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Former Student Sues Officials for Allegedly Ignoring Teacher’s History of Preying on Students
A former Indianapolis Public Schools teacher and other former IPS officials are facing a lawsuit filed by a former student whom the teacher admitted to having sexually abused when the student was 16, the Indianapolis Star reports. According to the report, the lawsuit accuses school officials of knowing about former educator Corey Greenwood’s predatory history…
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Activist Malcolm X. London and 4 Others Arrested During Protest in Chicago
A tense standoff between protesters and Chicago police reportedly led to a 15-minute shoving match between the two groups that ended with five protesters, including activist Malcolm X. London, getting arrested. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, protesters began gathering on Chicago streets shortly after video footage showing Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke, 37, fatally…
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St. Louis Rams Wide Receiver Stedman Bailey in Critical Condition After Being Shot in the Head
St. Louis Rams wide receiver Stedman Bailey is in critical but stable condition after being shot twice in the head Tuesday night while in Florida with family, CBS reports. According to the report, Bailey; his two children, ages 5 and 10; and a cousin had gone to pick up another cousin in Miami Gardens when…
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Texas Mom and Boyfriend Charged in Death of 19-Month-Old Found in Oven
A Houston mother and her boyfriend face four counts each of child-endangerment charges following the death of a 19-month-old who was found burned to death inside an oven. The child and her siblings had been left home alone, the New York Post reports. Racqual Thompson, 25, and Cornell Malone, 21, remain in custody, with their…
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Burger King Manager Believes Chicago Cops Erased Security Footage Showing Laquan McDonald Shooting
Jay Darshane, the district manager for a Chicago Burger King, confirmed to NBC Chicago that on Oct. 20, 2014, shortly after Laquan McDonald was shot 16 times by a Chicago police officer, four cops entered the store and asked to see security footage. Darshane says he gave the officers the passcode to the footage and…
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3 White Men Arrested in Minneapolis Black Lives Matter-Protest Shooting
Minneapolis police arrested three white men Tuesday in connection with a Monday-night shooting that left five Black Lives Matter protesters wounded. According to the New York Daily News, police arrested a 23-year-old man in Bloomington, a suburb outside Minneapolis, around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. A 26-year-old man and a 21-year-old man turned themselves in around 2:30…
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Trump Adviser: Maybe Black Lives Matter Protester ‘Deserved’ to Be Roughed Up
Donald Trump’s adviser went on CNN’s New Day to defend his boss’s comments about a Black Lives Matter protester deserving to be roughed up at a recent Trump rally, Mediaite reports. “The guy’s a professional agitator. Supposedly, rumors are out there on the Internet and social media, the guy has been tased, what, 30 times?…
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Video Released Showing Police-Shooting Death of Laquan McDonald
Video was released Tuesday night of the shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald by Chicago police officers in October 2014. Officer Jason Van Dyke was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder in the case. The video shows Laquan being shot 16 times as he turns away from several officers who surround him. City officials tried unsuccessfully to…
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2 Men Charged in Killing of Ind. Pastor’s Pregnant Wife Plead Not Guilty
Two men facing multiple charges in the shooting death of an Indianapolis pastor’s pregnant wife pleaded not guilty Tuesday, the Chicago Tribune reports. The pair, 18-year-old Larry Taylor Jr. and 21-year-old Jalen Watson, reportedly did not say much during the hearing, answering the judge’s questions about whether they understood the charges they faced, but saying…
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Formerly Homeless Wal-Mart Employee Fired for Redeeming $2 in Cans, Gets Outpouring of Support
The entire story centers around three key elements: empty cans, the proximity of said empty cans to an East Greenbush, N.Y., Wal-Mart and $2 in cash. That was all it took for 52-year-old Thomas Smith of Albany, N.Y., to lose his $9-an-hour job. Didn’t matter that he was formerly homeless and an ex-convict trying to…