A 21-year-old Cincinnati man and a veteran police officer died during a shootout in what officials are calling a case of “suicide by cop,” according to USA Today. Trepierre Hummons reportedly shot and killed Officer Sonny Kim, 48, on a city street after posting a goodbye message on Facebook Friday morning, the report says. “We…

A South Carolina lawmaker plans to introduce a bill to remove the Confederate flag from the grounds of the statehouse after officials were slammed this week for continuing to fly the divisive banner after nine black people were fatally shot at the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston on Wednesday, Raw Story reports.…

A shooting by a Chicago police officer is under investigation by federal authorities, and a retired judge recently released dash-cam video of the white officer firing on a car occupied by black teenagers, according to ABC 7. Court documents identify one of the officers involved as Marco Proano, who has been on desk duty since…

During her biggest campaign event to date in New York City, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Saturday pledged to close the widening gap between the rich and poor in the U.S., the New York Times reports. Clinton’s speech on New York City’s Roosevelt Island was sweeping in scope and policy driven. She issued a…

Michael Sam, who made history when he became the first openly gay player to be drafted by the NFL in 2014, has left the training camp for a Canadian football team for personal reasons, reports USA Today. The move comes after some setbacks for the 25-year-old athlete, who was picked by the St. Louis Rams…

Updated Sunday, June 14, 2015, 4:35 p.m. EDT: After experiencing tremendous backlash for calling a suspect in a wild shootout at Dallas Police headquarters “courageous and brave,” CNN’s weekend anchor Fredricka Whitfield apologized Sunday. The veteran anchor said she misspoke Saturday while speaking with CNN legal analyst Philip Holloway about the suspect. “I misspoke, and…

The Cleveland Police Department has claimed that an officer “shouted verbal commands” from inside his patrol car before fatally shooting 12-year-old Tamir Rice on a playground in November, but witness interviews do not support the statement, according to a report released Saturday by the Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Department, reports CNN. A grand jury will study…

Rachel Dolezal, the leader of the Spokane, Wash., state chapter of the NAACP who made headlines last week after her parents said she has been falsely portraying herself as black for years, is scheduled to address the controversy on Monday, according to the Chicago Tribune. Dolezal, 37, an artist and activist, reportedly sent a message…

Albert Woodfox, who has spent more that 40 years in solitary confinement in Louisiana prisons, was cautiously hopeful when a federal judge ordered his release earlier this week, his attorney said, according to the Times-Picayune. But his hopes were dashed Friday when the 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals issued an order continuing to block…

A 19-year-old Chicago woman who is serving 10 years in a jail in Bali, Indonesia, on a conviction in the death of her mother has been accused of trying to sell her 3-month-old baby daughter for $150,000, according to the Chicago Tribune. Lawyers for Heather Mack, 19, dismissed the allegation. She and her boyfriend, Tommy…