Criminal Justice
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WATCH: Man-Karen Pulls Gun on, Assaults Indiana Black Woman for Taking Too Long at a Gas Station. Guess What He Called Her…
Tashauna Gooch claims her attacker “had hate in his eyes” as he pointed his gun to her head.
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Wendy Williams Guardianship Outrage May Help New York, What Happened At A$AP Rocky’s Gun Trial, MLK’s Family Reacts to Trump Releasing Assassination Files, Kemba Smith Pradia Gets A Second Chance And More
The Root's most important and viral stories from the week.
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King Family Reacts to Trump’s Order to Release Files Related to MLK’s Assassination
The relatives of the slain civil rights leader want to see the files before they are made public.
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Interesting Facts That Happened at A$AP Rocky’s Gun Trial This Week
The rapper and fashion icon is facing up to 24 years behind bars after a 2021 shooting incident.
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President Biden’s Record-Breaking Pardons Gives Kemba Smith Pradia a Second Chance
"This incredible act of grace reaffirms the belief that our past does not define our future," Smith said on Instagram.
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Outrage Over Wendy Williams’ Guardianship May Do Some Good in New York
The parameters of guardianships and their access are now being reviewed under a new microscope thanks to the popular figure.
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This 4-Year-Old Maryland Boy Was Killed on Christmas Eve. Details of His Murder Will Break Your Heart
After loading the gun with bullets, the mother says the killer “shot her son and then shot himself.”
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Who is the 25-Year-Old Louisiana Mayor Allegedly Caught Up in a Drug Trafficking Ring?
After his release, Tyrin Truong took to social media to thank his supporters and declare his innocence.
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Man Arrested For Tupac’s Murder Drops Major Bomb, Four Teens Attempt To Rob 71-Year-Old NYC Woman, ‘The View’ Host Sunny Hostin’s Shocking 2025, Transgender Woman Allegedly Stabs USPS Worker To Death And More
The Root's most powerful criminal justice stories from the week.
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The Latest Development in the Case of the NC Woman Set on Fire Right Before Her Birthday
Police say Ashanti Downey was living with her alleged attacker, Jami Raiziah Griffin, at the time of the brutal incident.