A Colorado man was arrested late Thursday on arson charges and for being a felon in possession of firearms in connection with the January pipe-bomb explosion outside a building that houses the Colorado Springs chapter of the NAACP, the Washington Post reports. The man, Thaddeus Murphy, 44, reportedly admitted to placing the homemade explosive device…

In a fight that promises to “make both boxers richer than ever,” Floyd Mayweather Jr. is slated to meet Manny Pacquiao in the ring on May 2 in a long-anticipated welterweight fight, according to the Associated Press. None other than Mayweather himself announced the event on Friday by posting an image of the signed contract…

A federal District Court judge in Mississippi delivered a powerful lesson last week to two men sentenced in the brutal 2011 death of a 49-year-old auto-plant worker, which occurred after the two men decided to “go [f—k] with some [n—gers],” according to Raw Story, which cites various media reports. Three of the defendants—Deryl Dedmon, Dylan…

In an effort to curb severe punishments that have mostly targeted minorities, Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration on Friday announced changes to New York City public schools’ discipline code, according to the New York Times. Under the new plan, principals will have to seek Department of Education approval for suspensions of any student from kindergarten…

Bobby Brown, father of 21-year-old Bobbi Kristina Brown, is pushing to keep her on life support, although several of her organs are failing, according to the New York Daily News, which cites several media reports. On Saturday, TMZ.com and RadarOnline.com reported that Bobbi Kristina’s organs were starting to shut down, but Brown wants to keep…

South Sudan has postponed its upcoming elections this summer amid a violent power struggle between President Salva Kiir and former Vice President Riek Machar, Reuters reports. June elections have been postponed, and officials plan to ask Parliament to extend Kiir’s term through 2017, the report says. Against the backdrop of the infighting, thousands have been…

A former Chicago police commander who was accused of burning and beating more than 100 black men into making false confessions has been released from federal prison after spending less than four years behind bars, the Chicago Tribune reports. Jon Burge was transferred to a Florida halfway house Thursday, the report says. Burge and the…

An Ohio man suspected of fatally shooting three people and injuring three others at a Cleveland barbershop was arrested Friday, the Associated Press reports. Acting on a tip, police arrested Douglas Shine Jr. without incident after surrounding his home, Warrensville Heights Police Chief Wesley Haynes tells AP. “Everybody is relieved that this individual is off the…

The identities of seven homicide victims linked to a suspected Indiana serial killer have been confirmed following the fall arrest and alleged confession of a 43-year-old man, the Chicago Tribune reports. Darren Vann was arrested Oct. 18 after police in Hammond, Ind., discovered the body of 19-year-old Afrikka Hardy in a hotel room, the report…

The week has been a roller-coaster ride for members of the Jackie Robinson West Little League baseball team, the first all-black team to win the U.S. championship. First the players were stripped of the title they won last summer because team officials were found to have violated a rule setting geographic boundaries within which teams…