A Detroit mother says that she will never be able to forget the day four vicious dogs dragged her son from her and mauled the little 4-year-old to death, the Detroit Free Press reports.  “That will never leave my eyes,” Lucillie Strickland, who is identified as “Dolly” in some reports, said. “Never leave my mind.”…

An Akron, Ohio, barbershop owner had enough of one young white man who was walking around the neighborhood with a rifle on his back, so he confronted the 25-year-old outside his shop on Thursday and called the police, Cleveland.com reports.  Deone Slater, owner of Kangaroo Kutz, did not want Daniel Kovacevic in front of his…

There is still little known about Tashfeed Malik, who, along with husband Syed Rizwan Farook, is accused of carrying out a bloody massacre at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, Calif. Now, however, a source with knowledge of the investigation told NPR that Malik had pledged allegiance to ISIS, or Islamic State, leader Abu…

Ethan Couch, the wealthy Texas teen whose deadly drunk driving killed four people, may have landed himself back in trouble after a video surfaced allegedly showing the now-18-year-old laughing over a game of beer pong, WFAA reports. According to the report, Twitter user @BlondSpectre posted a video that the user claims depicts the teen, who…

Chicago police are looking for leads as they investigate a video that was posted to Facebook showing a toddler sitting in a diaper, apparently smoking a marijuana joint, as a man offscreen can be heard egging the child on to “smoke,” the Smoking Gun reports.  A community activist reportedly tipped off the authorities yesterday, and…

A Prince George’s County, Md., officer who held a gun to a man’s head, allegedly just to impress his buddies, was convicted on two charges Wednesday. Officer Jenchesky Santiago’s conviction for first-degree assault and misconduct in office prompted Police Chief Mark Magaw to condemn his actions and recommend that he be terminated, the Washington Post…

Starting in 2016, all U.S. military combat jobs will be open to women, Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced on Thursday, USA Today reports.  “In the 21st century, that requires drawing strength from the broadest pool” possible, Carter said during his announcement, citing the importance of building a force of the future.  According to the report,…

A Rocky Mount, Va., man who is facing sentencing after being convicted for hanging a noose in his front yard has landed himself back in jail after replacing the noose with a racially charged sign, the Roanoke Times reports. According to the report, during a September trial, 52-year-old Jack Eugene Turner was found guilty of…

Updated Thursday, Dec. 3, 11:50 a.m. EST: President Barack Obama spoke about the San Bernardino, Calif., mass shooting Thursday morning, announcing that the investigation would be handed over to the FBI.  “At this stage we do not yet know why this terrible event occurred,” Obama said. “It is possible this was terrorist-related, but we don’t…

On Wednesday, San Francisco police fatally shot a suspect who had a knife in the Bayview District, CBS San Francisco reports.  According to authorities, the man was allegedly involved in a stabbing earlier and was eventually caught by police. Police Chief Greg Suhr said that when officers attempted to detain him with nonlethal force, shooting…