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SC Man Who Shot, Burned, Buried Men in Backyard Claims Self-Defense, Is Granted Bail
The attorney for a South Carolina man who shot two men and later burned their bodies says that his client acted in self-defense and then later panicked, the Post and Courier reports. James Edward Loftis faces trial for the killings of taxi driver Guma Oz Dubar, 46, and James Cody Newland, 32. Loftis’ claim of…
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Cellphone Footage Captures Huge Lunchtime Fight at Calif. High School
Security at Sylmar High School in Los Angeles increased Tuesday after a huge fight involving some 40 students took place on school grounds Monday, the Los Angeles Times reports. Cellphone video shows the chaos that ensued during the 20-minute fight as students ran around trying to hit one another. Twelve officers were required to bring…
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Obama to Make Another Historic Presidential Visit, This Time to Hiroshima
President Barack Obama will be visiting Hiroshima later this month while in Japan for the G-7 summit, the White House confirmed Tuesday. According to the White House, the president will be making the trip with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe “to highlight his continued commitment to pursuing the peace and security of a world without…
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One Woman’s Crusade to Ban the Box on College Applications
There are many ways to stop punishing people with criminal records for crimes for which they have already done the time. One of those ways, about which Vivian Nixon, executive director of the College and Community Fellowship and co-founder of the Education From the Inside Out (EIO) Coalition, is most passionate, is by increasing access…
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NC High Schooler Who Passed Drug Test Suspended for Smelling Like Weed
A North Carolina mother is furious after her 15-year-old was suspended from school for possession of drugs, even though the student was only accused of smelling like marijuana and later passed a drug test, WNCN reports. Jakayla Johnson was in Chinese classes at Garner Magnet High School with about 30 other students when a school…
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Shooting Suspect in Custody After Attacks at 2 Md. Malls
Authorities have a suspect in custody after shootings at two different Maryland malls Friday, NBC News reports. According to the report, two people were killed in the attacks, while two others were injured. The suspect, 62-year-old Eulalio Tordil, who is a federal law-enforcement officer, is also accused of killing his estranged wife in a school…
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Chicago Prosecutor Withdraws From Laquan McDonald Case
Cook County, Ill., State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez said in an announcement Thursday that she will withdraw from the Laquan McDonald case, the Washington Post reports. Alvarez, who lost her re-election bid earlier this year, said that she is asking for the court to appoint a special prosecutor in her place in the controversial case that has…
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Va. 1st-Grader Born Without Hands Wins Penmanship Award
Little Anaya Ellick was born without hands and does not use prosthetics. “Anaya is a remarkable young lady. She does not let anything get in the way of doing what she has set out to do,” GCA Principal Tracy Cox told the news station. “She is a hard worker and has some of the best…
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US Military Academy at West Point Investigates Photo of Black Female Cadets Raising Fists
The U.S. Military Academy at West Point in New York is investigating a photo showing 16 black female cadets in uniform with their fists raised in a salute that critics are calling a gesture of solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, the Army Times reports. “We can confirm that the cadets in this photo…
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