Playing football, even at the high school level, takes a lot of tenacity and willpower.  Joe Martel III, who happens to have prosthetic legs, has tenacity and willpower in spades. According to MaxPreps, the freshman is a defensive lineman for his high school in Beggs, Okla., and is already having a huge impact on his…

During a campaign stop in Iowa on Wednesday, Sen. Ted Cruz, who is one of many candidates vying for the Republican presidential nomination, told ThinkProgress that Black Lives Matter is “embracing and celebrating the murder of police officers.” “If you look at the Black Lives Matter movement, one of the most disturbing things is, more…

A Donald Trump rally in Richmond, Va., went south after supporters of the current GOP favorite and a group of protesters clashed over the topic of immigration, Mediaite reports.  According to the report, while speaking at his rally, the presidential candidate once again brought up immigration and his desire to build a wall between Mexico…

University of Florida freshman cornerback Deiondre Porter was suspended indefinitely from the team Wednesday morning after he was taken into police custody for allegedly firing a gun at his pregnant girlfriend, the Orlando Sentinel reports. The Washington Post notes that Porter is facing two counts of assault with a deadly weapon without the intent to kill, one count…

A Cleveland truck driver is charged with murder in four slayings and is being labeled a serial killer by a Cuyahoga County prosecutor, Reuters reports.  A grand jury in Cleveland indicted Robert Rembert Jr., 45, on 10 counts of aggravated murder in three 2015 slayings and one 1997 slaying, the newswire reports. In addition, Rembert…

An injured New London, Conn., police officer got a pleasant surprise to help him heal a little faster, as well as a pleasant reminder that his own acts of kindness have not been overlooked, WFSB reports.   The surprise came in the form of a handwritten note taped to his door by 9-year-old Malik, in…

A Baltimore judge ruled Tuesday that two officers’ statements would be admissible at their trials in connection with the death of Freddie Gray, while three other cops charged in the case withdrew their efforts to block their statements, the Baltimore Sun reports.  Judge Barry Williams rejected motions by attorneys for Sgt. Alicia D. White and Officer…

Graphic video of Matthew Ajibade’s ultimately fatal encounter with Georgia deputies has been obtained by NBC News, and it shows officers using a Taser on the mentally ill inmate, who was restrained. The two deputies involved, as well as a health care worker, are currently in the middle of an involuntary manslaughter trial in connection…

Thomas Johnson, a former Texas A&M University wide receiver, was reportedly “angry about his situation” when, police say, he randomly attacked and fatally stabbed a male jogger along White Rock Creek Trail in northeast Dallas early Monday, Fox 4 reports. The 21-year-old reportedly used a “large, edged weapon” to kill the unidentified jogger around 8…

Racial disparities in medical care, with black patients often receiving substandard care in comparison with their white counterparts, are not a new discovery.  However, in what NBC News is describing as the largest study to look at the disparities in breast-cancer tratement in the U.S. (just in time for Pinktober), it is all but confirmed…