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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Loretta Lynch Asks to Be Withdrawn From Supreme Court Consideration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…
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Naked Woman Dancing Atop Big Rig Shuts Down Houston Traffic
Houston traffic came to a standstill Monday morning after a three-vehicle crash ended with a naked woman dancing atop an 18-wheeler. Police are unclear whether the woman was involved in the crash, which occurred on Highway 290 just after 9 a.m. The woman reportedly climbed on top of the semitruck and refused to come down,…
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Ga. Teacher to Student: ‘Your Purpose’ Is to ‘Have Sex and Have Children Because You Ain’t Gonna Never Be Smart’: Report
A Georgia high school student was reduced to tears during a recent interview after recalling what she says her teacher said to her in front of her entire class. Shaniaya Hunter, a junior at Greene County High School, was recording her lessons on her school-issued iPad in December when, she says, she asked the teacher…