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A 39-year-old black man died last week after an altercation with a Stonewall, Miss., police officer, who allegedly strangled the unarmed father of two with a flashlight during a struggle on a desolate roadside, according to the Daily Mail. Jonathan Sanders, who was unarmed, was asphyxiated during the altercation Wednesday night with Officer Kevin Harrington,…

Serena Williams demonstrated her dominance in tennis Saturday, capturing her sixth Wimbledon title, the Associated Press reports. Williams defeated Garbiñe Muguruza of Spain 6-4, 6-4, during the women’s final at the All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London. Williams, 33, is within reach of a distinction last achieved by Steffi Graf, who won a…

Two mental-health counselors accused of being romantically involved with inmates under their care at New York City’s Rikers Island jail have resigned from their jobs, reports the New York Daily News. The two counselors, identified by sources as Kristina Rodriguez and Nicole Menna, resigned from Corizon, an independent company hired by the city to provide…

The New York Times on Saturday came under fire on Twitter for a tone-deaf article that essentially condemns the physique of tennis star Serena Williams. The article presents the views of top female tennis players, who, ahem, refuse to look like Williams—who will be vying for the Wimbledon title against Garbiñe Muguruza on Saturday. Despite…

A judge on Friday sentenced a Brooklyn, N.Y., man to 20 years in prison in the shooting death of an 18-year-old Trinidadian man who flirted with his wife while she was riding a bus, reports the New York Daily News. Lawrence Jones was found guilty of the premeditated murder of Isaiah Roberts, who was lured…

The FBI admitted Friday that its failure to follow through on Dylann Roof’s background check enabled him to reportedly purchase the gun that he allegedly used to fatally shoot nine people at a historically black church in South Carolina in June. According to the New York Times, Roof—the self-confessed gunman in the attack at the…

America has a plethora of people and a bunch of haters. For the haters, there are hate groups, and hate groups thrive in this country. So the good people over at 24/7 Wall St. have come up with a list noting the “10 States With the Most Hate Groups.” Using data from the Southern Poverty…

A couple was shot to death early Thursday morning after masked intruders stormed into their home in Bradenton, Fla., according to the Bradenton Herald. None of the five children also in the home at the time was harmed during the attack, which left Esther Deneus, 29, and her boyfriend Kantral Markeith Brooks, 29, dead. The…

After much debate and intense pressure put on lawmakers since the June 17 Charleston, S.C., church massacre, a decadeslong fight over the Confederate flag came to an end Friday as two honor guard members removed the controversial symbol from the South Carolina Statehouse grounds in Columbia, causing the gathered crowd to erupt into cheers. According…