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Mich. National Guard Deployed to Aid Flint’s Water Crisis
Michigan National Guard members are expected to arrive in Flint Wednesday after Gov. Rick Snyder, who declared a state of emergency, asked for federal help in distributing water to residents who still have contaminated tap water. “As we work to ensure that all Flint residents have access to clean and safe drinking water, we are…
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Ohio Father Mistakenly Shoots, Kills 14-Year-Old Son He Thought Was Intruder
A Cincinnati father is mourning after he mistakenly shot and killed his 14-year-old son because he believed that he was an intruder. According to the WCPO, Georta Mack’s father dropped him off at school early Tuesday morning, but the teen apparently sneaked back into the basement of his home, planning to skip school. Cincinnati Police…
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Study: Doctors Have Less-Sympathetic Nonverbal Communication With Dying Black Patients
A new study published in the January issue of the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management points to racial bias in the treatment that patients receive toward the end of their lives, the Huffington Post reports. Using actors to portray dying hospital patients, the study shows that the black “patients” received less-compassionate care from real…
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5th Suspect in NYC Gang Rape Is in Police Custody
Four teens accused of gang-raping a woman in Brooklyn, N.Y., last week have been formally charged, and a fifth suspect is now in police custody, CBS New York reports. The fifth suspect, a 17-year-old boy, is accused of being the ringleader in the horrific attack and is the one also accused of threatening the victim’s…
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Tonya Couch, Mom of ‘Affluenza’ Teen, Is Released From Jail
The mother of infamous “affluenza” teen Ethan Couch was released from jail Tuesday after posting her bond, the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office in Texas said, according to CNN. According to the network, during a Monday bond hearing, Tarrant County Judge Wayne Salvant lowered her bond from $1 million to $75,000 while issuing several conditions, including…
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Ky. 8-Year-Old Shot and Killed by Neighbor in ‘Big Accident’
The man responsible for the shooting death of an 8-year-old Kentucky boy said that it was a “huge accident” that caused the gun to go off after, he claims, it slipped in his hands, WAVE 3 News reports. Elgin Anders Jr., a neighbor and a friend of the family of little Andre Lamont O’Neal Jr.,…
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Ohio Fugitive Hated Warrant Mug Shot, so He Sent Cops a Better Photo
Donald A. “Chip” Pugh may be a wanted fugitive, but he likes to look good in photos, just like the rest of us. Pugh, 45, gained online attention this week when the Lima Police Department in Ohio put out a booking photo of him indicating that he was wanted after skipping a court appearance, Lima…
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Ohio Judge Mocks Inmate in Poem About How He Soiled His Pants
An Ohio judge thought that an inmate’s lawsuit was “frivolous,” so he wrote a five-stanza poem to jokingly dismiss the case on Thursday, the Columbus Dispatch reports. The lawsuit was filed in October by Correctional Reception Center inmate Darek Lathan, who claimed that he suffered harassment and emotional distress after a correction officer refused to…
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4 Teens Accused of Gang-Raping 18-Year-Old at NYC Park Are in Police Custody
Authorities have apprehended four of the five teens accused of gang-raping an 18-year-old woman in a New York City park Thursday, the New York Daily News reports. The boys were reportedly being interviewed by police after two of them were brought in by their mothers Sunday and two others were picked up by police. Two…
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Freddie Gray Case: Baltimore Court Delays Trial of Caesar Goodson Jr., Officer With Most Severe Charges
Jury selection in the case of Caesar Goodson Jr., the Baltimore police officer indicted in the death of Freddie Gray, was meant to begin Monday. CNN reports, however, that the Maryland Court of Special Appeals issued a stay Monday, effectively stopping the trial of the officer until it can be determined whether William Porter, another…