a Klansman. A school…
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