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Watch: Damon Wayans Dismisses Bill Cosby Sex Scandal as a ‘Money Hustle’
During an interview Friday on Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club, actor Damon Wayans dismissed the Bill Cosby sex scandal as a “money hustle” by the women who say Cosby assaulted them, according to Mediaite. The In Living Color and Saturday Night Live veteran discussed a range of issues before he was asked to offer advice…
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Residents of Calif. County Rally Around Black Family Terrorized on Camping Trip
By now we all know the story of the black family who were threatened and called racial slurs while trying to enjoy a camping trip at Rollins Lake in Nevada County, Calif. Turns out, even though the trip turned sour (and even life-threatening), residents of the county don’t want the awful incident to taint the…
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Va. Police Officer Indicted in Shooting Death of Unarmed Teen
A grand jury has decided to indict a Virginia police officer who shot and killed an unarmed teen in a Wal-Mart parking lot, the Associated Press reports. Portsmouth Police Officer Stephen D. Rankin was indicted on charges of first-degree murder and using a gun in a felony in the shooting death of 18-year-old William Chapman…
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Minn. Teen With Autism Suffered Seizure After Police Slammed Him to the Ground: Report
On Monday, Marcus Abrams, 17, had just left his job at the Minnesota State Fair in St. Paul and was standing on a subway platform with two friends when, he says, Metro Transit Police officers approached him. Abrams, who has autism, told KARE 11 that he was wearing his headphones and couldn’t hear everything that…
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5 Rutgers Football Players Arrested, Face Criminal Charges
Five Rutgers University football players have been arrested and charged in connection with several campus-area home invasions and assaults, according to a statement announced Friday by New Jersey prosecutors. Sophomore defensive back Andre Boggs, 20, has been charged with burglary while armed and conspiracy to commit an armed robbery. According to NJ.com, authorities believe that…
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SC Prosecutor to Seek Death Penalty Against Alleged Charleston Shooter Dylann Roof
A South Carolina prosecutor will pursue capital punishment in the case of accused murderer Dylann Roof, WCSC reports. The state’s 9th Judicial Circuit solicitor, Scarlett Wilson, said on Thursday that the state will seek the death penalty against Roof, who is accused of murdering nine worshippers, including a state senator, in the tragic June massacre…
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Detroit Man Shoots Armed Teen Who Tried to Steal Sunglasses
Detroit native Joe Lanier believes that his own gun, for which he has a concealed-carry license, saved his life after a teenager attempted to rob him at gunpoint on Wednesday. “He was on my window with his gun. If I wasn’t on my P’s and Q’s, I would have been gone,” Lanier, a 24-year-old father,…
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Autopsy: Texas Teen Shot by Rookie Officer in Car-Dealership Break-In Had Synthetic Drugs in His System
Christian Taylor, 19, who was fatally shot in August by a white Texas rookie police officer at a Dallas-area car dealership, reportedly had traces of synthetic psychedelic drugs and marijuana in his system, a combination that can cause hallucinations, according to the autopsy report, viewed by Reuters. Video of the Aug. 7 incident showed Taylor…
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Watch: Calif. Man Risks Life and Limb to Save Family and Ribs From Apartment Fire
Robert Wright of Fresno, Calif., was barbecuing Tuesday when a fire broke out in his family’s apartment. Wright sprang into action, saving his family and his ribs. “The only thing I think first, man, ‘Make sure those ribs is right,’ ” Wright told KMPH while proudly holding his well-done ribs. “I ran over and got…
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Former Texas Cop Extradited From Indonesia, Charged With Murder
A former police officer in Austin, Texas, has been charged with capital murder and was extradited from Indonesia, the Associated Press reports, according to an unsealed federal affidavit. VonTrey Jamal Clark arrived at an Austin airport Wednesday night and was booked into the Bastrop County Jail on capital-murder charges for the shooting death of his…