Two contractors have come forward with their own details surrounding Michael Brown’s fatal shooting in early August in Ferguson, Mo., corroborating other witness reports that insisted the teen had his hands up in surrender before he was killed by police Officer Darren Wilson, CNN reports. In exclusive video obtained by CNN, taken by an unknown…

As video of Ray Rice punching his then-fiancee unconscious continues to spark discussion about domestic abuse, actor and former NFL player Terry Crews weighed in on the scandal, recalling the violence of his own childhood, Entertainment Tonight reports.  The Brooklyn Nine-Nine star has always been open about the abuse his mother faced at the hands…

Whether someone at the NFL before this week saw the full video in which Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice punched his then-fiancee, Janay Palmer, unconscious on an elevator is still up for debate. However, the league allegedly had access to the damning footage. According to the Associated Press, a law-enforcement official has come forward…

It was a tense, fiery City Council meeting on Tuesday at the Greater Grace Church in Ferguson, Mo., as residents came to air their grievances and demand answers, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. According to the report, more than 600 residents came to the meeting, where they continued to voice their demands for change in…

A Chicago police commander has come under intense scrutiny after a lawsuit was filed against him for allegedly putting his gun into a young man’s mouth, the Chicago Tribune reports. According to the lawsuit, as reported by the Tribune, in January 2013 Cmdr. Glenn Evans pulled up at a bus stop and began staring at…

Former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice’s fall did not take long. Following his termination from the Ravens and his indefinite suspension from the NFL, marketers and sponsors have begun to wash their hands of the player, who was seen on video punching his then-fiancee, Janay Palmer, out cold in an elevator. One Fox Sports…

A 40-year-old New York man gave his life saving a small child from the Hudson River, the New York Post reports. According to the report, Boyce “Scoop” Coleman was at a barbecue at the riverside in Yonkers when he heard that a child was in the water. The heroic man jumped “ … over the…

John Crawford III was shot dead by Beavercreek, Ohio, police about a month ago for simply carrying a BB gun as he walked through the aisles in Wal-Mart. A witness to the incident, Ronald Ritchie, was responsible for calling 911 and reporting Crawford to law enforcement, saying that a black man was “walking around with…

Two juveniles were arrested for allegedly beating up a mentally disabled man in Delaware, WPVI-TV reports. The two boys, 13 and 14 years old, were arrested over the weekend before being released to their parents on $2,500 bond, the news station notes, after a video of them committing the horrible assault went viral.  According to…

A tragic early-morning fire Monday took the lives of four children and left two adults in critical condition in Chicago, the Chicago Tribune reports. The children, ages 6 to 16, were found on the third floor of the badly damaged building. According to the Tribune, the fire spread from an empty second-floor apartment and up…