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2 Ohio Pastors Charged With Sex Crimes Against Children
FBI agents arrested two Toledo, Ohio, pastors who are accused of committing sex crimes against children. WTOL reports that Cordell Jenkins, 46, and Anthony Haynes, 37, were taken into custody at their Toledo homes Friday morning after being accused of knowingly recruiting, enticing, harboring, transporting, providing or obtaining a person under the age of 18…
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NY Becomes 1st State to OK Free Tuition at Public Colleges for Eligible Students
You get a degree! Everybody gets a degree! New York just cleared the way to become the first state in the United States to make tuition free for middle- and low-income students at two- and four-year public colleges. Gov. Andrew Cuomo first introduced the plan in January, with lawmakers agreeing to include it in the…
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NYC Rollerblader With Dreams of Becoming Doctor Killed in Hit-and-Run
A Brooklyn, N.Y., 21-year-old who had dreams of becoming a doctor was killed Saturday by an alleged hit-and-run driver in the New York City borough. Michael Joefield was a premed student at Medgar Evers College and worked as a florist in his spare time, his girlfriend said, according to the New York Post. “He was…
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Gunman Opens Fire at Fla. Fitness Center After Being Fired for ‘Workplace Violence’
A Florida fitness instructor opened fire at the Equinox fitness club in Coral Gables on Saturday afternoon, killing two managers before killing himself, shortly after being fired for “workplace violence.” The Miami Herald reports that Abeku Wilson, 33, had been escorted off the premises after he was dismissed Saturday, only to return shortly afterward with…
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Uber Bans Passenger for Life After She Threatens to Accuse Driver of Rape: Report
Updated Friday, April 7, 2017, 1 p.m. EDT: The Uber driver who went through a harrowing ride with a vile customer who threatened to accuse him of rape has uploaded a new video in which he thanked the community for supporting him and sharing the incident across social media. The still-unidentified man said that he…
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DC Cop Faces Charges of Prostitution, Robbery
A Washington, D.C., police officer has been arrested in Maryland after allegedly assaulting a 15-year-old girl before robbing her earlier this year. According to WBAL-TV, Chukwuemeka Ekwonna, 27, was arrested Thursday and charged with armed robbery, robbery, first- and second-degree assault, two counts of third-degree sex offense, reckless endangerment, prostitution and weapons offenses. The arrest…
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14-Year-Old’s Tooth Knocked Out by School Officer, Attorney Says
The attorney for a 14-year-old high school student is saying that a Churchill, Pa., police officer assigned to the school beat up the young teen, knocking out one of his front teeth during an arrest. According to the Tribune-Review, the incident occurred inside Woodland Hills High School Monday afternoon. Pittsburgh attorney Todd Hollis said that…
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Springfield, Mass., Internal-Affairs Report Reveals Missing Video, Contradictory Testimony by Officers in Alleged Police Beating
An internal-affairs investigation into an alleged fight outside a bar in Springfield, Mass., involving off-duty Springfield police officers, resident Paul Cumby and three other men has brought to light new information, including missing video footage, contradictory testimony by officers and the fact that patrolmen responding to the fight could not explain why they did not…
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‘I’m Going to Kill All of You’: Armed Fla. Man Attacks, Threatens Muslim Neighbor
A Florida man who was armed with a handgun and a rifle was arrested after pointing the weapons at his Muslim neighbors while hurling racial slurs and threats. According to the Florida Times-Union, Robert Anthony Ruetting, 52, is facing charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He was released on $50,000 bond Monday and…
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NYC Man Indicted on Rape, Murder of Jogger
A Brooklyn, N.Y., man, who is accused of rape and murder in the death of 30-year-old jogger Karina Vetrano was formally indicted by a Queens, N.Y., grand jury Wednesday on four counts of first-degree murder, five counts of second-degree murder, two counts of first-degree aggravated sexual abuse and two counts of first-degree sexual abuse. Chanel…
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