A Michigan YMCA has canceled its long-running Underground Railroad activity, deemed appropriate for students in fifth grade and up, after complaints from a black parent, who said that her child was “very disturbed” by the activity, the Washington Post reports.  Students and teachers at the YMCA Storer Camps are meant to role-play as slaves in…

The Michigan Senate has unanimously approved a bill that will provide residents of Flint, Mich., with $30 milllion to help pay their water bills after the lead-contamination crisis, Reuters reports.  Republican Gov. Rick Snyder is expected to sign the bill, which had already been passed unanimously by the state’s House of Representatives last week.  “The…

A Washington, D.C., Metrobus driver reportedly rushed to the aid of a 61-year-old visually impaired woman after seeing her being taken advantage of and robbed by a group of teen girls Monday, the transit agency said Tuesday, the Washington Post reports.  According to the agency, the teens surrounded the woman and snatched her purse after…

Arlington County, Va., police arrested three men after they allegedly attacked an Uber driver with a beer bottle Saturday night, WUSA9 reports.  According to the report, the Uber driver was carrying six people, who then proceeded to open alcoholic beverages, even though the driver asked them not to. The driver terminated the trip, pulling over…

The young daughter of an Idaho milia member was shot and wounded on Sunday after a meeitng of the III% Idaho group, Raw Story reports.  The 12-year-old girl was not identified, but was taken to the hospital by helicopter for treatment after the shooting at Rupert Gun Range. The girl’s mother said that the girl…

Republican presidential dandidate Ben Carson insinuated that President Barack Obama may not fully understand the experience of black Americans, noting that Obama was “raised white” outside the United States. While speaking to Politico’s Glenn Thrush on the Off Message podcast that aired Tuesday, Carson was asked about his feelings regarding the historic moment in 2008 when the…

Three Bibb County, Ga., sheriff’s deputies are being recognized for their kind actions after buying a pair of brand-new Air Jordans for a 9-year-old boy who was constantly being bullied because of his old footwear, 13WMAZ reports.  According to the boy, Adam Flowers, the other children kept saying “What are those?!” and taunting him about…

Authorities are looking into a report that Kalamazoo, Mich., shooting-spree suspect Jason Dalton picked up at least one Uber fare between killings during the random spree, the Associated Press reports.  Dalton, 45, had no criminal record but was apprehended in connection with the hourslong rampage Saturday that left six dead in western Michigan. According to…

An Ohio teen charged with impersonating a state senator was trying to make a political statement, his lawyer, Andrew Wick, says, the Washington Post reports.  Wick described his client Izaha Akins as an “ambitous young person” who was attempting political activism by raising awareness about security risks in small-town schools. Wick says Akins, a student…

One particularly business-savvy Oregon Girl Scout is making headlines after selling her cookies outside a marijuana dispensary, smartly targeting those picking up their fix who wanted to do some smart planning for when the munchies hit, KATU reports.  The girl set up shop, under the supervision of an aunt, outside Foster Buds Marijuana Dispensary in…