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  • Arrests Made in Quadruple Homicide in New York State

    Two men have been charged with murder in Tuesday’s brutal quadruple homicide in Troy, N.Y. James W. White and Justin C. Mann were charged with multiple counts of murder in the deaths of 36-year-old Shanta Myers; her 11-year-old son, Jeremiah; her 5-year-old daughter, Shanise; and Myers’ partner, 22-year-old Brandi Mells. During a Saturday-afternoon press conference,…

  • Florida Woman Says Condo Association Won't Allow 'Service' Dog Poolside

    Danielle BonJovi wants to have fun in the sun poolside, but she has to bring her “service” dog with her. Unfortunately the condo association for the Fountains At Countryside, in Clearwater, Fl., has rules against dogs without service documentation being poolside. According to BonJovi, Maui started out as an emotional support animal, and in an…

  • Trump Lied About 15 Million Times in a New Interview (OK, at Least 24 Times in 30 Minutes): Report

    In what was apparently an impromptu interview with the New York Times on Thursday, the president of the United States lied no fewer than 24 times, according to the Washington Post, which is obviously expending its precious resources to fact-check the president, a known fibber. First of all, The Hill reports that Trump’s aides were…

  • Unarmed Kansas Man Killed by Police in ‘Swatting’ Prank Over $1.50 ‘Call of Duty’ Bet

    A 25-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the “swatting” death of a Kansas man who was shot and killed by police Friday, possibly caught in the middle of a low-level gaming wager gone horribly wrong. Twenty-eight-year-old Andrew Finch of Wichita, Kan., was killed after police responded to a false report of a murder…

  • Trump Fires Entire HIV/AIDS Council, While 1.2 Million Americans Are Still Infected

    With just one more kick in the teeth before the end of the 1-7, President Donald Trump has terminated the entire Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, most likely because members of the board have been critical of his handling of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Six members of PACHA resigned in June because of what they said…

  • Erica Garner, Daughter of Police-Brutality Victim Eric Garner, Dead at 27

    Erica Garner, the daughter of police-brutality victim Eric Garner, who died in 2014 after a New York City police officer restrained him using an illegal choke hold, passed away Saturday morning at the age of 27. Her official email account confirmed the news. Erica, a mother of two, had been fighting for her life ever…

  • Puff, Puff, Pass: Marijuana Goes Legit in California Jan. 1

    The passage of Proposition 64—the Adult Use of Marijuana Act—in California had everyone excited about recreational marijuana becoming legal in the state on Jan. 1. Unfortunately for a lot of smokers, they will still have to rely on medical recommendations for the foreseeable future as cities sort out who can and who cannot sell marijuana…

  • White ‘Nigerian Prince’ Email Scammer Arrested in Louisiana

    Following an 18-month investigation, a man said to have served as the go-between for an international team of scammers running an elaborate “Nigerian prince” email scheme has been arrested in Slidell, La. Michael Neu, 67—who, as WGNO-TV puts it, “is neither Nigerian nor a prince”—was charged with 269 counts of wire fraud and money laundering.…

  • Guess What? I Got In! Ferguson, Mo., Teen Gives Mom and Aunt a Morehouse Christmas Surprise

    Let’s keep the good feelings from Christmas going, shall we? We need to carry ourselves into the new year with as many positive vibes as possible, and this will surely add to them. Barrington Lincoln is a 17-year-old teenager from Ferguson, Mo. His mother, Lisa McDonald, worked long hours and night shifts so she could…

  • Calif. High School Students Band Together to Buy Classmate New Game Console After His Was Stolen Right Before Christmas

    Confession: I’m grasping onto every single feel-good Christmas story with everything I have while I can. It’s not over until the new year rings in. That being said, a group of Antioch High School students really showed up and showed out for their classmate this year after his Nintendo 3DS game console was stolen. According…