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Fla. Drummer Killed by Plainclothes Officer Was ‘Running Away at Some Point,’ ‘Never Fired’ His Gun: Lawyer
A Florida musician who was fatally shot by a plainclothes police officer after his car broke down on a highway exit early Sunday morning was trying to run away and never fired the weapon he had on him, lawyers for the man’s family said on Thursday, Reuters reports. Corey Jones, 31, who was on his…
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Fla. Driver Takes Photo of Teen Killed in Car Accident and Posts Image Online
A Jacksonville, Fla., mother is raging mad after the man who she believes killed her 16-year-old son, Trevius Williams, posted a photo of his dead body on social media but has yet to be arrested. According to First Coast News, Trevius was hit by a car around 8:40 p.m. Sunday. A 19-year-old man later posted…
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Free Black Man Who Helped Slaves Escape Posthumously Pardoned
In 1847 Samuel Burris, a free black man, was caught trying to help slaves escape. He was sent to jail, and part of his sentence included a requirement that he be sold into slavery for seven years, but an anti-slavery association purchased him and set Burris free. One of Burris’ descendants, Ocea Thomas, received a…
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NY Teen Severely Beaten Inside Secretive Church Testifies Against Sister
A New York teen testified against his sister after a brutal beating that severely injured him and killed his older brother, The Guardian reports. Christopher Leonard, 17, was hospitalized for several days after authorities say that he and his older brother, 19-year-old Lucas, were beaten by their parents, sister and other church members at the…
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Ind. Man Set Fire to Ex-Girlfriend’s House and Then Danced on Roof: Report
A man is in police custody after barricading himself into an Indianapolis home and setting it on fire, ABC 6 reports. The individual, identified as Matthew Russ, 25, allegedly stole his ex-girlfriend’s keys from her home, took her car and crashed it into a pole Monday morning. Russ’ ex-girlfriend called the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department,…
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Image of La. Police Officer Comforting Crying, Lost Child Goes Viral
Police Officer David Taylor was just doing his job, patrolling the International Rice Festival in Crowley, La., when an attendee brought to his attention a young child who had gotten lost in the crowd. Taylor sprang into action, comforting the crying boy and putting him on his shoulders. “He was extremely upset. … I put…
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Joe Biden Won’t Run for President in 2016
Vice President Joe Biden will not be running for president for 2016. In a much anticipated announcement made from the Rose Garden, accompanied by wife Jill Biden and President Barack Obama, Biden announced that the window for him to mount a successful campaign has closed and he will not be pursuing the Democratic nomination. “As…
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Va. Couple in Viral Baby Announcement Welcomes Newborn Son 16 Weeks Early
The Virginia couple whose baby announcement went viral after the wife surprised her husband after 17 years of trying have welcomed their son into the world 17 weeks early following complications, WRIC reports. Dana Griffin-Graves deliverered her baby boy, named Kaleb Arkell, on Tuesday at 24 weeks and one day. In a Facebook post to…
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Gov. Chris Christie Wants to Stop Flights From NJ to Cuba Until Assata Shakur Is Extradited
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie wants to ban flights from New Jersey to Cuba until Assata Shakur (formerly known as Joanne Chesimard), who was convicted in 1977 for the murder of a New Jersey state trooper and fled to Cuba in 1984, is returned to the United States. “It is unacceptable to me as governor…
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Muslim Boy Whose Homemade Clock Led to His Arrest Is Leaving the US
Ahmed Mohamed, the 14-year-old Muslim boy who grabbed national headlines after he was arrested for bringing a homemade clock to his Irving, Texas, high school, will be moving to the Middle East to attend school. According to the Associated Press, Ahmed’s family has accepted an offer from the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community…