news
-
Tim Kaine and Mike Pence to Face Off in Vice Presidential Debate
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Gov. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) will meet face-to-face at Longwood University in Virginia for the one and only vice presidential debate Oct. 4 at 9 p.m. EDT. The debate will be broadcast commercial free on all major television networks and cable channels as well as C-SPAN. Elaine Quijano of CBS News…
-
Video Shows Angry Mob Attacking Calif. Highway Patrol Vehicle With Officer Inside
A California Highway Patrol officer found himself the target of an angry mob as he attempted to make a traffic stop in Fresno on Sept. 25, the Washington Post reports. The unidentified officer was responding to several calls about illegal street racing and reckless driving a few miles outside of downtown Fresno. He arrived on…
-
Ill. the Latest State to Suspend Business With Wells Fargo
Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs said Monday that his office will suspend investment activity with Wells Fargo in light of the bank’s ongoing fraud scandal and investigation, USA Today reports. “Wells Fargo is a big financial player in Illinois, and I hope to send the message that their unscrupulous practices are not welcomed and will not…
-
Ark. Lawmaker Arrested for Filming Police; Charges Later Dropped
UPDATE: Oct 5, 2016 8:32 p.m. The Root has learned that no charges will be filed against Omavi Kushukuru (Omavi Shukur). An Arkansas state representative who helped pass legislation that protects the right of citizens to photograph and record the police was himself arrested after he filmed during a traffic stop. According to the Arkansas Times, John…
-
Black Lives Matter Co-Founder Patrisse Khan-Cullors Among Those Arrested During Peaceful Assembly at LAPD Headquarters
Updated Monday, Oct. 3, 10:30 p.m. EDT: Patrisse Khan-Cullors, Melina Abdullah and Niki Okuk have been released. Earlier: Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Khan-Cullors; Melina Abdullah, a professor and chair of the Pan-African-studies department at California State University, Los Angeles; and Niki Okuk were arrested at the Los Angeles Police Department headquarters while peacefully assembling…
-
Are NFL Refs Rooting for the Washington Redskins?
On Sunday the Cleveland Browns took on the Washington Redskins, and with the game still up in the air, Browns running back Duke Johnson fumbled the football. Within seconds of fumbling, Johnson emerged from the pile holding the ball in the air. The refs, however, claimed that the Redskins recovered the ball. At the time…
-
Man Arrested on Charges He Choked NYC Woman to Death
Authorities say that Rolanso Lexune, 32, was caught harassing Deneisha Smith, 27, on video footage inside the cellphone repair shop where she worked around 1 p.m. Saturday, the New York Daily News reports. Two months earlier, according to the News, Lexune had been court-ordered to stay away from Smith after he had assaulted her. Now,…
-
NYC Cop Suing After Her Arrest on Charges of Stealing Home
New York City Police Officer Blanche O’Neal is suing the city for $50 million as a result of her arrest last year by the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office on charges she stole a three-family row house in the city’s borough of Brooklyn, the New York Daily News reports. State Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun ultimately threw out…
-
LeBron James Endorses Hillary Clinton Because Who Else Was He Going to Endorse? Willie Wilson?
Everyone can settle down now and stop the speculation that three-time NBA champion and four-time NBA MVP LeBron James was thinking about going another route with his vote for president. On Sunday the Cleveland Cavaliers star forward made it official, with an op-ed posted by Business Insider, that he will be voting for Hillary Clinton…
-
NYC Cops Search for Man Seen With Woman Hours Before She Was Killed
Jennifer Cohen, 35, was found beaten to death in a Brooklyn, N.Y., skate park around 9:10 a.m. Thursday, the New York Daily News reports. Cohen had multiple lacerations to her head. A man was seen on video walking with her a couple of hours before she was killed, authorities said. The two were seen walking…