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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Loretta Lynch Asks to Be Withdrawn From Supreme Court Consideration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…
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Baltimore Officer William Porter Must Testify Against Colleagues in Freddie Gray Case, Court Rules
William Porter, one of the Baltimore police officers charged in the April 2015 death of Freddie Gray, will have to testify against his fellow officers involved in the case, a state appeals court ruled Tuesday, USA Today reports. Gray’s death triggered tensions in the city that ultimately erupted into rioting in Baltimore and protests across…
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Ohio Cop Fired After Commenting That BLM Activist MarShawn McCarrel II’s Suicide Was ‘Happy Ending’
An Ohio police officer has been fired for controversial comments he made about a Black Lives Matter activist’s suicide, declaring that he loved “a happy ending,” WDTN reports. Police Officer Lee Cyr was fired from the Fairborn Police Department following an investigation into a comment he made on Facebook under a posted article about MarShawn McCarrel…