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Video of Former NFL Player Ray McDonald’s Domestic Violence Case Released
Video of incident involving former Chicago Bears and San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle Ray McDonald that led to domestic violence charges has been released by TMZ Sports. According to the sports site, the video was recorded May 25 and ended with McDonald being charged. While the video does not show McDonald’s face, a woman, reported…
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Ark. School District Investigating After Teacher Allegedly Compares the Obamas to Monkeys
An Arkansas school district has reportedly launched an investigation after a high school teacher allegedly wrote racially charged posts on Facebook comparing President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama to monkeys, KARK-TV reports. Trent Bennett, a teacher at Malvern High School, is accused of targeting the president and first lady in the offensive posts,…
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Lyft Driver Charged in Stabbing on Christmas Night
Kiona Thomas, 25, was charged with stabbing a woman Christmas night over a dispute about how many passengers she would transport, CBS News reports. Thomas was arraigned Tuesday on a charge of assault with intent to murder. Apparently she was picking up a customer in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood at about 11:15 p.m. on Christmas but…
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Calif. Professor Calls Trump’s Election an ‘Act of Terrorism,’ Gets Death Threats
A California professor has become the victim of threats and ongoing harassment after a recording of her criticizing Donald Trump’s election was shared by a conservative student group on her campus. Olga Perez Stable Cox, 60, is a psychology professor at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, Calif., who prides herself on speaking freely, but…
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Report: NJ Transgender Boy Barred From Local Cub Scouts Pack
A transgender boy in Secaucus, N.J., has been barred from his local Cub Scout pack because he was born a girl. Kristie Maldonado said that she received a call from a Scouting official a month after her 8-year-old son, Joe Maldonado, joined the Secaucus pack, telling her that Joe would not be allowed to participate,…
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Full-Length Version of Viral Video of Fort Worth, Texas, Police Officer Posted Online
The full, nearly 30-minute version of the viral video showing an unidentified white Fort Worth, Texas, police officer antagonizing and then arresting a black mother and her two daughters was posted on YouTube on Friday. It does not reveal any new information about the arrests, but it contains graphic and explicit language, so viewer discretion…
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Dallas Murder Suspect Arrested After Being Found Covered in Blood
Jeshur Robinson, 32, was arrested after being found covered in blood in the parking lot of an Oklahoma prison, CBS News reports. Robinson was arrested in connection with the stabbing death of his father, Glen Williams, 61, in Dallas. Williams was found dead at his home Saturday morning from apparent stab wounds. His truck was also…
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W.Va. Woman Who Called Michelle Obama ‘Ape in Heels’ Fired
The director of a West Virginia nonprofit agency who took to Facebook to call first lady Michelle Obama an “ape in heels” has been fired, according to state officials. According to Reuters, Pamela Taylor was fired for her offensive and insensitive Facebook post. Taylor was head of the Clay County Development Corp., which provides services…
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Report: NFL Player Vince Wilfork's Son Arrested With Large Amount of Codeine
Houston Texans nose tackle Vince Wilfork’s son is in serious trouble. According to TMZ Sports, D’Aundre Holmes-Wilfork, 19, a safety at the University of Houston, was arrested during a traffic stop Dec. 21 and was reportedly in possession of a large amount of codeine. Wilfork was in a 2011 Kia that was pulled over around…
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Watch Houston Rockets Center Shoot Underhanded, Granny-Style Free Throws
Houston Rockets rookie center Chinanu Onuaku had a lot to be nervous about when he made his debut Monday. With an injury to starting center Clint Cappella, Onuaku had recently been called up from the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the D-League. With the game against the Phoenix Suns well in hand, Onuaku was called…