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Michael Brown’s Stepfather Apologizes for Impassioned Outcry After Grand Jury Decision
Louis Head, the stepfather of Michael Brown, has issued a formal apology for his reaction immediately following the St. Louis County grand jury decision not to indict former cop Darren Wilson for the unarmed teen’s death. Head’s statement to CNN’s Don Lemon comes on the heels of a police investigation into whether Head intended to…
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Grand Jury in Eric Garner Choke Hold Case Could Decide Charges This Week
Updated Wed., Dec. 3, 2:32 p.m. EST: A grand jury has decided not to indict the police officer involved in the Eric Garner choke hold case. More to come. Earlier: A Staten Island, N.Y., grand jury could render a decision as early as Wednesday on whether charges will be brought against officers in the case…
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Chicago’s Minimum Wage to Increase From $8.25 to $13 by 2019
By 2019, people earning minimum wage in Chicago will be making $13 an hour, up from the current $8.25 an hour, thanks to a recent vote by the Chicago City Council to approve a proposal by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Al-Jazeera reports. “We want to make sure people can afford to live here,” Emanuel said…
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UN Pleads With Texas to Delay Execution of Mentally Ill Man
The United Nations is making a last-minute plea to Texas officials to delay the execution of Scott Panetti, a prisoner who is said to have mental disabilities that should have made him ineligible for the death penalty, Al-Jazeera reports. “There is no doubt that it is inherently cruel and unworthy of civilized societies to execute persons…
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A Murder Mystery in Ferguson
The day after the Darren Wilson grand jury announcement, a burned body was found in Ferguson, Mo., near the apartment complex where Wilson shot and killed unarmed teen Michael Brown. That body has been identified as Deandre Joshua, 20, reports the Huffington Post. Joshua had been shot in the head, and his burned body was found in…
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Janay Rice and Her Mom Are Living in Denial
On the heels of a tell-all interview with ESPN published Friday, in which Janay Rice spoke for the first time about the night her then-fiance, Ray Rice, knocked her unconscious in an elevator, Janay and her mother, Candy Palmer, sat for a two-part interview with the Today show’s Matt Lauer yesterday morning and today. (Ray…
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Michael Brown’s Stepfather Under Investigation in Ferguson Riots
Louis Head, the stepfather of Michael Brown, is now the subject of investigation as law enforcement tries to determine whether he intentionally meant to incite the civil unrest that Ferguson, Mo., experienced after a grand jury decided not to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the teen’s shooting death, CNN reports. According to CNN, Head’s impassioned…
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Man Who Killed and Burned Teen Wanted Community Service
When 22-year-old Christian Ferdinand confessed to the grisly murder of 14-year-old Shaniesha Forbes in January 2013, he reportedly asked investigators if he could get “some kind of community service,” the New York Post reports. According to the Post, Ferdinand suffocated Shaniesha because he believed that she was pregnant, then burned her body before stuffing her into…
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Soccer Star ‘Super’ Mario Balotelli Could Be Suspended for Racist, Anti-Semitic Post
Soccer star Mario Balotelli, who has endured numerous racial taunts as a striker for Liverpool, England, is now being accused of throwing his own racist and anti-Semitic jabs on social media. According to the Associated Press, Balotelli took to his Instagram page and “posted a photo of the video game character Super Mario with whom…