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Gymnast Gabby Douglas Clinches Gold at the American Cup
Gabby Douglas, the reigning Olympic all-around gold medalist, looks poised to make it to the top of the podium come the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil. On Saturday the 20-year-old known as “the Flying Squirrel” won the American Cup at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., her first gold since winning the Olympic all-around in London…
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Va. 7th-Grader Told to Cut His Locks if He Wanted to Stay in School
A seventh-grade student at a private school in central Virginia was told he must cut his dreadlocks if he wanted to remain in school, according to WTVR. Isaiah Freeman, 13, was pulled out of West End Christian School in Hopewell by his father after officials threatened to discipline Isaiah for the hairstyle by giving him…
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Did Jamie Foxx and Katie Holmes Get Hitched?
Rumors began to swirl this week as actress Katie Holmes was spotted in New York City with a ring on her left-hand ring finger, and her long-rumored boyfriend, Jamie Foxx, was also photographed with a gold band on his ring finger, TMZ reported Friday. Holmes, 37, has allegedly been dating Foxx, 48, for at least…
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Police Sources: Knife Found on O.J. Simpson Property Inconsistent With Murders
A knife found on land where O.J. Simpson once lived appears to be inconsistent with the 1994 murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman, multiple law-enforcement sources told NBC News. What many hoped to be the “murder weapon” in the heinous 1994 double homicide apparently had only dirt and mud on it, according to…
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LAPD Disproportionately Shoots Blacks and the Mentally Ill: Report
According to a new report released by the Los Angeles Police Department, police disproportionately shoot at suspects who are black and/or mentally ill. The report, released last week, is the most comprehensive ever compiled by the LAPD, according to CBS News. The outlet notes that though although African Americans make up 9 percent of Los…
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Medgar Evers’ Brother Endorses Donald Trump for President
Charles Evers, the brother of murdered civil rights leader and icon Medgar Evers, has endorsed Donald Trump for president. “I believe in him first of all because he’s a businessman,” Evers said to the Clarion-Ledger. “I think jobs are badly needed in Mississippi.” Evers’ brother, Medgar Evers, was the first field secretary for the NAACP…
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Ex-Ala. Trooper Accused of Raping Woman in Cruiser Gets 6 Months in Plea Deal
Samuel McHenry II, an ex-Alabama state trooper who faced charges of raping a woman after handcuffing her inside his police cruiser and threatening her with jail unless she had sex with him, has been sentenced to six months in jail. As part of a plea agreement Thursday, McHenry pleaded guilty to misdemeanor sexual misconduct, AL.com…
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Baltimore Shooting Suspect Identified
Police have identified the Baltimore City Department of Public Works employee who allegedly fatally shot a co-worker at a city maintenance depot following an argument that turned physical Thursday, Fox News reports. Police discovered 34-year-old Darrin Ulysses Johnson Jr. with multiple gunshot wounds in a locker-room area at a Public Works facility. Johnson was taken…
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Ohio Police to Person Who Lost Drug Baggie: We Feel ‘Horrible for Your Loss’
Northeast Ohio police are hoping to track down the unfortunate soul who left a bag of methamphetamine in a hotel-room trash can, CBS News reports, stating that they feel horrible for the owner’s loss. The Macedonia Police Department posted the message to its Facebook page earlier this week, encouraging the owner to “contact us, or…
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SC Toddler Calls 911 for Help Getting Dressed
In a case of probably one of the cutest emergencies ever, a 2-year-old made a hang-up 911 call after not being able to put on her pants, the Associated Press reports. When Greenville County, S.C., Sheriff’s Deputy Martha Lohnes went to check out the source of the call, she was surprised by the little girl,…