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Brooklyn Family Sues NYPD After Teen Seeking Help Was Allegedly Turned Away
A Brooklyn family is suing the New York City Police Department and the city of New York, claiming that local police sent a teen to his death when they refused him shelter from a gunman in a station house, the New York Post reports. According to the report, 16-year-old Laquan Nelson was running away from a…
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Fla. Police Allegedly Pointed Gun at 11-Year-Old Girl While Responding to Call at Her Home
Two Groveland, Fla., police officers allegedly used excessive force against an 11-year-old girl while responding to a call at her home on Sunday, resulting in an internal investigation of the Police Department, WFTV reports. According to the news station, the police went to the house after the burglary alarm accidentally went off. The family said that…
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Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch to Become a Sexual-Abuse Rehab Center for Children?
Michael Jackson’s famed Neverland Ranch could become a sex-assault rehabilitation facility for children, if rumors are correct that a New York businessman is bidding to purchase the property with plans to convert the deceased singer’s home. According to the New York Post’s Page Six, several buyers have emerged to purchase the 2,700-acre property—which Jackson purchased in…
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Watch: N.Y. Cop Draws Gun on Black Youths to Halt Snowball Fight
A New York community is up in arms after video footage surfaced of a New Rochelle, N.Y., police officer holding several teens at gunpoint after responding to a 911 call about a disturbance that turned out to be a snowball fight, according to Raw Story, citing a report at Talk of the Sound. In the…
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Tamir Rice’s Family Amends Wrongful Death Suit Over Shooting Death
The family of Tamir Rice, the 12-year-old Cleveland boy who was gunned down by a police officer while on a playground, have filed amendments to their federal lawsuit, the Associated Press reports. New attorneys representing the child’s family on Friday filed the updated federal lawsuit against the city, the officer who shot Tamir, another officer…
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Watch: D’Angelo Heats Up Comeback With 1st SNL Performance
After a yearslong hiatus, R&B crooner D’Angelo returned to the limelight with a performance on Saturday Night Live yesterday, singing two singles from his 2014 CD release Black Messiah. It was his first performance on the late-night comedy show, reports Mediaite. The performance comes a few weeks before the kickoff of his Second Coming Tour…
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Report: Bobbi Kristina’s Family Told to Prepare for the Worst
Updated Sunday, Feb. 1, 7:12 p.m.: A source close to the family tells ET that her father, Bobby Brown; husband, Nick Gordon; and others have been told to prepare for the worst and that the longer Bobbi Kristina remains in the coma, the more likely it will be that she will not regain consciousness. In…
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That Time When a NASA Astronaut’s Photo Went Viral
Retired NASA astronaut Leland Melvin became an instant hit on social media earlier this week after a photo of him and dogs went viral, according to ABC News. Melvin, who retired from NASA last February, according to the space agency, appears in the traditional orange spacesuit worn by astronauts in their official photos, posing alongside his…
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Actress Daniele Watts Pleads Not Guilty to Lewd Conduct
A lawyer for Django Unchained actress Daniele Watts and her boyfriend, Brian Lucas, appeared on their behalf and entered pleas of not guilty to misdemeanor charges of lewd conduct, the Associated Press reports. The lawyer, Lou Shapiro, entered the pleas in court Tuesday, but neither Watts nor Lucas was present, the report says. Their case…
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Officer on Desk Duty in Arrest of Elderly Vet Who Used Golf Club as Cane
A Seattle police officer was assigned to desk duty this week after an uproar over a video showing an encounter between her and a 69-year-old man who refused to drop a golf club he was using as a cane, the Associated Press reports. Officer Cynthia Whitlatch ordered the man, William Wingate, to drop the golf…