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A South Carolina woman has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly trying to kill her husband by setting him on fire while he was sleeping, the Associated Press reports.  In addition to the attempted-murder charge, Lashawn Stevens Hardy, 44, is also facing a second-degree arson charge in the early-Saturday attack.  The victim, who remains…

Two Modesto, Calif., teens were arrested Monday after allegedly threatening a black classmate via a video sent through the social media app Snapchat, police confirmed, the Washington Post reports.  According to the report, the 12-second video shows a white teen holding a noose around his neck and threatening the black student by name.  “You must…

A white ex-cop in South Carolina was sentenced to three years’ probation Monday in the fatal 2014 shooting of an unarmed black man, local media are reporting, according to Reuters. Justin Craven, a former police officer in North Augusta, pleaded guilty to misconduct in office Monday and was given the probation sentence, as well as…

Infamous “affluenza” teen Ethan Couch is now legally an adult, making his case eligible, as of Monday, to be transferred to Texas’ adult system, the Associated Press reports.  Couch has turned 19, which is the age that Texas deems teens no longer eligible to have their cases heard in juvenile courts. Earlier this year, on Feb.…

The San Antonio school police officer who was seen on video physically picking up a 12-year-old girl before tossing her to the ground has been fired, school officials confirmed Monday, ABC News reports. School officer Joshua Kehm was initially put on paid administrative leave after video of the incident went viral, prompting an investigation last week. The…

Washington, D.C., police are looking for a burglar (and cook) who was caught on camera making himself some food in a closed Five Guys fast-food restaurant, KHOU reports.  The suspect is believed to have followed a delivery man into the establishment and then waited until the delivery man left before starting to cook up a…

Election season tends to be rife with gaffes and rather unfortunate jokes slipping out of politicians’ mouths.  New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton casually put their feet in their mouths at New York City’s annual Inner Circle Dinner roast Saturday when Clinton made fun of de Blasio for holding…

A day fishing trip turned tragic for a Florida family that lost three members at once, including a 9-year-old. According to CBS Miami, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Deputy Fernandas Jones; his stepfather, Willis Bell; a cousin, Robert Stewart; and his 9-year-old son, Jaiden, all went on a fishing trip on the Intracoastal Waterway on Sunday.…

A 6-year-old Chicago girl died from a rare form of cancer over the weekend, just days after being honored by local police, who presented her with a badge, a uniform and a medal of valor, the Chicago Tribune reports.  Madison Pruitt died Sunday, a year after she was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare muscular cancer.…