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Deputy, Husband Indicted on Murder Charges in Off-Duty Killing of Man in Houston
Updated Thursday, June 8, 2017, 10:49 p.m. EDT: Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg and Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez announced Thursday afternoon that a grand jury indicted Deputy Chauna Thompson and her husband, Terry Thompson, on murder charges in the death of John Hernandez. According to Click2Houston, the charging document says Hernandez’s death was…
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La. Passes Criminal-Justice Reform That Will Reduce Prison Population by 10 Percent
The state with the highest incarceration rate in the U.S. just approved a criminal-justice-reform package that is expected to lower its prison population by 10 percent over the next 10 years. Members of the Louisiana Legislature agreed to the package of bills Thursday; the bills will move on to the desk of Gov. John Bel…
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Jury Awards $6,700,000 to Inmate Raped Repeatedly by Guard in Sheriff David Clarke’s Jail
A woman who was raped repeatedly by a guard while she was being held in the Milwaukee County Jail four years ago was awarded $6.7 million by a jury that determined that the guard in question, Xavier Thicklen, was acting under the scope of his employment when the assaults happened, thereby making the county of…
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James Comey Is My New Favorite Real Housewife
Hell hath no fury like a self-righteous messy bitch who lives for the drama of being scorned. In what has rightly been sold as the most anticipated congressional hearing in modern political history, former FBI Director James Comey appeared before the Senate Intelligence Committee to publicly contradict various claims by President Donald Trump Sweet Potato…
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Damn, Comey, in High School You Was the Man; WTF Happened to You?
Today was #ComeyDay, the day that the former FBI director testified in front of a Senate committee about secret stuff that we never get to hear about that goes on between an FBI director and the president of the United States, who, in this case, is also a damn buffoon. For many people like myself,…
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‘We’ve Found Our Monster’: Fla. Sheriff Announces Arrest in Killing of 12-Year-Old Naomi Jones
Authorities arrested an ex-convict from Alabama on Thursday on charges relating to the kidnapping, killing and disposing of the body of a 12-year-old girl in Florida. According to CBS News, Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan announced that 38-year-old Robert Letroy Howard had been detained in relation to the case. Morgan noted that Howard “frequented” the…
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Mont. Congressman-Elect Who Body-Slammed Reporter Issues Apology
Montana Rep.-elect and reported political thug Greg Gianforte has issued an apology to the Guardian reporter he “body-slammed,” and is basically playing politics by pledging to donate $50,000 to the Committee to Protect Journalists. Hopefully the organization covers protecting journalists from white male Republicans who don’t like being asked questions. On May 24, Gianforte attacked…
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Photos of Woman Helping Blind Chicago Cubs Fan Hail a Cab Go Viral
A random act of kindness in Chicago has gone viral after a stranger extended a helping hand to a blind Cubs fan over the weekend. According to Fox59, over the weekend, 26-year-old Casey Spelman, who originally hails from Indiana, was exploring Wrigleyville with some friends when she noticed a man holding a cane who appeared…
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Big Trump Didn’t Tweet During Comey Testimony, but Lil’ Donald Trump Jr. Did
Rumor had it before ex-FBI Director James Comey’s testimony that President Twitter Fingas was going to set social media ablaze. The scuttlebutt was that President Orange Tang Face was going to live-tweet his reactions to the bags of tea Comey was dumping on the White House lawn. While Comey didn’t disappoint in giving up the…