Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson has come under harsh criticism after he suggested that he would fight a gunman and “not just stand there and let him shoot me,” a seemingly dismissive response to the recent mass shooting at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Ore. Now Carson is backing up his supposed bravado, recounting, on Wednesday…

A Minnesota man has been charged with two felonies after allegedly pulling a knife on a 13-year-old girl who reportedly made fun of his white supremacist tattoos, the Post Bulletin reports. Jamie Lee Chris Schammel, 35, of Austin was charged with second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon and making terrorist threats, but he has since…

Amos Newsome, commissioner of Dothan, Ala.’s District 2, was arrested Tuesday after being caught on camera hitting a local television reporter twice, causing injury, the Dothan Eagle reports. Newsome, 82, was taken into custody and charged with third-degree assault, a Class A misdemeanor. The commissioner reportedly hit WTVY reporter Ken Curtis Tuesday after the reporter…

A California mother is suing the city of Carlsbad, Calif., after she says she was pinned to the ground and repeatedly punched in the head during a 2013 arrest, CBS Los Angeles reports.  Cindy Hahn calls July 31, 2013, a “horrific day,” a day when a simple inquiry reportedly led to her getting on the…

After the horrific mass shooting at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Ore., Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson posted a photo of himself holding up a sign reading “I am a Christian,” which promptly went viral.  The shooter, who killed nine people, was reported to have targeted Christians, allegedly asking students to identify their religion before…

Former President Jimmy Carter has been tapped to mediate the ongoing legal battle among the three living children of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., who are at odds over whether to sell the civil rights icon’s traveling Bible and 1964 Nobel Peace Prize, the Associated Press reports.  Last year MLK’s estate, which is controlled…

A black traveler claims he was seated next to drunken white supremacists who made violently racist comments and that the cabin crew of the Lufthansa flight he was on did not take his concerns for his safety seriously, The Mirror reports.  Chicago resident David Barthwell was on a flight from Ibiza, Spain, to Frankfurt, Germany, when…

White supremacist Craig Cobb has had some Nebraska residents worried since he reportedly bought three properties last month at a sheriff’s tax sale in Webster County, Neb., the Journal Star reports.  Cobb is known for his attempts to establish an all-white enclave, and according to the report, county residents are reportedly concerned that this could…

Los Angeles could be paying out $2.85 million to the family of Vachel Howard, a 56-year-old grandfather who died in police custody in 2012, pending approval of the City Council and mayor, CNN reports. According to the report, the city attorney’s office has tentatively agreed to settle the case, and the council is expected to…

An Oklahoma police officer has been charged with felony assault after he was seen on video apparently hitting an unarmed suspect repeatedly with the butt of a shotgun, Tulsa World reports.  Owasso Police Lt. Michael Dwain Denton, who had been suspended since the June 14 incident, was charged with assault and battery with a deadly…