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Md. Court Delays Officers’ Trials in Freddie Gray Case
The Maryland Court of Appeals has postponed the trials of the Baltimore police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray until it can decide on a key issue affecting the case. Freddie Gray died April 19, a week after he was in police custody, where he was reportedly handcuffed but not belted into his…
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5-Year-Old Leads Blind Grandmother Safely Out of Burning House
In October, Cloe Wood’s pre-K class at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Kenner, La., visited the Kenner Fire Department to learn about fire safety. That lesson would become invaluable as Wednesday, the 5-year-old led her blind grandmother to safety after their stove caught fire. “They talked to the kids, saying if there was a…
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Watch: Monty Williams’ Heartbreaking Eulogy for Wife
The NBA world was shocked Feb. 10 when the wife of longtime player-turned-coach Monty Williams died in a car accident in Oklahoma City after the driver of an SUV lost control and jumped the center lane, hitting Ingrid Williams’ car head-on. The driver of the SUV also died in the crash. On Thursday, Ingrid Williams…
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Husband Believed Slain Escort Sold Hair Extensions, Not Sex
A Nigerian-born woman who had been living in London was apparently living a double life. She was found dead in an apartment in Aberdeen, Scotland, where she was reportedly working as a prostitute. According to the Daily Record, Gareth McGraa said that he had no idea his wife, 37-year-old Jessica McGraa, was working as an escort.…
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Texas School District Apologizes After 8-Year-Old Handcuffed
The superintendent of the Belton Independent School District in Texas, Susan Kincannon, has apologized to an 8-year-old student and his family after the boy was handcuffed during an attempt to restrain him when he had a tantrum as a reaction to medication for his attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, KWTX reports. “While we are continuing to…
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2 Los Angeles Cops Charged With Raping Women on Duty
Two Los Angeles police officers are accused of forcing four women to engage in sex acts by threatening them and using their authority, the Associated Press reports. According to the report, while one officer acted as a lookout in the front seat of a squad car, a 19-year-old woman, who was a drug informant, was…
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NJ Man Pleads Guilty to Killing Mom 2 Days After Finishing 30-Year Sentence for Another Murder
A New Jersey man pleaded guilty Wednesday to manslaughter in the death of his mother a mere two days after he completed a 30-year prison sentence for murdering a neighbor, the New York Post reports. Steven Pratt, 47, pleaded guilty to manslaughter charges in the killing of his mother, 64-year-old Gwendolyn Pratt, at their home…
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Texas A&M Apologizes to Black High Schoolers Tormented by College Students
Top Texas A&M University officials visited a Dallas high school to personally apologize to students who were subject to racial slurs and harassment while visiting campus last week, the Texas Tribune reports. University President Michael Young and A&M System Chancellor John Sharp were accompanied by state Sen. Royce West of Dallas for a morning meeting…
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Minn. Cop Who Told Drivers to Run Over BLM Protesters Resigns
A St. Paul, Minn., police sergeant who made a Facebook comment encouraging drivers to run over Black Lives Matter protesters and telling them how to avoid being charged while doing so resigned Wednesday, Mediaite reports. Last month Jeffrey Rothecker, using a profile with the name JM Roth, commented under a news story about protesters blocking…
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Ark. Judicial Candidate Drops Out of Race After Calling Clerk a ‘Hair Lipped Niger Whore’
A candidate for District Court judge in Van Buren County, Ark., has withdrawn from the race following scrutiny of text messages he sent in which he called a local county clerk a “hair lipped niger whore,” the Arkansas Times reports. The texts, in which the candidate in question, Kent Tester, misspells what is presumably meant…