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Suspect Arrested in Case of Dismembered Toddler Found in Chicago's Garfield Park Lagoon
Chicago police arrested a suspect Tuesday in the death of a toddler whose dismembered remains were found in a lagoon last year, BuzzFeed reports. Kamel Harris, 41, is accused of killing 2-year-old Kyrian Knox because the child would not stop crying in pain after drinking some milk. Harris was caring for the lactose intolerant toddler at…
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Official Autopsy Report Confirms Keith Lamont Scott Was Shot 3 Times by Charlotte, NC, Police
The official autopsy report for Keith Lamont Scott, the black man who was killed by Charlotte, N.C., police in September, confirms that he was shot three times, WCNC-TV reports. According to the report, Scott was shot in the posterior chest (or back), the abdomen and the left arm. The report, from the Mecklenburg County Medical…
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GoFundMe Started for Veteran Who Got Free Meal Taken Away at Chili's Raises Over $1,000
Ernest Walker, a U.S. Army veteran, was humiliated Friday, on Veterans Day, when he had a promised free meal taken away from him at a Dallas-area Chili’s Grill & Bar after being accused of not really serving his country. However, now the distinguished vet is receiving an outpouring of love, support and monetary donations to…
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Fla. High School Teacher Allegedly Threatened to Get Black Students 'Sent Back to Africa'
A Florida high school teacher is facing backlash after he allegedly threatened to get black students “sent back to Africa,” the Houston Chronicle reports. John Sousa, who works at the Wesley Chapel High School in the Tampa Bay area, was placed on administrative leave Friday after allegedly telling black students, “Don’t make me call Donald…
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W.Va. Officials Under Fire After Referring to Michelle Obama as an 'Ape in Heels'
Two West Virginia officials are facing a backlash after exchanging messages mocking Michelle Obama and referring to the first lady as “an ape in heels,” WSAZ reports. According to the report, following the results of last Tuesday’s presidential election, Pamela Taylor—a director at the Clay County Development Corp., a nonprofit funded by state and federal…
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'White Power' Written on Iowa Woman's Front Door
An Iowa woman is upset after returning home from work Sunday afternoon to find a racist message written on her front door in permanent marker, the Des Moines Register reports. According to the news site, Kirsten Grant, 20, found “white power” scrawled in huge letters on the door of her apartment at Southern Park Apartments…
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Mich. Officer Who Drove With Confederate Flag Around Trump Protesters Resigns
A Michigan police officer who was placed on paid suspension after he was seen driving a pickup truck with a Confederate flag around a group protesting Donald Trump’s presidential election has now resigned, the Washington Post reports. The incident began at a Nov. 11 “Love Trumps Hate” rally in Traverse City, Mich. Police Officer Michael Peters,…
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Swastikas Scratched Into 74-Year-Old Va. Woman's SUV: Report
An elderly Virginia woman’s SUV was keyed over the weekend, with markings forming swastikas left on the front hood and by the gas tank, WJLA reports. The woman’s family members fear retaliation and are keeping their identities private in their moment of distress. “She’s the sweetest, kindest, littlest old Indian lady who basically is a…
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Mich. Police Officer Suspended After Driving With Confederate Flag Around Trump Protesters
A Michigan police officer has been suspended with pay after he was seen off-duty driving a pickup truck with a Confederate flag around a group of people protesting Donald Trump’s presidential election win, the Associated Press reports. Traverse City Police Chief Jeff O’Brien announced Officer Michael Peters’ suspension Sunday. O’Brien said that an internal investigation…
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Calif. Deputy 'Executed,' Suspect Arrested
The suspect in the killing of a Stanislaus County, Calif., sheriff’s deputy has been arrested, the Associated Press reports. According to the report, Sheriff’s Deputy Dennis Wallace, a 20-year-veteran, was shot twice in the head at point-blank range Sunday as he responded to a call about a suspicious car and person near a fishing-access spot…
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