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Pittsburgh Defensive Tackle to Cam Newton: Don't Be Out There if You're Scared
One football player doesn’t like that Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton is dancing in the end zone when he scores, then complaining about his safety when defensive players take shots at him. “Ben [Roethlisberger] gets hit more than anybody in the league, and he never complains. C’mon, man. This is the game of football,” Pittsburgh…
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Stepfather's Bail Increased to $250,000 After Release of Autopsy Report in NYC Child-Abuse Case
Rysheim Smith’s bail was increased from $50,000 to $250,000 on Monday after the New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled the death of his 6-year-old stepson, Zymere Perkins, a homicide, according to the New York Post. According to the autopsy report, Zymere died of fatal child-abuse syndrome. He had broken ribs, finger…
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Missing NYC Woman’s Body Found, Death Ruled a Homicide
Dayo Corley was found dead in the driver’s seat of a black Chevy Equinox in South Jamaica in the Queens borough of New York City, the New York Post reports. The car, which had Florida plates, was found around noon Monday. According to the Post, Corley’s death was deemed a homicide, and there were obvious signs of…
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6 Dead After School Bus and Commuter Bus Collide in Baltimore
Six people are dead and at least five have been injured after a commuter bus and a school bus collided in southwest Baltimore Tuesday in what authorities have described as a “significant wreck,” the Washington Post reports. According to the report, no schoolchildren were aboard the school bus at the time of the crash, which…
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Fla. Teacher Accused of Getting 16-Year-Old Drunk Before Having Sex With Him
A Florida substitute teacher is facing multiple charges after being accused of getting a 16-year-old student drunk and having sex with him at her apartment, the Associated Press reports. Alicia Bromfield, 28, a substitute teacher at the Crenshaw School in Gotha, Fla, was arrested Friday on charges of unlawful sex with a minor and contributing…
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Milwaukee Officer Who Fatally Shot Sylville Smith Fired After Sex Assault Charge
The Milwaukee Police Department has fired the officer who fatally shot Sylville Smith, following an investigation into an unrelated sexual assault case, Time reports. Officer Dominique Heaggan-Brown was terminated, effective Monday, after a Milwaukee Police Department Internal Affairs investigation into a criminal complaint filed against the officer. Last week, a man reported to Milwaukee police…
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Chicago Mom Furious After Teacher's Aide Allegedly Slams Special Needs Child to the Ground
A Chicago mother is furious after her 12-year-old special needs son was allegedly beaten up and slammed to the ground by a school employee as other children looked on, CBS Chicago reports. Monice Guess said that her son, Rashawn, is “hyper” and “moody at times,” but that he definitely did not deserve what happened to…
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Pa. College Student Accused of Putting Bleach in Pregnant Girlfriend's Water
A Pennsylvania college student is facing charges after allegedly putting bleach in his pregnant girlfriend’s water in an attempt to harm the fetus, the Associated Press reports. Theophilous Washington, 20, of Washington, D.C., is facing charges of criminal attempt to commit first-degree murder of an unborn child, as well as reckless endangering. Washington is a junior…
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#NoDAPL: Facebook Users Check in at Standing Rock in a Rousing Show of Solidarity
A post that went viral on Facebook beginning Sunday evening urged users to check in at Standing Rock Reservation in Cannonball, N.D. The post said that users would be helping to thwart law-enforcement officers who were using social media to track protesters of the Dakota Access Pipeline. The post instructed users to make a public…
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Calif.'s 1st Female Black Judge and Longtime Jurist Dead at 96
The first female black judge in California, and one of the state’s longest-serving jurists in state history, has died at the age of 96, the Associated Press reports. Vaino Spencer died in her sleep of natural causes Oct. 25 at her home in Los Angeles, her niece, Fatimah Gilliam, said. Spencer was born July 22, 1920,…