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Minn. Man Accused of Beating 7-Month-Old to Death After Discovering He Wasn't the Father
A Minnesota man is facing two counts of second-degree murder—and up to 30 years in prison if convicted—after prosecutors say he beat an infant to death after discovering that he was not the biological father of the child, the Washington Post reports. According to the report, staff at a day care center first began noticing…
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Wash. Community Bands Together to Remove Racist Vandalism Covering Black Family's Home
Marvin Phillips was called away from his first weekend camping vacation with his family Friday morning after being told that his home and truck had been vandalized. According to the Washington Post, no one wanted to tell Phillips—who happened to be one of the few African Americans in the small rural community of 1,800 people…
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Questions Remain After Indianapolis Cop Shoots Homeowner
Two separate investigations have been launched after an Indianapolis homeowner was shot by an Indianapolis Metropolitan police officer, RTV6 reports. According to the report, the incident started when the homeowner, identified as 48-year-old Carl Williams, called 911 Tuesday morning to report that his wife had been the victim of an attempted armed carjacking in their…
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Investigation Launched After NC State Trooper Fatally Shoots Deaf Man
The family of a deaf man who was shot dead by a North Carolina state trooper are left searching for answers as they wonder how 29-year-old Daniel Harris’ encounter with police led to his death. According to CNN, Sam Harris, Daniel Harris’ brother, wonders if the shooting occurred because of some sort of misunderstanding between…
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1st Child With Double Hand Transplant Is Making Amazing Progress
Zion Harvey, 9, received a double hand transplant one year ago at Penn Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and he couldn’t be improving any better, according to CBS News. Last year Zion had a transplant of both his hands and forearms in the first operation of its kind to have been performed on a…
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Man Sentenced to 14 Years for Giving Butt Injections to Woman Who Later Died
Vinnie Lysander Taylor, 44, was sentenced by a federal judge to 14 years in prison for illegally giving a woman silicone butt injections days before her death, according to the Washington Post. Taylor would travel around the country injecting women with silicone to give them larger buttocks. This particular woman in Maryland died a few…
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Man Dead After Date With Woman He Met Online
A Florida man was found dead in his home after reportedly going on a date with a woman he met online. Adam Hilarie, 27, met Hailey Rose Bustos, 18, for an arranged date after they met on an online dating site, according to WSB-TV Atlanta. After their date, he apparently dropped her off. Then she…
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Newark, NJ, Police Chased 10-Year-Old Boy With Guns Drawn in Case of Mistaken Identity
A Newark, N.J., 10-year-old was left in tears after he was chased down an alley by officers who had their guns drawn after they allegedly mistook him for a suspect in an armed robbery, WABC reports. “Some police started coming this way with guns pointed at me, and then I ran into the backyard,” Legend…
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Accused Charleston, SC, Shooter 'Self-Radicalized' Online, Prosecutors Say
Accused Charleston, S.C., shooter Dylann Roof “self-radicalized” online, adopting viewpoints that were reportedly acquired through material found online and elsewhere, federal prosecutors say, the Washington Post reports. According to the report, rather than adopting his beliefs “through his personal associations or experiences with white supremacist groups or individuals or others,” prosecutors say, Roof adopted his…
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Federal Judge Finds Ferguson, Mo., School Elections Unfair to Black Voters
A federal judge ruled Monday that the Ferguson-Florissant School District in suburban St. Louis must change its election process, after finding that the current school system is unfair to black voters, USA Today reports. According to the report, U.S. District Judge Rodney Sippel found that the current system illegally undermines the political power of black…