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2 Baltimore Officers Charged After 1 Caught on Video Smacking Teen
Two Baltimore school police officers, one of whom was reportedly recorded slapping and kicking a teen, have been charged with second-degree child abuse by a custodian and misconduct in office, NBC News reports. Anthony Spence, 44, and Saverna Bias, 53, were both charged Tuesday and posted bail Wednesday morning. In the video, which was reportedly…
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President Obama Headed to South by Southwest; Will Skip Nancy Reagan’s Funeral
President Barack Obama will not be attending former first lady Nancy Reagan’s funeral on Friday because he was already scheduled to appear at the South by Southwest Interactive Festival in Texas. According to the New York Post, first lady Michelle Obama is expected to attend the funeral on behalf of the Obamas and will also…
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‘Whites Only’ Texas Cemetery Reverses Decision After Denying Widow Place to Bury her Hispanic Husband’s Ashes
A Texas woman is second-guessing burying the remains of her husband of 44 years in a cemetery that initially turned her away, telling her that burial was for “whites only,” the Daily Mail reports. Last week Dorothy Patton Barrera, who is white, approached her hometown cemetery, seeking to bury the ashes of her husband, who was…
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Pa. Mom Wanted by Police in Cyberbullying of Teen Son’s Ex-Girlfriend
Pennsylvania police have issued a warrant for the arrest of a Brownsville woman who is accused of cyberbullying her teen son’s ex-girlfriend, including sending to the girl’s family via Facebook a nude photo the girl had taken of herself a few years ago. Danita Michaux, 40, is wanted on charges that include felony sexual abuse of children, cyber harassment…
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Accused Serial Killer Charged With 5 New Counts of Murder
An accused serial killer has been charged with five new counts of murder and 10 other crimes, the Gary, Ind., Police Department confirmed Monday, CNN reports. Darren Vann, 44, of Indiana, was arrested back in 2014 and charged with killing 19-year-old Afrikka Hardy and 35-year-old Anith Jones. Now authorities are saying that Vann has confessed…
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Univision and the Washington Post Host Democratic Presidential Debate Tonight
On Wednesday, Univision News, along with the Washington Post, will host the next Democratic presidential debate in Miami, the second time in just four days that Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton will face off. The debate, which takes place at Miami-Dade College, will air in Spanish on Univision and will be simulcast in English on…
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Loretta Lynch Asks to Be Withdrawn From Supreme Court Consideration
Attorney General Loretta Lynch has asked the White House to withdraw her name for consideration regarding the open Supreme Court seat, according to a spokesperson from the Department of Justice Tuesday. The seat has been open since Associate Justice Antonin Scalia’s sudden death in mid-February. “As the conversation around the Supreme Court vacancy progressed, the…
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White House: President Obama in Tip-Top Shape
On Tuesday evening, the White House released the results of President Barack Obama’s latest physical—and reports that the president’s health is “excellent.” He currently takes no medications and maintains a regimen of preventive care that has decreased his weight and cholesterol levels. The memo, entitled, “The President’s Periodic Physical Exam,” was written by POTUS’s personal…
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Justice Department Won’t File Charges Against NYC Cop Who Fatally Shot Unarmed Teen
The U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York announced Tuesday that there would be no grand jury and therefore no federal charges against the New York City police officer who fatally shot unarmed 18-year-old Ramarley Graham. “After conducting a thorough and independent investigation, the U.S. Attorney’s Office has determined that there is insufficient…
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Suspected Gunman Charged in Execution-Style Murder of 9-Year-Old Tyshawn Lee
Chicago authorities have charged a 22-year-old man for the execution-style slaying of a 9-year-old boy last November, the Washington Post reports. The suspect, whom the Post identified as Dwright Doty, was charged Monday with first-degree murder in the shooting death of fourth-grader Tyshawn Lee. Authorities have maintained that Tyshawn was lured into an alley on…