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Ga. Mom Accused of Pepper-Spraying Students Who Attacked Her Son
An Atlanta parent is accused of pepper-spraying a crowd of high school students after they reportedly jumped her son as she dropped him off at school, WSB-TV reports. Shawanda Favors was apprehended by the Atlanta Public Schools Police Department and charged with inappropriate conduct after authorities say she pepper-sprayed the students during the fight, which broke…
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Rochester, NY, Teen Gives Sneakers to Peers for Start of School
Tennies, sneakers, runners. Whatever you call them, kids today are into them. And even if they’re not, everyone wants to start school in a fresh pair of kicks. A Rochester, N.Y., seventh-grader is giving back to his community by giving just those items away before the start of the school year. Zaire Downs said that…
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Don Cheadle Calls Trump ‘POS’ for Exploitation of Dwyane Wade Family Death
This is the story of three men of note and how their lives intersected over the tragic death of a 32-year-old mother who was killed in a Chicago crossfire this weekend. The woman, Nykea Aldridge, who was pushing a baby carriage when she was shot to death, happened to be NBA player Dwyane Wade’s cousin.…
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Ariz. High School Student Forced to Remove ‘Black Lives Matter’ Shirt
A 10th-grade student in Arizona who arrived at her high school picture day in a “Black Lives Matter” T-shirt was told to take it off because it violated the school’s dress code, reports KPNX. Mariah Havard wore her tee to Buckeye High School and was told to go to the office, where the assistant principal…
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LAPD Creates Program to Support Families Killed by … LAPD
The Los Angeles Police Department says it will create a program to assist the families of people killed during encounters with police—the first of its kind in the nation—reports the Los Angeles Times. The program will be called the Family Liaison Program, and the LAPD said its goal is to foster better communication with loved ones…
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Watch: Did Okla. Police Go Too Far by Pepper-Spraying an 84-Year-Old Woman?
Muskogee, Okla., police are investigating a pepper-spray incident involving an 84-year-old woman in her home. Fox 23 reports that officers were looking for Geneva Smith’s son last week when it occurred. He ran into his home, where police used a Taser on him. Smith then came out to see what was going on, and one of about four…
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‘Enough Is Enough’: Dwyane Wade Reacts to Cousin’s Shooting Death on Chicago’s South Side
Nykea Aldridge, 32, the cousin of NBA star Dwyane Wade, was shot and killed while pushing a child in a stroller on Chicago’s South Side, NBC 5 Chicago reports. Jolinda Wade, Dwyane’s mother, identified Aldridge. Family spokesperson Pastor Edward Jones confirmed the tragic news. Aldridge was on the city’s South Side Friday afternoon, walking to register…
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Los Angeles Massage Therapist Charged in Alleged Sexual Assault
A California massage therapist is facing charges that he sexually assaulted one of his clients, the Los Angeles Times reports. Daniel Holbert, 48, was arrested earlier this week without incident at G Train Fitness Gym in North Hollywood and charged with one felony count of sexual penetration by false representation. According to the report, Holbert…
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Family 'Devastated' After Brain-Dead 2-Year-Old Is Removed From Life Support
After a monthslong legal battle in which a California family fought to keep a brain-dead 2-year-old boy alive, the child, Israel Stinson, was removed from life support at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles on Thursday, CBS Los Angeles reports. “They are devastated. I think still in shock,” the attorney representing Israel’s family, Alexandra Snyder, said. “It’s…