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Robber Accidentally Shoots Himself in the Leg During Heist
A 21-year-old man reportedly sabotaged his own attempt to rob a gas station in Stockton, Calif., last week by accidentally shooting himself in the leg, KCRA reports. Donnello Knowles allegedly went on a robbery spree the night of Jan. 21, reportedly participating in three different robberies at a nail salon, a Subway restaurant and a…
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Top Black CEO Out at McDonald’s
Don Thompson, the 51-year-old CEO of McDonald’s, is stepping down on March 1, according to CNBC. The transition comes amid reports that the “world’s biggest restaurant chain” is trying to revamp its U.S. operations after closing out a financial period that was “tumultuous,” the financial news site explained. “McDonald’s stock is nearly flat during Thompson’s tenure…
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2 Former Vanderbilt Football Players Found Guilty of Rape
Cory Batey and Brandon Vandenburg, two former Vanderbilt University football players, were found guilty Tuesday of raping an unconscious student in 2013, the New York Daily News reports. A Tennessee jury convicted the former student-athletes on all “five counts of rape and two counts of aggravated sexual battery,” the news site explains. A total of…
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Virginia County Official Called Black Reporter ‘Boy’ During Public Meeting
One Virginia county official is trying to apologize for a racially charged slipup in which he called a black reporter “boy” during a public meeting, Raw Story reports. Augusta County Supervisor Tracy Pyles was reportedly disagreeing with an article written by News Leader reporter Calvin Trice, 43, during a staff meeting when he said, “You…
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French Designer Uses N-Word for Latest Collection, Says Kanye Endorses Him
Once again, people in the fashion industry are taking the not-so-fashionable (read: really racist) route, with A.P.C. founder Jean Touitou deciding that it would be OK to use the n-word throughout the presentation for his Fall 2015 men’s collection, Style.com reports. According to the news site, on Sunday the French designer used the slur…
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Jailed Mom of Drowned Texas Infant Allowed to Attend Funeral, Judge Says
Texas District Judge Teresa Hawthorne has signed an order releasing Keshondria Hull from jail so that she can be out in time for the funeral of her 2-month-old infant, who was allegedly drowned by a family friend’s daughter, WFAA-TV reports. Hull was serving a 112-day sentence for a probation violation on a felony theft charge,…
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Norfolk State University Student Brutally Attacked by Police Dog
Editor’s note: This article contains a graphic image of the wounds sustained by London Colvin during an encounter with a police dog. A Norfolk State University student suffered several injuries when, she claims, a police dog attacked her while she was being arrested for not giving information about a fight she was not involved in. According…
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Marissa Alexander Released From Prison
Marissa Alexander, the Florida mother who fired warning shots to stop her abusive ex-husband’s attack in 2010, may finally see the dark days of prison behind her, with a judge releasing her late Tuesday to serve the rest of her sentence on house arrest. “Today, after the sentence given by Judge Daniel, my family and…
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Michelle Obama Forgoes Headscarf at Saudi Event
First lady Michelle Obama chose to forgo wearing a headscarf at an event Tuesday to commemorate the death of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah during her and the president’s trip to that country, the Associated Press reports. Her decision is not that controversial, since foreign women can opt out of the Islamic tradition. But according to AP,…
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Pittsburgh Police Say Beating of Man by Cops Caught on Video Was ‘Justified’
On Monday, law-enforcement officials weighed in on an arrest in August that was captured on video and said that the force Pittsburgh police used against a man staying in a halfway house was “justified,” WPXI reports. Lonnie Jenkins was staying at the Renewal Halfway House in Pittsburgh after he was released from prison on drug…