The White House is defending late-night comedian Larry Wilmore’s use of the n-word during his routine at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner over the weekend, saying that President Barack Obama “appreciated the spirit and the sentiments that Mr. Wilmore expressed,” the Washington Post reports. Wilmore caused a buzz over the weekend when he concluded his…

A Pennsylvania churchgoer was fatally shot after a fight broke out over a seat for a Sunday service, the New York Daily News reports.  According to the report, the argument started when a churchgoer told Robert Braxton III, 27, that he was sitting in seats reserved for two other parishioners during Sunday service April 24…

A Maryland man arrested in the murder of a pregnant school bus driver is accused of stabbing her seven times in the neck, chest and abdomen, according to autopsy results described in a police affidavit, the Washington Post reports.  Thierry K. Nkusu is now facing charges of first-degree, premeditated murder in the death of Maria…

A districtwide sick-out has resulted in 94 Detroit public schools being shut down Monday as teachers protested news that they will not be paid past June 30, the Detroit Free Press reports.  On Sunday the Detroit Federation of Teachers called for a mass sick-out of the district’s 2,600 teachers, who serve about 46,000 students in…

Joy Reid will officially take over the time slot left behind by Melissa Harris-Perry, hosting a new program that will air from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET on Saturday and Sunday, Adweek reports.  “Melissa did a show that was incredibly valuable,” Reid said in a statement, according to the site. “Instead of trying to…

Ray Anthony Lewis III, the son of former Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis, is facing charges of third-degree criminal sexual conduct after allegedly sexually assaulting two victims earlier this year, USA Today Sports reports.  The two victims reportedly told authorities that Lewis III, who is a sophomore and cornerback for the football team of Coastal…

A Virginia father has turned himself in to Prince William County, Va., police after disturbing video was posted to Facebook showing him boxing with his son for “discipline” and leaving the 17-year-old bloodied, Fox 5 DC reports.  The man, Tavis Sellers, who identified himself as TaDigs Ditches on Facebook, was charged with domestic assault and…

A Florida police officer who was seen on video repeatedly hitting a handcuffed woman has been fired and charged with battery in the incident, CNN reports. Officer Akinyemi Borisade, 26, arrested the woman, Mayra Martinez, at a local bar for trespassing and resisting arrest Wednesday. Martinez, a new employee at the bar, had reportedly gotten…

A Virginia man is facing multiple charges after a 2-year-old died after being left in a hot car, the New York Daily News reports.  Daiquan Fields, 32, is facing charges of felony child neglect and involuntary manslaughter after he left his girlfriend’s toddler strapped into a car seat Wednesday while temperatures went as high as…

A Florida woman is being accused of running a crime ring that billed thousands of dollars of cosmetic work to unsuspecting identity theft victims, the Orlando Sentinel reports. When women wanted dental work or plastic surgery done but couldn’t pay, they contacted Terilyn Riggins, who in less than a year scammed victims out of more…