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Alan Thicke, TV Dad on ’80s Sitcom Growing Pains, Dead at 69
Alan Thicke, best known for his role as the lovable Dr. Jason Seaver on the ’80s sitcom Growing Pains, died Tuesday at the age of 69. Thicke’s death was confirmed with the Los Angeles Times on Tuesday by a publicist for his son, pop-soul singer Robin Thicke. Robin spoke with the Times on Tuesday evening…
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L.A. City Attorney Files Civil Actions Against Members of White Supremacist Gang
The Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday that it had filed civil actions against members of a white supremacist gang that could result in evictions. City Attorney Mike Feuer filed nuisance-abatement orders against several members and associates of the San Fernando Valley Peckerwoods, which the Los Angeles Times reports is a known white supremacist…
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Ohio Gov. John Kasich Vetoes ‘Heartbeat Bill,’ Signs 20-Week Abortion Ban
Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich on Tuesday vetoed the controversial “heartbeat bill” and signed into law another bill that bans abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, the Columbus Dispatch reports. The heartbeat bill would have been the most restrictive abortion law in the nation, forbidding abortion at the point when a fetal heartbeat can be…
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Calling All Young Leaders: Nominate a Young Person for The Root Young Futurists 2017
If you know some young black superstars in your community, help us by nominating them for our annual The Root Young Futurists! We want to choose the best of the best for our 2017 list. Our new list will be revealed in February, and we are now accepting nominations. In order to qualify for consideration,…
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W.Va. to Review Contracts With Nonprofit Whose Director Was Reinstated After Calling Michelle Obama an ‘Ape in Heels’
The state of West Virginia will be reviewing its contracts with a nonprofit funded by state and federal funds after its director referred to first lady Michelle Obama as “an ape in heels,” the governor’s office confirmed Tuesday, Reuters reports. According to the report, the state announced its intentions after it was revealed that Clay…
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Mich. Firefighter Fired for Racist Facebook Comments
A Belding, Mich., firefighter has been fired after allegedly posting racist remarks to Facebook over the weekend, Fox 17 reports. According to the report, the incident started when Ryan Hudson got into a verbal altercation with a black woman on the social media site. The woman, who did not want to be identified, told Fox…
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Wrongfully Convicted Tenn. Man Fights for Compensation After More Than 3 Decades in Prison
A Tennessee man is fighting to receive rightful compensation after wrongfully spending more than 30 years in prison, CBS News reports. In 1978, Lawrence McKinney was convicted by a Memphis, Tenn., jury of rape and burglary. The victim identified McKinney as one of two men who attacked her in her bedroom, and he was sentenced…
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Calif. Police Fatally Shoot Unarmed 73-Year-Old Man Who Suffered From Dementia
A 73-year-old man who, according to his family, was suffering from the initial stages of dementia was fatally shot early Monday by a police officer in Bakersfield, Calif., the Los Angeles Times reports. According to the report, officers responded around 12:30 a.m. to a call about a man brandishing a handgun in a neighborhood in…
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Man Found Guilty in Brutal Rape of 82-Year-Old Widow
Asa Robert, 20, was found guilty of rape and other charges Monday for the brutal attack of an 82-year-old widow that left the victim having to use a wheelchair, the New York Daily News reports. Robert now faces up to 122 years in prison on charges of rape, criminal sex act, burglary, robbery and criminal…
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Pulse Shooting Victims Remembered in Ceremonies Marking 6-Month Anniversary
Hundreds of people showed up Monday night to honor the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting on the six-month anniversary of the attacks. Two ceremonies took place to remember those who were lost in the shooting, and to honor those who survived. The Orlando Sentinel reports that one of the ceremonies took place at the…