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Los Angeles Massage Therapist Charged in Alleged Sexual Assault
A California massage therapist is facing charges that he sexually assaulted one of his clients, the Los Angeles Times reports. Daniel Holbert, 48, was arrested earlier this week without incident at G Train Fitness Gym in North Hollywood and charged with one felony count of sexual penetration by false representation. According to the report, Holbert…
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Family 'Devastated' After Brain-Dead 2-Year-Old Is Removed From Life Support
After a monthslong legal battle in which a California family fought to keep a brain-dead 2-year-old boy alive, the child, Israel Stinson, was removed from life support at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles on Thursday, CBS Los Angeles reports. “They are devastated. I think still in shock,” the attorney representing Israel’s family, Alexandra Snyder, said. “It’s…
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Outgoing Ala. Mayor Denies Posting Racist Facebook Comment: 'I Lost. The N–ger Won'
Midland City, Ala., Mayor Patsy Capshaw Skipper insists that she did not write a racist Facebook comment after losing to a black candidate Tuesday night, citing recent heart surgery and technical problems with the social media site, AL.com reports. On Thursday Raw Story reported that the Republican mayor allegedly wrote, “I lost. The [n—ger] won,”…
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Racists Anonymous Meetings Held at NC Church
There’s Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous … and then there’s Racists Anonymous. According to WCNC, a Concord, N.C., church has been holding Racists Anonymous meetings on a weekly basis for the past month, and it’s been picking up new members. “What Jesus said is, ‘Come see,’” the Rev. Nathan King of the Trinity United Church of…
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2 Suspects Charged in Death of Tenn. Teen Who Protected Friends From Gunfire
Two suspects have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Zaevion William Dobson, a Tennessee high schooler who jumped on top of his friends and shielded them from gunfire, saving their lives, CNN reports. Christopher Bassett and Richard Williams both face multiple other charges, including the attempted murder of eight other people, and…
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Mom Turns in Son Accused of Public Masturbation on NYC Train in Viral Video, Police Say
An accused public masturbator who was seen on video being shamed off a New York City No. 2 subway train after allegedly touching himself was turned in to police by his mother, NYPD officials say, DNAinfo reports. According to the report, the suspect, identified as 23-year-old Kevin Cuffe, was turned in to the police three…
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Ga. Man Who Threw Boiling Water on Gay Couple Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison
A Georgia judge sentenced a man to 40 years in prison Wednesday after he threw scalding water on a gay couple sleeping in an apartment, leaving them with severe burns, the Chicago Tribune reports. According to the report, jurors only deliberated for about 90 minutes before finding 48-year-old Martin Blackwell guilty of eight counts of…
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Army Reservist Who Killed 5 Dallas Officers Showed PTSD Symptoms: Documents
Micah Johnson, the Army reservist who shot and killed five Dallas police officers in an ambush last month, showed symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder after returning to the U.S. from Afghanistan in 2014, the Associated Press reports. According to the newly released documents from the Veterans Health Administration, Johnson sought treatment for anxiety, depression and…
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High School Alumni Raise Money to Create Scholarship in Philando Castile's Name
Alumni from Central High School in St. Paul, Minn., banded together over the weekend to host a fundraiser in order to raise money for a scholarship meant to honor Philando Castile, the Star Tribune reports. According to the report, more than 500 attended Sunday’s event—which included music, food and kids’ activities—at the St. Paul’s Dunning Recreation…
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NJ Man Told 2-Year-Old to Put Up His Fists Before Punching Him to Death: Report
A New Jersey man has been arraigned on murder charges after allegedly punching his girlfriend’s 2-year-old son to death, CBS Philadelphia reports. According to the report, 24-year-old Zachary Tricoche got into a fight with his girlfriend because she didn’t buy groceries he liked. During the fight the little boy, identified as Jamil Baskerville Jr., reportedly…
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