Chicago is standing firmly by its decision not to release dash-cam video of the fatal shooting of a teen who was hit 16 times by a city police officer in October 2014, the Associated Press reports. According to the newswire, the city would not even show the footage of the fatal shooting of Laquon McDonald to…

A Georgia mother is angry after a physical education teacher’s disciplining of her son resulted in the young boy’s front tooth getting chipped, WALB reports. According to the report, Sadeirdra Canady is not satisfied with how the school system is dealing with her grievance and says that she was not notified after the incident. “Any…

One underage drinker, who happens to be white, got off scot-free from a citation after beating Texas cops at rock-paper-scissors, Raw Story reports. Cellphone video of the encounter, which took place over the weekend at the Chilifest country music festival in Snook, appears to show the unidentified college student holding her face in relief and cheering…

A Minnesota father has officially been charged with murder after his 10-year-old son’s body was found in the Mississippi River over the weekend, KARE-TV reports. The 33-year-old father, Pierre Collins, is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Barway Collins, although Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman believes that there is enough evidence for the…

Last year Clinton Alford Jr. sued the Los Angeles Police Department, accusing officers of holding him down and beating him. On Wednesday, Alford’s attorney announced intentions to add new allegations to the lawsuit, claiming that Alford and his family have since been harassed by officers in retaliation, the Los Angeles Times reports. Alford told reporters…

An Arizona police officer is being backed by his chief after he drove his police cruiser into an armed suspect who was walking on the sidewalk, USA Today reports. Marana Police Chief Terry Rozema released footage of the Feb. 19 crash, and the moments leading up to it, this week, according to the news site.…

Aaron Hernandez has been found guilty of first-degree murder by jurors after a lengthy trial in Fall River, Mass., CNN reports.   The conviction means that the former New England Patriots tight end faces life in prison without the possibility of parole for the shooting death of Odin Lloyd, whose body was found in June…

Shelly Sterling, the estranged wife of disgraced, former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, is owed $2.6 million by V. Stiviano, her husband’s alleged mistress, a judge ruled Tuesday, the Associated Press reports. According to the news wire, Judge Richard Fruin Jr. decided that Shelly Sterling is due money and gifts given to Stiviano that…

A Baltimore man is currently hospitalized at Maryland Shock Trauma in a medically induced coma with spinal injuries after an arrest by police Sunday, WJZ reports. According to the news station, 26-year-old Freddie Gray’s condition raises question about what happened to the young man after his arrest that landed him in the hospital. Gray’s godbrother,…

One of the biggest school cheating scandals in the country has come to a close with a Fulton County, Ga., judge handing out varying sentences to eight of 11 Atlanta school employees convicted in the case, Education Week reports. According to the report, Superior Court Judge Jerry Baxter showed some leniency toward those who took…