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Houston Mom Accused of Leaving Children at Fire Station: ‘These Allegations Were Made Up’
A Texas mom who is accused of abandoning her children at a fire station says that was never her intention and that the allegations against her are “made up,” WSBTV reports. Jasmine Jones, 22, the mother in question, reportedly dropped off her boys, ages 9 months and 3 years, at Houston Fire Station 73 Monday.…
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Michael Slager, Former SC Officer Who Killed Walter Scott, ‘Felt Threatened’
The former North Charleston, S.C., police officer who shot and killed Walter Scott in April said that he felt threatened by the 50-year-old father, who was seen in video footage attempting to flee, NBC News reports. “Just that three seconds of the video came out. And everybody thought I was racist, and I just got…
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Baltimore Approves $6,400,000 Settlement With Freddie Gray’s Family
Baltimore’s Board of Estimates has approved the $6.4 million settlement with the family of Freddie Gray, who sustained a fatal injury while in police custody, which sparked outrage across the city, NPR reports. According to the report, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, who sits on the board, said that the settlement will help the city “avoid continuing…
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Jury Recommends Death Sentence for Kan. Jewish-Center Shooter
A jury has recommended the death sentence for a former Ku Klux Klan leader who was convicted of murdering three people at two separate Jewish facilities in Overland Park, Kan., last year, KSHB reports. Frazier Glenn Cross, also known as Glenn Miller, was convicted on Aug. 31 of first-degree murder in the deaths of Reat…
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Ore. Police Chief Who Allegedly Compared African Americans to Monkeys Resigns
An Oregon police chief who was placed on administrative leave amid a racial controversy has resigned. He had reportedly made racist remarks on learning that a black woman threatened to file a discrimination lawsuit. According to KOIN 6, Clatskanie Police Chief Marvin Hoover had been on administrative leave since August after Officer Dustin Alex Stone,…
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Possible Illegal Day Care Is Under Investigation Over Photo of Teen’s Toe in Baby’s Mouth
A Gaffney, S.C., house that may have been used as an illegal day care is under investigation after a photo surfaced on social media showing what appears to be a teen’s big toe inside a 7-month-old’s mouth. According to ABC 13, the photo, which originally appeared on Snapchat, was being passed around social media and…
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Ind. Boy, 14, Shot and Called Racial Slur While Walking Home With His Mother
An Indianapolis teen was shot and called a racial slur over the Labor Day weekend as he was walking home from the grocery store with his mother, Fox59 reports. Brian Zaragoza suffered a gunshot wound to the back and still has the bullet lodged there, since doctors fear that removing it might cause more damage.…
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Dismembered Black Child Found in Chicago’s Garfield Park Lagoon
The body parts that have been recovered from the lagoon in Chicago’s Garfield Park over the Labor Day weekend belong to an African-American child thought to be between 2 and 3 years old, medical examiners announced on Monday, according to CBS Chicago. According to the report, authorities recovered the body parts of a child, including…
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Baltimore Agrees to $6,400,000 Settlement With the Family of Freddie Gray
The city of Baltimore has agreed to a proposed $6.4 million wrongful death settlement in the case of Freddie Gray, who died in April from an injury sustained while he was in police custody, the Washington Post reports. According to the report, officials could announce the details of the proposed deal as early as Tuesday,…
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Lawyer for NY Governor Critically Wounded in Shooting Before West Indian Day Parade
Carey Gabay, 43, a lawyer advising the administration of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, was clinging to life after a gunman fired several shots into a crowd gathered early Monday morning before the start of the West Indian Day Parade in New York City. According to the New York Daily News, Gabay was shot in the…