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Indian Man Left Partially Paralyzed After Ala. Police Stop Him for Walking
Madison, Ala., police are accused of injuring an Indian man who was taking a walk outside the home of his son, whom he was visiting from his small town in India, AL.com reports. Sureshbhai Patel was reportedly rendered partly paralyzed and remains hospitalized after having two vertebrae fused. “He was just walking on the sidewalk as…
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3 Muslim Students at UNC Chapel Hill Shot to Death
Three Muslim students were shot to death at a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill residential complex, and a suspect, with reportedly anti-religious views, has been taken into custody, Al-Jazeera reports. Craig Stephen Hicks, 46, was arrested and charged in the triple homicide of 23-year-old Deah Shaddy Barakat; his wife, 21-year-old Yusor Mohammad; and…
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Jackie Robinson West Team Stripped of Little League Title
The Jackie Robinson West Little League baseball team, the first all-African-American team to win the U.S. championship, have been stripped of their title after they violated a rule that does not allow teams to use players who don’t live in the area the team represents, ESPN.com notes. According to the sports site, the Chicago-based team must also…
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Girl, 11, Charged With Murder of 2-Month-Old
A Wickliffe, Ohio, 11-year-old girl has been charged with murder in the death of 2-month-old Zuri Whitehead after police say she beat the toddler to death. According to the Daily Mail, the unnamed suspect asked her mother, who is a friend of Zuri’s mom, if the infant could spend the night at their house. Figuring…
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NC Teen Walks Into Target Looking for a Tie, and This Happens
On Monday, Raleigh, N.C., teen Yasir Moore ran into his local Target in a rush. He had an upcoming job interview at a Chick-fil-A restaurant, and he needed a tie. He was already dressed in his suit, and since he didn’t know how to tie a regular tie, he asked Target employees Cathy Scott and…
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NYPD Cop Indicted in Stairwell-Shooting Death of Akai Gurley
Rookie New York City cop Peter Liang will face criminal charges for his part in the November shooting death of 28-year-old Akai Gurley, NY1 reports. Last year Gurley was shot in the stairwell of a Brooklyn, N.Y., apartment building. At that time, the New York City Police Department called the shooting an “accident.” Liang had only…
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Residents of Ferguson and Another St. Louis Suburb Sue Over ‘Grotesque’ Jails
Two St. Louis suburbs are facing lawsuits in which they are accused by residents of providing “grotesque” conditions for individuals jailed for minor offenses, the Chicago Tribune reports. According to the lawsuits against Ferguson and Jennings, Mo., jail cells are crowded and filthy, covered in mucus, blood and feces. Inmates are also allegedly deprived of…
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WVU Student Charged in Death of Pastor
West Virginia police have charged a university student in connection with the beating death of a local pastor over the weekend, Reuters reports. Camille Brown, a 19-year-old student at West Virginia University, has been charged with murder and breaking and entering after she reportedly confessed to killing 68-year-old Ronald Browning, police confirmed. Browning, a pastor…
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NYPD Detective Allegedly Tackled Woman Over a Lollipop
A New York City police detective is under scrutiny after being accused of tackling and injuring a woman in a Brooklyn apartment because he thought she had drugs, when she really had just a lollipop, the New York Post reports. In April 2013, Detective Sekou Bourne allegedly injured Jarnale Henry’s knee while in her apartment…
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Miss. Family Claims Cop Pulled Gun on Boy, 6, With Special Needs
A Jackson, Miss., couple is furious after they claim police pointed a gun at their 6-year-old son who has special needs. According to Fox 6, Paul and Angela Thompson Roby and their son were visiting Angela Roby’s mother when police arrived looking for Angela Roby’s brother, 23-year-old Carneigio Gray, for failure to appear in court…