Donald Trump’s national spokesperson, Katrina Pierson, got into a heated debate with CNN’s S.E. Cupp on Tuesday as she defended the 2016 presidential candidate’s outrageous proposal to ban all Muslim immigration to the United States.  In the debate, Pierson seemingly saw no difference between law-abiding Muslims and religious extremists, and contended that the United States…

The death of a Seattle Central College student over the weekend is now being investigated by police, and many in the community suspect foul play, the Seattle Times reports. The victim, identified as 16-year-old Hamza Warsame, is believed to have died from injuries from a fall off the roof of a Capitol Hill building Saturday…

Authorities have arrested and charged six people in connection with the abduction of two University of Rochester seniors over the weekend, the New York Daily News reports.  The six suspects are accused of beating and shooting at least one of the two 21-year-olds, Ani Okeke Ewo and Nicholas Kollias, who were lured to a suspected…

Republican state Sen. Marty Knollenberg of Michigan has some damage control to do after remarks he made during an education-committee meeting in Lansing on Thursday sparked outrage, WXYZ reports.  While addressing the issue of failing school districts, and the statistical fact that most children suffering are of color, Knollenberg, from Troy, responded, “You mentioned these…

The caretaker of a Philadelphia mosque found a severed pig’s head outside the place of worship early Monday morning, and authorities are now investigating the incident, the Associated Press reports.  According to the report, the animal’s head may have been thrown out the window of a vehicle, with surveillance footage showing a red pickup slowing…

Zwarte Piet, or Black Pete, the famous character in Dutch Christmas tradition who works as Santa’s helper, was bound to come up this Christmas, given that the “Petes” tend to be white people in blackface, wearing curly Afro wigs with exaggerated red lips. As it turns out, Flemish Culture Minister Sven Gatz has apparently kick-started…

There will be no criminal charges filed against the Chicago police officer who fatally shot Ronald Johnson III, Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez announced Monday, the Chicago Tribune reports. Citing dash-cam footage, which Alvarez played at a news conference announcing her decision, along with a sample of 911 recordings, the state’s attorney called Police…

A Detroit dog owner, whose four dogs fatally mauled a 4-year-old who was walking with his mother, has been charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter, prosecutors revealed on Monday, Reuters reports.  Geneke Antonio Lyons, 41, was also charged with possesing dangerous animals that caused a death, after Xavier Strickland was dragged from his mother and…

Four people were in custody on Sunday night after a New York SWAT team rescued two missing college students who were held hostage after being abducted by their kidnappers, the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reports. The University of Rochester seniors, Ani Okeke Ewo and Nicholas Kollias, were last seen near their school at around 2…