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NC High Schooler Who Passed Drug Test Suspended for Smelling Like Weed
A North Carolina mother is furious after her 15-year-old was suspended from school for possession of drugs, even though the student was only accused of smelling like marijuana and later passed a drug test, WNCN reports. Jakayla Johnson was in Chinese classes at Garner Magnet High School with about 30 other students when a school…
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Shooting Suspect in Custody After Attacks at 2 Md. Malls
Authorities have a suspect in custody after shootings at two different Maryland malls Friday, NBC News reports. According to the report, two people were killed in the attacks, while two others were injured. The suspect, 62-year-old Eulalio Tordil, who is a federal law-enforcement officer, is also accused of killing his estranged wife in a school…
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Pittsburgh Kindergarten Teacher Arrested After Allegedly Pinning Student to Floor With Chair
A Pittsburgh kindergarten teacher is facing charges after allegedly pushing a student and then pulling a chair out from under the child and putting the chair on top of the student to keep her on the ground. The girl’s offense: reportedly throwing a piece of paper to the floor after arguing with another student about…
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Ind. Man Posed as Millionaire and Gave Girlfriend Stolen SUV and Home: Report
Gregory D. Harris of Indiana got his girlfriend a BMW SUV and the house of her dreams. Only problem, police say, is that the SUV was stolen and the house wasn’t his—it was a home listed for sale—but Harris and his unknowing girlfriend moved in anyway. According to court documents viewed by IndyStar, in mid-April,…
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Report: NYPD Chief Accused of Chasing and Sleeping With ‘Pregnant, Married’ Women
A recently retired New York City Police Department officer is accusing a police chief of “sleeping with married girls” and other subordinates, claims that a source close to the chief strongly denies, the New York Daily News reports. According to the Daily News, a bitter case of she said, he said broke out after former cop…
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Chicago Prosecutor Withdraws From Laquan McDonald Case
Cook County, Ill., State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez said in an announcement Thursday that she will withdraw from the Laquan McDonald case, the Washington Post reports. Alvarez, who lost her re-election bid earlier this year, said that she is asking for the court to appoint a special prosecutor in her place in the controversial case that has…
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Report: Painkiller Percocet Found in Prince’s System
A source told the Minneapolis StarTribune that the autopsy would confirm that Prince had the painkiller Percocet in his system, although the local medical examiner’s office that conducted the examination of the singer has declined to confirm the reports. Sources close to the investigation told the StarTribune that the famed singer also had a low…
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Va. 1st-Grader Born Without Hands Wins Penmanship Award
Little Anaya Ellick was born without hands and does not use prosthetics. “Anaya is a remarkable young lady. She does not let anything get in the way of doing what she has set out to do,” GCA Principal Tracy Cox told the news station. “She is a hard worker and has some of the best…
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Ga. College Freshman Fatally Stabbed After Confronting Man Groping Women
A Georgia college freshman was fatally stabbed Tuesday as he tried to help three women who were reportedly being groped and harassed. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Donnell M. Phelps was killed after trying to stop a man who began harassing the three women as they left the Fort Valley State University campus cafeteria. Police…