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NC Gov. Pat McCrory Refuses to Concede, Demands Recount
North Carolina’s incumbent governor has dug in his heels and is not going out without a fight. Two weeks after the election, Pat McCrory, a Republican, officially asked for a recount Tuesday. Roy Cooper, McCrory’s Democratic challenger, claimed victory election night with a 4,000-vote lead out of 4.2 million votes cast, and as the Washington…
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Cincinnati Prosecutor to Retry Former Officer in Sam Dubose Shooting Death
Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney Joseph Deters announced Tuesday that he will retry former Police Officer Ray Tensing in the fatal shooting of Sam Dubose, a black man, during a traffic stop last year, CBS News reports. “It is our belief that the public attention that has been focused on the Tensing case could have, in fact, seeped…
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Academic Scandal Forces Notre Dame Football Team to Vacate 2012, 2013 Wins
An academic scandal at the storied Notre Dame football team will put the team on probation; the team must also forfeit wins from the 2012 and 2013 seasons. According to WNDU, the trouble started after the university investigated claims that a student athletic adviser committed academic violations for several players, including giving six players prohibited…
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Parents File Complaint After Teacher's Racially Charged Explanation of Equality
The parents of a Folsom, Calif., middle schooler are furious after they say a teacher used a racially charged explanation in class, CBS Sacramento reports. The incident occurred at the Sutter Middle School and was prompted by a question from one of the students. “One of the kids raised their hand and asked the teacher…
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Trump 'Strongly Considering' Ben Carson for Housing Secretary
On Tuesday, Donald Trump tweeted that he’s strongly considering former Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson for a Cabinet position. Here’s the kicker: Carson has already said he doesn’t want a job in the president-elect’s administration. So, either someone isn’t listening or someone has reneged on his earlier statement, or both. While a spokesperson for Carson…
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San Antonio Suspect Apologizes for Fatal Police Shooting
Otis Tyrone McKane, 31, the suspect in the fatal shooting Sunday afternoon of Detective Benjamin Marconi, 50, apologized to Marconi’s family after his arrest, CNN reports. When asked by police on Monday why he was upset, McKane said, “Society not allowing me to see my son. I lashed out at somebody who didn’t deserve it. I’ve…
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Ex-NBA Star Dennis Rodman Faces Jail Time in Hit-and-Run
Former NBA wild man and five-time NBA champion Dennis Rodman is in hot water after police say he was driving on the wrong side of the freeway, caused an accident and then drove off. According to a CNN report, in June, Rodman entered a Santa Ana, Calif., freeway, headed the wrong way. A driver was…
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Tenn. School Bus Driver Charged in Horrific Crash That Killed at Least 5 Children
The Chattanooga, Tenn., school bus driver involved in a fatal crash that killed at least five children has been arrested and is currently facing multiple charges in the incident, the Times Free Press reports. Johnthony Walker, 24, was charged with five counts of vehicular homicide, reckless endangerment and reckless driving, Chattanooga Police Chief Fred Fletcher…