The White House was placed on lockdown Friday afternoon after one person was shot by law enforcement near the premises, ABC News reports.  The president was not at the White House at the time of the shooting, which occurred at 17th and E streets. Vice President Joe Biden was reportedly “within the complex” at the…

A Phoenix TV reporter is in a whole heap of trouble after being caught defecating on a front lawn near the home of his story’s subject, the New York Daily News reports.  Jonathan Lowe, a reporter for KPHO, was arrested earlier this week after he was seen by a neighbor who was picking up papers…

A Giant grocery store security guard has been charged with simple assault after allegedly forcing a transgender woman out of the women’s restroom, NBC Washington reports. Ebony Belcher, 32, said she went into a Giant store in Northeast Washington, D.C., and asked an employee where the bathroom was. On her way into the restroom, Belcher…

Amina Ali, a Chibok schoolgirl who reportedly escaped from Boko Haram terrorists after being kidnapped more than two years ago, met with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential villa in Abuja on Thursday, CNN reports.  President Buhari held the baby girl to whom Ali gave birth while being held captive by the extremist group. …

A 100-year-old retired schoolteacher shattered the world record for the 100-meter dash less than a week after her birthday, Fox5NY reports.  On Tuesday, Ella Mae Colbert sailed down the track at Chesnee Middle School in South Carolina, where she works as a volunteer, according to WYFF, clocking in at 46.79 seconds to beat the current…

Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has been named to the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund’s national board of directors, the organization announced Thursday. Holder, who was the first African-American attorney general of the United States, is currently a partner at Covington and Burling law firm in Washington, D.C. As the press release notes,…

A grand jury has declined to bring charges against a former Texas police officer involved in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old David Joseph, who was unarmed and naked, the New York Daily News reports.  Travis County, Texas, jurors came to the decision after meeting for five days and hearing 12 witnesses’ testimony about Austin Police…

A 13-year-old Chicago girl is facing first-degree murder charges after allegedly stabbing another teen to death with a knife reportedly provided by her mother during a fight on the South Side over the weekend, according to the Chicago Tribune. The girl’s mother, 35-year-old Tamika Gayden, has also been charged with first-degree murder in the Saturday-night stabbing…

Residents in a Jackson, Miss., neighborhood awoke on Monday to discover fliers advertising a Ku Klux Klan neighborhood watch in the area to help provide protection. However, according to WAPT, residents of Belhaven are saying they are not interested.  The fliers, which offer a “24/7 hotline,” read, “The law abiding citizens of your community can…