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Police: Texas 4-Year-Old Dead After Accidental Shooting
A small child lost his life over the weekend after reportedly finding a loaded gun in his babysitter’s home and somehow shooting himself, KHOU 11 reports. According to the Harris County, Texas, Sheriff’s Office, the boy was not breathing when emergency responders arrived, and he could not be revived. The boy’s parents were not in…
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Graphic Video Captures LAPD Officers Fatally Shooting Homeless Man
On Sunday, footage of a homeless man being shot and killed during a confrontation with Los Angeles police was posted to several social media sites and has many viewers wondering if the incident merited lethal force. The graphic footage shows an unidentified homeless man—who, witnesses told the Los Angeles Times, went by the name “Africa”—involved in…
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Were These Kids’ Costumes at Basketball Game Racist?
It’s common practice for fans to dress up in crazy costumes in an attempt to distract basketball players during a game, but some are claiming that a few kids at an Atlantic County, N.J., high school basketball game may have taken the act too far. According to NBC 10 Philadelphia, two students from Holy Spirit High…
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Monday’s Dori Maynard Memorial Service to Be Livestreamed
Monday’s memorial service in Oakland for Dori J. Maynard, the president of the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education who died at 56 on Tuesday after battling lung cancer, will be livestreamed, the institute announced Sunday night. The Bay Area News Group, which includes the Oakland Tribune among its 11 daily newspapers, 27 weeklies and other…
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Glittery Blackface Models Spark Backlash at Milan Fashion Week
Protests erupted last week after models for an Italian designer emerged on the catwalk sporting glittery blackface at Milan Fashion Week. Claudio Cutugno presented his collection on Feb. 24 as part of his all-black themed show, which featured sheer blouses and feathered embellishments, according to E News. “I’m all for unique and interesting styles that…
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Fla. Police Chief Fired After Arrest in Prostitution Sting
A South Florida police chief found himself on the wrong side of the law last week after he was arrested on a charge of soliciting a prostitute. Miami Gardens Police Chief Stephen Johnson, 53, was fired late Friday after he was arrested at a Dania Beach motel during a sting operation conducted by the Broward…
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Watch: Obama and Aretha Franklin Deliver Emotional Farewell to Eric Holder
A celebration Friday for outgoing U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder brought tears to President Obama’s eyes during a performance by Aretha Franklin, who “literally” sang his praises, CNN reports. “I think about all the young people out there who have seen you work and have been able to get just an innate sense, without knowing…
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Cleveland Officials Blame Tamir Rice for His Own Shooting Death
Responding to a lawsuit filed by the family of Tamir Rice, Cleveland city officials blamed the 12-year-old youth for inciting a police officer to fatally shoot him as he played on a playground, according to Cleveland.com. The response came Friday to a lawsuit filed by the Rice family, stating that the child “died and his…
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Facebook Fight in Birmingham Ends With Gunfire and One Dead
A Facebook fight that started three weeks ago among high school girls in Birmingham, Ala., turned deadly Friday evening when the teenagers took the cyber quarrel to the park and gunfire erupted, police say. One of the girls, 14, died from gunshot wounds and two others are in the hospital, but expected to recover, authorities…
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Ex-NBA Player Anthony Mason Dies at 48
Anthony Mason, a onetime popular New York Knick who represented the city’s scrappy teams of the 1990s, died Saturday morning, according to the Washington Post. He was 48. Mason, who also played with the Charlotte Hornets and Miami Heat, was hospitalized this month in Atlanta for treatment of congestive heart failure and underwent several procedures,…