Two Los Angeles police officers are accused of forcing four women to engage in sex acts by threatening them and using their authority, the Associated Press reports. According to the report, while one officer acted as a lookout in the front seat of a squad car, a 19-year-old woman, who was a drug informant, was…

A New Jersey man pleaded guilty Wednesday to manslaughter in the death of his mother a mere two days after he completed a 30-year prison sentence for murdering a neighbor, the New York Post reports.  Steven Pratt, 47, pleaded guilty to manslaughter charges in the killing of his mother, 64-year-old Gwendolyn Pratt, at their home…

Top Texas A&M University officials visited a Dallas high school to personally apologize to students who were subject to racial slurs and harassment while visiting campus last week, the Texas Tribune reports.  University President Michael Young and A&M System Chancellor John Sharp were accompanied by state Sen. Royce West of Dallas for a morning meeting…

A St. Paul, Minn., police sergeant who made a Facebook comment encouraging drivers to run over Black Lives Matter protesters and telling them how to avoid being charged while doing so resigned Wednesday, Mediaite reports.  Last month Jeffrey Rothecker, using a profile with the name JM Roth, commented under a news story about protesters blocking…

A candidate for District Court judge in Van Buren County, Ark., has withdrawn from the race following scrutiny of text messages he sent in which he called a local county clerk a “hair lipped niger whore,” the Arkansas Times reports.  The texts, in which the candidate in question, Kent Tester, misspells what is presumably meant…

President Barack Obama will be visiting Cuba March 21 and 22, according to a Medium post by Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes. It’s a historic visit, since Obama will be the first sitting U.S. president to visit the country in more than 80 years. The previous, and first, sitting president to visit the Caribbean…

An extremely displeased Wendy’s customer is now facing charges after she allegedly attacked and bit an employee over a wrong order, WTVR reports.  Wendy’s manager Latanya Nelson was cornered by Lovely Robinson, 25, at a Richmond, Va., Wendy’s Monday night when the incident occurred, authorities say. Robinson reportedly stormed into the fast-food restaurant after changing…

President Barack Obama will not be attending the funeral Saturday of Justice Antonin Scalia, the White House has confirmed, NBC reports.  The president, accompanied by the first lady, instead will pay his respects to Scalia Friday at the Supreme Court, where Scalia’s body will be lying in repose in the Great Hall, according to the…

Two Chicago 911 dispatchers have been suspended without pay for not sending authorities to the residence where Quintonio LeGrier was requesting assistance, the Chicago Tribune reports. The 19-year-old called 911 from his father’s apartment three times the morning of Dec. 26 requesting assistance and was hung up on twice. However, when authorities were finally dispatched, one…

In 2016, black voters will make up more than 12 percent of the national electorate, WalletHub notes. But black voters are not all equally engaged in the political process and in fulfilling their civic duty.  WalletHub conducted a study of 48 states across six key metrics in order to gauge political engagement, including data such…