A second juror from the Michael Dunn trial has broken her silence, and she reiterated the belief, first expressed by juror No. 4, that race didn’t play a role in the case, Mediaite reports. Juror No. 8, an African American, told CNN in an exclusive interview that it was never about race for her; it…

A family in Texas is left wondering why a relative was killed, now that officers have retracted a claim that she had a gun when a sheriff’s deputy fatally shot her on Sunday, the Raw Story reports. In an earlier statement over the weekend, the Bastrop County Sheriff’s Office said that it had responded to a…

Wal-Mart is exploring whether to support an increase in the federal minimum wage, especially since it could increase the company’s profits, the National Journal reports. David Tovar, a spokesman for the retailer, told Bloomberg on Wednesday that the company was “looking at” supporting the increase. “Whenever there’s debates,” he said, “it’s not like we look…

Jahi McMath, the 13-year-old Oakland, Calif., girl who was declared brain-dead back in December, is apparently doing much better, her mother, Nailah Winkfield, wrote in a letter released Wednesday on Twitter, the San Jose Mercury News reports. The lengthy letter, which was also posted on a Facebook support group for the girl, thanks supporters while…

Former NFL player Darren Sharper is scheduled to be arraigned on Thursday in Los Angeles following allegations that he drugged and raped at least seven women in four states, the Los Angeles Times reports. The 38-year-old was charged last week on seven drug and rape counts involving four women he allegedly met at a West…

On Wednesday evening, NBA All-Star LeBron James posted an interesting letter on Instagram thanking his deadbeat dad—for not being there. “Because of you Pops! Thanks all along. Could have said why me with u not being there but look what I made of myself. Thanks to Huffington Post for the graphic. #StriveForGreatness,” he captioned the photo. James…

Last summer, Tennessee native Shun Mullins filed a report with the state Department of Health demanding an investigation into his mother’s death. According to Mullins, the Algood Fire Department hadn’t done its job. Mullins alleges that the deputy fire chief refused to perform CPR on Mullins’ mother because she was black, and then lied on…

No 8-year-old should live in fear for his life, with nightmares that keep him awake all night. But that is a daily occurrence for Donald Maiden Jr., known as D.J., who was playing tag outside his Dallas apartment complex when he was shot in the face by a neighbor last September. There was seemingly no…

Track star Lauryn Williams is now the fifth Olympian ever to medal in both the Winter and Summer Games, Yahoo Sports reports. With bobsleigh partner Elana Meyers, Williams scooped up the silver in the two-woman bobsled event on Wednesday in Sochi, losing to the Canadian team by just 0.1 second, the news site notes. She…

After having a quiet sit-down interview with George Zimmerman, Fusion reporter Derrick Ashong wrote an opinion piece about the experience and why he decided to interview the controversial man whom many consider to be the personification of the ills of the “Stand your ground” law in Florida. In his piece, Ashong, who is black, admitted…