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Joy Reid will officially take over the time slot left behind by Melissa Harris-Perry, hosting a new program that will air from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET on Saturday and Sunday, Adweek reports.  “Melissa did a show that was incredibly valuable,” Reid said in a statement, according to the site. “Instead of trying to…

Ray Anthony Lewis III, the son of former Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis, is facing charges of third-degree criminal sexual conduct after allegedly sexually assaulting two victims earlier this year, USA Today Sports reports.  The two victims reportedly told authorities that Lewis III, who is a sophomore and cornerback for the football team of Coastal…

A Virginia father has turned himself in to Prince William County, Va., police after disturbing video was posted to Facebook showing him boxing with his son for “discipline” and leaving the 17-year-old bloodied, Fox 5 DC reports.  The man, Tavis Sellers, who identified himself as TaDigs Ditches on Facebook, was charged with domestic assault and…

A Florida police officer who was seen on video repeatedly hitting a handcuffed woman has been fired and charged with battery in the incident, CNN reports. Officer Akinyemi Borisade, 26, arrested the woman, Mayra Martinez, at a local bar for trespassing and resisting arrest Wednesday. Martinez, a new employee at the bar, had reportedly gotten…

A Virginia man is facing multiple charges after a 2-year-old died after being left in a hot car, the New York Daily News reports.  Daiquan Fields, 32, is facing charges of felony child neglect and involuntary manslaughter after he left his girlfriend’s toddler strapped into a car seat Wednesday while temperatures went as high as…

A Florida woman is being accused of running a crime ring that billed thousands of dollars of cosmetic work to unsuspecting identity theft victims, the Orlando Sentinel reports. When women wanted dental work or plastic surgery done but couldn’t pay, they contacted Terilyn Riggins, who in less than a year scammed victims out of more…

Your favorite protective hairstyles may not be so protective after all. “Dermatologists need to be conscious of the fact that many high- and moderate-risk hairstyles greatly improve hair manageability, and simply telling patients to abandon them won’t work for everyone,” Aguh said. “Instead, physicians can educate themselves to speak with patients about making the best…

A Michigan mom is outraged that her son was suspended from school after being involved in a fight with a fellow student that left the boy, who suffers from bone disease, with a broken leg, WJBK reports.  “The situation was handled appropriately by the high school administration and school liaison officer in accordance with the Airport High…