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NJ Woman Pleads Guilty to Burning Newborn Baby to Death in the Middle of a Road
A 23-year-old New Jersey woman pleaded guilty Monday to a reduced charge of aggravated manslaughter in the death of her newborn daughter, who was set on fire in the middle of a roadway, Reuters reports. Hyphernkemberly Dorvilier had originally been charged with first-degree murder in the case, but as part of the plea deal, the…
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Justice Clarence Thomas Asks Question in Court, Ending 10-Year Silent Streak
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas created quite a stir Monday when he spoke for the first time in a decade during oral arguments, CNN reports. Thomas reportedly directed his questions to government attorney Ilana H. Eisenstein in the case Voisine v. United States. His questions concerned whether a previous domestic-assault conviction based on reckless conduct…
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KKK Members Involved in Calif. Brawl Acted in Self-Defense, Police Say
Members of the Ku Klux Klan who were arrested after a brutal beatdown in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday were released because they were acting in self-defense, police said, the Associated Press reports. The five KKK members were released, but seven other people remained in custody because they were seen beating, stomping and attacking the Klansmen with…
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Ill. High School Apologizes for Slave Auction Skit
Barrington High School in Illinois is apologizing after two students performed a skit on Friday at the 2016 Illinois Junior Classical Convention, depicting a slave auction, NBC Chicago reports. The two students at Barrington performed the skit during the “roll call,” in which each school participating in the competition displayed their knowledge of Greek and…
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How Did a Calif. Couple on a Date End Up Fatally Shot by Police?
On Sunday, Feb. 21, Kisha Michael, 31, and Marquintan Sandlin, 32, had finished their date, according to family, and pulled off the road to take a nap. Inglewood, Calif., police responded to a call about a suspicious vehicle around 3 a.m. Very little information has been released as to what happened next, but according to…
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Ohio Pastor Shot Dead in Church; Brother Arrested in Slaying
Around 12:30 p.m. Sunday in Dayton, Ohio, as the St. Peters Missionary Baptist Church choir was singing, the Rev. William Schooler’s younger brother walked into his office and shot and killed him, police believe. According to WDTN, police arrested Daniel Gregory Schooler, who is now being held at the Montgomery County Jail, where he is…
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NYC Woman Busted Trying to Smuggle Half-Pound of Cocaine in Her Vagina: Report
A 24-year-old woman was caught at Kennedy Airport in New York City hiding a half-pound of cocaine in her vagina, authorities say. According to the New York Daily News, Shekira Thompson of Queens, N.Y., was returning from a trip to her native Jamaica when she was pulled out of line by U.S. Customs officers for…
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Steph Curry’s Shot Is All the NBA Could Talk About Last Night
Take that, Charles Barkley. You know, Sir Charles who said that the Golden State Warriors’ Steph Curry “is just a great shooter, nothing more.” Well, he got one part right. Said shooting couldn’t have gotten greater than the def defying 3-point shot Curry sank from 32 feet out with seconds left in overtime last night,…
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Teen Holding Broomstick Is Shot by Police in Salt Lake City, Sparks Protests
A teenager was reportedly shot by police in Salt Lake City on Saturday, sparking hostilities from bystanders and resulting in the deployment of about 100 police officers to the downtown area, reports the Salt Lake Tribune. Witnesses say that the incident occurred around 8 p.m. near a downtown homeless shelter, and there are some social…
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3 Stabbed at Calif. KKK March
A melee broke out near the site of a planned Ku Klux Klan rally as counterprotesters laid into Klan members, resulting in three stabbings, according to Reuters. The free-for-all went down between protesters and Klan members as members of the hate group exited their vehicle to set up for a Saturday march planned in Anaheim,…