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Louis Freeman, 1st Black Chief Pilot of a Major US Airline, Retires
After 37 years of flying, Capt. Louis Freeman is retiring his stripes. Freeman became Southwest Airlines’ first African-American pilot in 1980, and in 1992 he became the first black chief pilot of a major U.S. airline. A celebration was held in Chicago Thursday for Freeman after he landed one of his last flights, Flight 412,…
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Ind. Mother Sues Principal, Teacher for Forcing Son to Do Pledge of Allegiance
A Terre Haute, Ind., mother is suing an elementary school principal and teacher for forcing her son to participate in the Pledge of Allegiance. In March, Jamie Porter’s first-grade son at Fuqua Elementary School did not stand to salute the flag, and his teacher, Kelly McFarland, sent the student to the principal’s office, according to…
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Weis Supermarket Employee Goes on Shooting Rampage, Kills 3 and Himself
Randy Stair has been identified as the supermarket employee who killed three co-workers before turning the gun on himself at a Weis grocery store in Tunkhannock, Pa. Stair, 24, posted an ominous tweet just hours before the incident that read, “Goodbye humans… I’ll miss you…,” the Associated Press reports, before he packed a duffle bag…
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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…