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Grand Jury Declines to Indict Texas Cop Who Slammed Teen Girl to Ground at Pool Party
A Texas grand jury declined to indict a McKinney, Texas, police officer who was seen on video slamming a teenage girl to the ground outside a pool party last year, WFAA reports. Now-former Police Cpl. Eric Casebolt was thrust into the spotlight in June 2015 after seven minutes of video showed the officer aggressively tossing…
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President Obama Has 'Discussed' Becoming NBA Owner
We all know President Barack Obama loves him some basketball. And, according to White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest, the president has “discussed” maybe becoming the owner of an NBA franchise, ESPN reports. Earnest spoke about the president’s interest during a White House press briefing after he was asked if Obama would ever be interested…
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‘This Was Their Best Shot’: Baltimore Reacts to Another Not Guilty Verdict in Freddie Gray's Death
As Judge Barry Williams read the last not guilty verdict about the seven charges Baltimore Police Officer Caesar Goodson Jr. faced regarding the death of Freddie Gray, members of Goodson’s family, sitting in the courtroom’s center aisle, wept and hugged one another. Officer Edward Nero, who was acquitted a few weeks ago in Gray’s death, cried…
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House of Representatives Adjourns for 4th of July After Democrats Stage Sit-in for Almost 26 Hours
House Democrats have ended their daylong sit-in demanding action on gun control legislation, but the fight is not over. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) has pledged to return and continue to push for reforms, NPR reports. For now, lawmakers will go home for their Fourth of July recess and reconvene Tuesday, July 5. The Democrats caused…
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Supreme Court Upholds Affirmative Action Program at University of Texas
The Supreme Court of the United States has upheld the University of Texas’ affirmative action program, which helps minority students get admitted to the university, Politico reports. In a 4-3 decision, the court ruled that “the race-conscious admissions program in use at the time of petitioner’s application is lawful under the Equal Protection Clause,” NPR notes. It was the second…
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Viral Video of Wis. Mall Arrest of Teen Sparks Protests, Internal Review
Family and friends of an 18-year-old Wisconsin woman are asking that charges against her be dropped since video of her controversial arrest went viral, WKOW reports. Genele Laird, 18, is facing charges of disorderly conduct while armed, resisting police (causing injury), battery to a police officer and discharging bodily fluids after an incident that occurred at…
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Ala. Woman Indicted in Beating Death of 1-Year-Old by 8-Year-Old Boy
An Alabama woman whose daughter was beaten to death while she was out with a friend clubbing has been indicted, the Associated Press reports. Katerra Lewis, 27, is now facing charges of reckless manslaughter in the case involving her 1-year-old daughter, Kelci Lewis, who was beaten to death, prosecutors say, by an 8-year-old boy after…