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Shooting Leaves 6-Year-Old Philadelphia Boy 'Riddled With Bullets'
A 6-year-old Philadelphia boy is fighting for his life after he and three men were shot multiple times in the Germantown area, CBS Philadelphia reports. According to the report, investigators on the scene said that assault-weapon-style shell casings, traced to different assault-style weapons, littered the scene of the shooting, which occurred just before 11:30 p.m.…
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Simone Manuel Becomes 1st African-American Female Swimmer to Win Olympic Gold in Individual Event
Black girls are truly magic. And Simone Manuel, a black American swimmer, just shattered all stereotypes and made a definitive mark in history. Manuel became the first African-American female swimmer to take home the Olympic gold in an individual event when she finished the 100-meter freestyle at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics Thursday night, with a time…
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Miss. Woman Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Trying to Help Islamic State
A Mississippi woman who pleaded guilty to conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State group was sentenced to 12 years in prison Thursday, Reuters reports. According to the newswire, Jaelyn Delshaun Young, 20, will serve a 12-year sentence, followed by 15 years of supervised release once she is let out of prison, according…
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Lawyer: NC Man Who Fatally Shot Black Man After 911 Call About 'Hoodlums' Is 'George Zimmerman 2.0'
The lawyer for the family of a black man who was shot and killed in North Carolina after a 911 call reporting “hoodlums” in a Raleigh neighborhood has blasted the alleged shooter as “George Zimmerman 2.0,” CBS News reports. Chad Cameron Copley, 39, who is white, fired his shotgun from inside his garage early Sunday…
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Outraged Mom Sues Chicago Public Schools Claiming 6-Year-Old Daughter Was Handcuffed for Taking Candy
A Chicago mother filed a lawsuit Thursday against Chicago Public Schools, claiming that her 6-year-old daughter was handcuffed at school as punishment for taking candy off a teacher’s desk, WLS reports. The alleged incident, at Fernwood Elementary, dates back to March, but Marlena Wordlow says she felt no one at CPS was giving her justice,…
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Simone Biles Proves She's the Best, Wins Gold in Individual All-Around in Rio
Simone Biles is continuing to stun us all with her graceful performances, snatching the gold in the women’s individual all-around in the Rio de Janeiro Games Thursday, the New York Times reports. She is literally the world’s best gymnast and also literally #BlackGirlMagic. Though that may not come as a surprise to those familiar with…
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Los Angeles Serial Killer 'Grim Sleeper' Sentenced to Death
Los Angeles’ notorious serial killer the “Grim Sleeper” was sentenced to death Wednesday for the murders of nine women and a teenage girl that spanned more than two decades, the Washington Post reports. “I can’t think of anyone that I’ve encountered in all my many years in the criminal-justice system that has committed the kind…
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2 Charged With Prostitution Following Human Trafficking Incident in Md.
Authorities are looking for possible human trafficking victims after two people were charged with prostitution after allegedly forcing a teenage girl to have sex with an estimated 288 people at a Silver Spring, Md., hotel, the Washington Post reports. Detectives say they are concerned that Atuan Saran Rogers, 34, and Dierra Victoria Lee Thomas, 19,…
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Mom of Miss. Infant Who Died in Hot Car Wants Charges Against Father Dropped
The mother of a Mississippi infant who authorities say died after being left in a hot car while in the care of her father has signed an affidavit asking for all charges to be dropped, the Jackson, Miss., Clarion-Ledger reports. Shanice Caradine, the mother of 8-month-old Shania Caradine, in the affidavit making her request called…
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Black Man Killed by L.A. Sheriff's Deputy Was Not a Suspect in Carjacking, Officials Say
At first, officials had identified 27-year-old Donnell Thompson as a suspect in a carjacking. Now the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department has released a statement acknowledging that Thompson, who was fatally shot during an encounter with police last month, was actually innocent, the Huffington Post notes. “We have determined that there is no evidence that Mr.…