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Chicago Man Gets 160 Years in Death of Suburban Teen
A 41-year-old Chicago man on Friday was sentenced to 160 years in prison in the fatal stabbing of a 14-year-old girl almost three years ago when he broke into her west suburban home in Indian Head, Il., the Chicago Tribune reports. John Wilson Jr., was charged with murder, armed robbery and home invasion in the…
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Jahi McMath’s Family Seeks Medical Consensus
Nearly a week after releasing video clips of Jahi McMath apparently responding to verbal commands although she has been ruled brain-dead, the girl’s family is seeking a consensus from the medical community, saying she is “very much alive.” If doctors agree that Jahi is brain-damaged and not brain-dead, the death certificate could be reversed, which…
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2nd Mistrial for Detroit Cop Who Killed 7-Year-Old Girl
A mistrial was declared Friday in the case of a Detroit police officer charged with a misdemeanor in the fatal shooting of a sleeping 7-year-old girl. Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Cynthia Gray Hathaway issued the ruling after jurors deadlocked in the trial of Officer Joseph Weekley, who killed Aiyana Stanley-Jones during a bungled raid…
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Tattoo of Boyfriend’s Name Will Likely Be Around Longer Than He Will
“I got a tattoo of my man’s name. We were supposed to do this together. He said he would write mine. Instead, he does initials. I’m pissed and feel quite stupid because I think he tried to make it vague. My initials are A.S.K. I asked him why he didn’t write out my name. He…
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Young Black Men 21 Times More Likely Than Whites to Be Shot Dead by Police
There are two sides in the debate surrounding the fatal police shooting of unarmed Ferguson, Mo., teen Michael Brown and still not many answers. There are those who believe he must have done something to have been stopped and ultimately shot to death by Officer Darren Wilson, and those who believe that police unfairly target…
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How to Get Away With Murder Recap: Situations and Sexual Secrets
Between her new TV series, How to Get Away With Murder, getting picked up for a full season; visits from Denzel Washington; evangelizing toddler fans while kicking it with Elmo on Sesame Street; insightful stories in Vulture, Variety and More about her upbringing; and a philanthropic passion to end hunger, Viola Davis has been having a pretty good couple…
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Woman Files Complaint Against Federal Agent Who Disguised Himself as Her on Facebook
It sounds like a scene from The Wire. Timothy Sinnigen, an agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration, was hell-bent on bringing down a drug distribution ring in New York, so he created a fake Facebook account pretending to be Sondra Arquiett, a woman accused of being affiliated with the drug ring, in order to solicit information from…
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In St. Louis, ‘We Want People to Stop Killing Our Children’
St. Louis, Thurs., Oct. 9: Late Thursday night, interactions between police officers and protesters in St. Louis’ Shaw neighborhood escalated, hours after more than 100 people gathered to attend a prayer vigil for Vonderitt Myers Jr., the 18-year-old who was shot and killed Wednesday night by an off-duty police officer who was working as a…
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Scandal Recap: The Truth Hurts
“Honesty is the best policy” must have been the theme of Thursday night’s episode of Scandal because everyone was committed to telling the truth, even if it hurt. Here are eight times when someone kept it real—and sometimes a little raw. 1. “You are not my girlfriend. … Call me later if you want me…
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There’s No Way a Seat Belt Stop Should End With Cops Using a Taser on a Man
By now you’ve seen the video of police in Hammond, Ind., smashing a car window and using a Taser on Jamal Jones in the car while children were in the backseat, screaming with fear. It was frightening. And there are probably some people out there who looked at that video and thought Jones must have been…