An Arkansas police officer has been arrested on charges of filing a false police report, and fired from his position, after admitting to fabricating a story in which he said he exchanged gunfire with a suspect last month, Arkansas Online reports.  England, Ark., Police Sgt. David Houser, 50, admitted that he “fabricated” the story and…

A former South Carolina Highway Patrol trooper who is already facing assault and battery charges stemming from the shooting last year of an unarmed black man at a gas station is now also facing shoplifting charges, the Huffington Post reports.  Sean Groubert, 32, was ultimately fired after approaching Levar Jones regarding a traffic violation in…

A California State University, Fresno, football player was arrested after allegedly making a social media threat in which he described how he would shoot students on campus, CBS News reports.  The threat was made anonymously via the messaging app Yik Yak on Monday, Fresno State Police Chief David Huerta told the news station. According to…

A Mississippi man was arrested for detonating an explosive after allegedly throwing a newspaper-wrapped package into a local Wal-Mart store around 1:30 a.m. Sunday, the Associated Press reports.  Marshall E. Leonard of Tupelo, reportedly known for flying a 4-foot-long Mississippi state flag from his car, was charged with detonating an explosive and accused of bombing…

The hacktivist group Anonymous has begun revealing the names of alleged Ku Klux Klan members, publishing their email addresses, Klan affiliation and phone numbers to Pastebin. Included in the list are nine politicians—four senators and five city mayors—but their association with the KKK is unverified. One mayor has denied any affiliation with the group. According…

On Sunday, Bishop Michael Curry was installed as the first black leader of the U.S. Episcopal Church. He used the occasion to discuss the need to evangelize across the divides of race, education and wealth, the Associated Press reports. During the celebration of his new position within the church, held at Washington National Cathedral in…

The U.S. Supreme Court will be looking into racial prejudice in jury selection Monday, with the justices considering a case of a black teenager who was sentenced to death by an all-white jury in Georgia, The Guardian reports.  According to the report, lawyers bringing forth the appeal on behalf of Timothy Foster, who admitted to…

The husband of a mayor in Oklahoma thought it would just be a hilarious laugh when he and friends donned white sheets to dress up as the Ku Klux Klan, complete with burning torches.  Lahoma, Okla., Mayor Theresa Sharp is now apologizing for her husband Cary Sharp’s actions, which prompted alarm in their neighborhood, KOCO…