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Grand Jury Declines to Indict Former Texas Cop Who Fatally Shot Unarmed, Naked Teen
A grand jury has declined to bring charges against a former Texas police officer involved in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old David Joseph, who was unarmed and naked, the New York Daily News reports. Travis County, Texas, jurors came to the decision after meeting for five days and hearing 12 witnesses’ testimony about Austin Police…
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Report: Chicago 13-Year-Old Charged With Murder After Stabbing Another Teen With Knife Provided by Her Mother
A 13-year-old Chicago girl is facing first-degree murder charges after allegedly stabbing another teen to death with a knife reportedly provided by her mother during a fight on the South Side over the weekend, according to the Chicago Tribune. The girl’s mother, 35-year-old Tamika Gayden, has also been charged with first-degree murder in the Saturday-night stabbing…
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KKK Fliers Offer Miss. Neighborhood Protection
Residents in a Jackson, Miss., neighborhood awoke on Monday to discover fliers advertising a Ku Klux Klan neighborhood watch in the area to help provide protection. However, according to WAPT, residents of Belhaven are saying they are not interested. The fliers, which offer a “24/7 hotline,” read, “The law abiding citizens of your community can…
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2nd Officer’s Trial Doesn’t Provide Many Answers to Mysteries Surrounding Freddie Gray’s Arrest, Death
As the defense finishes its arguments in the trial of Officer Edward Nero over the death of Freddie Gray, more questions have been raised than answers. On Wednesday, Officer Garrett Miller, who was one of the arresting officers with Nero, was compelled to testify as a prosecution witness. He was granted immunity, so his testimony…
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Kidnapped Chibok Girl Found More Than 2 Years After Mass Abduction by Boko Haram
A Nigerian schoolgirl who was among the more than 270 kidnapped by terrorist group Boko Haram more than two years ago has been found, officials announced Wednesday, the Washington Post reports. The young woman, identified as 19-year-old Amina Ali Nkeki, was reportedly found by Nigerian soldiers while wandering in a forest in northest Nigeria, not…
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Symone Marshall Moved to Texas Looking for a Fresh Start. So How Did She End Up Dead in a Texas Jail?
Stop reading if any of this sounds familiar: A young woman moves to Texas seeking a fresh start, ends up in jail, and because she’s unable to post bail, stays in police custody for weeks until one day she’s found unresponsive in her cell. She’s rushed to a local hospital, where she is pronounced dead.…
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George Zimmerman on Trayvon Martin’s Parents: ‘They Didn’t Raise Their Son Right’
Because George Zimmerman won’t just go away, he’s now criticizing Trayvon Martin’s parents, the Black Lives Matter movement and Hillary Clinton. In a recent interview with the Daily Beast, Zimmerman claims that he, not Trayvon, is the real victim and questioned Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin’s parenting skills. “They didn’t raise their son right. He…
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Conservative Congressional Candidate Forgets to Close Porn Tabs While Posting Screenshot in Facebook Blast
A congressional candidate vying for Virginia’s 8th Congressional District seat is suddenly the center of attention after sharing a screenshot of a photo that clearly shows porn tabs that had been left open, WUSA9 reports. Mike Webb, who is running as an independent, posted a series of screenshots about his search for a temporary job…
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Former Marine Attacked and Taunted With Racial Remarks in Wyo.
A former Marine from Montana suffered a concussion and a broken facial bone and had his eye swollen shut after, he says, two men made racial remarks and attacked him outside a bar in northern Wyoming May 7. Twenty-five-year-old Clayton Denny, who is half African American and half Chippewa Cree, said that he had just…
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Wis. 9-Year-Old Who Was Struck by Stray Bullet Dies Days After Asking if Police Could Keep Her Safe
A 9-year-old Wisconsin girl who was struck by a stray bullet on Milwaukee’s north side succumbed to her injuries Monday afternoon, the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office has confirmed. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Za’layia Jenkins was pronounced brain-dead at 5 p.m. According to the Journal Sentinel, Za’layia had spoken to police and asked…