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Former Ga. Police Officer Sentenced to Life in Prison for Taser Death
A former Georgia police officer was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday after being found guilty of felony murder earlier this month in the Taser death of 24-year-old Gregory Towns in 2014, 11Alive reports. Former East Point Police Sgt. Marcus Eberhart was found guilty of all counts, which included felony murder and aggravated assault. His…
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Woman Reports White Man Choked Her Son; Fort Worth, Texas, Police Assault, Arrest Her Instead
Updated Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016, 4:12 p.m. EST: The Fort Worth Police Department has released a statement regarding the video showing a Fort Worth police officer assaulting and arresting Jacqueline Craig and her two daughters: We acknowledge that the initial appearance of the video may raise serious questions. We ask that our investigators are given…
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Lawmakers in NC Fail to Repeal Controversial ‘Bathroom Bill’
After convening a special legislative session for the purpose of repealing the controversial “bathroom bill,” North Carolina legislators left Wednesday with the law still in place. Republicans in the Legislature debated over whether to fully or partially repeal the measure, and Democrats accused them of reneging on a pledge to completely eliminate H.B. 2, which…
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New Mo. Statute Ensures Children Are Fed Into School-to-Prison Pipeline
A Missouri statute that goes into effect Jan. 1 ensures that students there will be fed directly into the school-to-prison pipeline. The new rules state that fights between students either on school buses or on school campuses will no longer be treated as a minor offense or misdemeanor. Instead, the student or students will be…
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Flint, Mich., Plaintiffs File Emergency Motion to Force City, State to Deliver Water
Plaintiffs in the lawsuit that led to a court order requiring delivery of bottled water to residents of Flint, Mich., filed an emergency motion Wednesday to force the state of Michigan and the city of Flint to comply with the order. Neither the city nor the state has complied with the court order that mandates…
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Church Member Charged in ‘Vote Trump’ Vandalism, Burning of Black Church in Miss.
The suspect arrested and charged Wednesday in the burning of an African-American church in Mississippi is a member of the congregation. Andrew McClinton, a 45-year-old African American from Leland, Miss., was arrested and charged with first-degree arson of a place of worship, Warren Strain, spokesman for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, told the Associated…
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YouTube Star Adam Saleh Says He Was Removed From Delta Flight for Speaking Arabic
An American YouTube star says that he and a friend were removed from a Delta flight from London to New York City after he was overheard by other passengers speaking in Arabic, ABC News reports. The airline later confirmed that two passengers were indeed removed from the flight after several passengers expressed “discomfort,” but did not…
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‘Go Back Wherever the F–k You Came From’: Ky. Woman Caught in Racist Rant Against Hispanic Shoppers
The Jefferson Mall in Louisville, Ky., is planning to ban a woman who was caught on video hurling racist remarks at two Hispanic customers, the Lexington Herald-Leader reports. The video, which was originally posted on Facebook by Renee Buckner on Tuesday night, showed the unidentified white woman verbally blasting the Hispanic women in line at a…
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Mo. Appeals Court Overturns Conviction of Man Who Failed to Disclose HIV-Positive Status
Michael L. Johnson, a former student-athlete who was found guilty and was serving time for infecting a sexual partner with HIV, among other crimes, has had his conviction overturned by a panel of appeals court judges, the Washington Post reports. Johnson, who was a wrestler at Lindenwood University near St. Louis, was arrested in 2013…
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Sacramento Kings Center DeMarcus Cousins Is Having the Weirdest Couple of Weeks Ever
It’s safe to say that Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins is having an awful time. Last week he berated a Sacramento Bee columnist who asked about his brother. In fact, Cousins had to be separated from the columnist inside the locker room. Then his own team fined him $50,000 for his behavior. On Tuesday, Cousins…