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Charges Dropped Against Remaining Officers in Freddie Gray Case
Prosecutors have decided to drop the charges against the remaining Baltimore police officers in connection with the 2015 death of Freddie Gray, the Associated Press reports. Of the six officers charged in the case, three were acquitted by a Baltimore judge in a bench trial, while a mistrial was declared in the trial of a fourth officer…
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Bill O'Reilly: Slaves Who Built the White House Were 'Well-Fed,' Had Government Lodging
Everybody’s talking about Michelle Obama’s speech at the Democratic National Convention. More specifically, one comment, referencing the White House as having been built by slaves, has raised questions and controversy (despite that being a fact) and has had several voicing their own opinions on the matter. Enter Bill O’Reilly, host of The O’Reilly Factor on…
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Ind. Mom Finds Racist Messages Scrawled All Over Property
A southern-Indiana mom is trying to get herself out of a lease after waking up to hateful messages written all over her property last week, WDRB reports. On Wednesday, Mia Frias-Russell woke to a disturbing sight that she said left her no longer feeling welcome in Campbellsburg, Ind. “I was just shaking and in so much fear…
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Suspect Identified in Fatal Shooting of 3 Police Officers in Baton Rouge, La.
The gunman who fatally shot three police officers in Baton Rouge, La., and wounded three others on Sunday was identified as Gavin Eugene Long. According to the Los Angeles Times, a U.S. law-enforcement official described Long as a “black separatist.” The New York Times reports that Long was a Marine veteran who had served in Iraq. Long…
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Erica Garner, Daughter of Eric Garner, Says She Was 'Railroaded' by ABC News at Presidential Town Hall
During Thursday night’s presidential town hall on race, hosted by ABC News, Erica Garner, the daughter of Eric Garner, who was choked to death by New York City police in 2014, would not be silenced. According to BuzzFeed, the activist stormed out of a taping of the town hall after she said she felt she…
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Mich. Courthouse Shooter Identified as Larry Darnell Gordon
The man who fired shots inside the Berrien County (Mich.) Courthouse Monday, killing two bailiffs and injuring two others, has been identified as Larry Darnell Gordon, WOOD TV reports. According to the report, a deputy was escorting Gordon from a holding cell to the courtroom when Gordon overpowered the deputy, snatched his gun and started…
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NBA Champ Tim Duncan Retires After 19 Seasons
It’s been almost 20 years, and Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs is ready to slow down a bit. On Monday he announced his retirement, signaling the end of an era, CBS News reports. It’s been a long ride, marked with five NBA titles, two NBA MVP awards and 15 All-Star appearances, ESPN notes,…
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Parents of Dallas Shooter Micah Johnson Break Silence
The parents of the now-deceased gunman responsible for a rampage in Dallas that killed five officers have broken their silence, detailing in an exclusive interview with The Blaze on Sunday how Micah Xavier Johnson’s behavior changed after he was discharged from the U.S. Army in 2015. Delphine Johnson, the 25-year-old’s mother, detailed how she watched…
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Tenn. Bureau of Investigation Says a Highway Gunman Was Motivated by Recent Police Shootings
A man who reportedly opened fire on a Tennessee highway is believed to have been troubled by recent events involving black Americans and police officers, the Associated Press reports. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said that initial conversations with the suspect, identified as Lakeem Keon Scott, revealed that he was bothered by recent events. The suspect…
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Mother of Alton Sterling's Son Slams 'Reprehensible Acts of Violence' in Dallas
The mother of Alton Sterling’s eldest son, Cameron, blasted the shooting of police officers in Dallas during protests against the officer-involved shootings of Sterling and Philando Castile, calling it “reprehensible,” The Advocate reports. “We wholeheartedly reject the reprehensible acts of violence that were perpetrated against members of the Dallas Police Department,” Quinyetta McMillon said in…
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