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  • Fla. Teacher Accused of Getting 16-Year-Old Drunk Before Having Sex With Him

    A Florida substitute teacher is facing multiple charges after being accused of getting a 16-year-old student drunk and having sex with him at her apartment, the Associated Press reports. Alicia Bromfield, 28, a substitute teacher at the Crenshaw School in Gotha, Fla, was arrested Friday on charges of unlawful sex with a minor and contributing…

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  • Milwaukee Officer Who Fatally Shot Sylville Smith Fired After Sex Assault Charge 

    The Milwaukee Police Department has fired the officer who fatally shot Sylville Smith, following an investigation into an unrelated sexual assault case, Time reports. Officer Dominique Heaggan-Brown was terminated, effective Monday, after a Milwaukee Police Department Internal Affairs investigation into a criminal complaint filed against the officer. Last week, a man reported to Milwaukee police…

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  • Chicago Mom Furious After Teacher's Aide Allegedly Slams Special Needs Child to the Ground

    A Chicago mother is furious after her 12-year-old special needs son was allegedly beaten up and slammed to the ground by a school employee as other children looked on, CBS Chicago reports. Monice Guess said that her son, Rashawn, is “hyper” and “moody at times,” but that he definitely did not deserve what happened to…

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  • Pa. College Student Accused of Putting Bleach in Pregnant Girlfriend's Water 

    A Pennsylvania college student is facing charges after allegedly putting bleach in his pregnant girlfriend’s water in an attempt to harm the fetus, the Associated Press reports. Theophilous Washington, 20, of Washington, D.C., is facing charges of criminal attempt to commit first-degree murder of an unborn child, as well as reckless endangering. Washington is a junior…

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  • 17 Killed, 42 Wounded in Chicago's Deadliest Weekend of the Year

    As October draws to a close, Chicago experienced its deadliest and most devastating weekend so far this year, leaving 17 people fatally shot and more than 40 wounded, between Friday afternoon and early Monday, the Chicago Tribune reports. According to the report, up until this weekend, Father’s Day weekend had been the most violent in the…

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  • Autistic NY Black Teen Gets Lost Running 5K, Assaulted by Man Afraid of Getting Mugged

    A 15-year-old autistic athlete running a 5K was assaulted by a man who apparently thought the teen was going to rob his wife, the Washington Post reports. Chase Coleman loved being part of his cross-country team, and his mother, Clarice, said that she fully supported his passion. She is thankful that the nearly nonverbal, autistic…

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  • Father of Alfred Olango, Man Killed by Police, Creates Police-Reform Foundation 

    The father of a California man who was killed last month by El Cajon, Calif., police announced over the weekend that he has created a foundation for police reform, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. Richard Olango announced Saturday that San Diego would be the headquarters of the Alfred Olango Justice and Unity Foundation, “for the whole…

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  • African-American Chemist, Inventor Dies in Md. House Fire

    A famed African-American chemist and inventor died Friday in a fire at his Oxon Hill, Md., home, the Washington Post reports. George Nauflett, 84, earned more than two dozen patents for his inventions while working in a U.S. Navy government laboratory for more than four decades. His son, Derrick Nauflett, told the Post in an interview…

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  • Uber Driver Arrested in Kidnap, Assault of Female Passenger Who Blacked Out at DC Bar

    A Washington, D.C.-region Uber driver was arrested in Prince George’s County, Md., after allegedly kidnapping and assaulting a female passenger who had passed out at a D.C. bar, Fox5DC reports. According to the report, on the night of Oct. 18, a friend of the alleged victim called an Uber to take her home after she had…

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  • Former Tuskegee Airman Audley Coulthurst Dies at Age 92

    Another former member of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen has died. Audley Coulthurst passed away Thursday at a Veterans Affairs facility in Brooklyn, N.Y., after suffering cardiac arrest, his daughter, Audra Coulthurst, said, the Associated Press reports. He was 92. According to the report, Coulthurst enlisted in the Army in 1942, ultimately becoming one of the…

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