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Zimmerman Shooter: ‘I Hope I Got Him This Time’
The man who allegedly shot at George Zimmerman during a traffic dispute in Florida is not exactly remorseful: Cops note that they overheard him saying, “I hope I got him this time,” WESH reports. Matthew Apperson, the 36-year-old who has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon…
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Duke Professor: Asians Didn’t Feel Sorry for Themselves; Blacks Shouldn’t Be Told to, Either
Duke University professor Jerry Hough is receiving backlash after he posted a response to a New York Times editorial on the Times website. In his response he expressed disdain for what he said was a message being given to black Americans to feel sorry for themselves with regard to racism, WTVD reports. “The blacks…
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Military Weapons Used in Ferguson to Be Restricted by Obama Task Force
President Barack Obama is moving to restrict the type of military-style equipment that police departments can have, according to a report from the President’s Task Force on 21st-Century Policing. The task force was established Dec. 18, 2014, after the issue of police brutality received international attention in the wake of Michael Brown’s death by a…
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How Did a 26-Year-Old Iraq War Veteran Die Serving a 2-Day Jail Sentence?
Twenty-six-year-old James Brown served two tours in Iraq. He didn’t make it two days in a Texas jail. In 2012, Brown was arrested in El Paso, Texas, where he was living with his family while on active duty, and sentenced to two days in the El Paso County Detention Facility for a DWI. According to…
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Wis. Man Exonerated After 10 Years in Prison Graduates From Law School
In 1996 a 17-year-old Jarrett Adams told his parents he was staying at a friend’s house. Adams and two friends ended up at a campus party at the University of Wisconsin at Whitewater. “I had no business being up there,” Adams told the Chicago Tribune. “It was [a] … recipe for disaster.” The three friends…
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Everyone’s Watching Baltimore: So, Now What?
Baltimoreans are a bit touchy about the attention their city is receiving from “outsiders”—everyone from a rainbow of volunteers from faith-based or social-justice-oriented groups around the nation who see Baltimore as their next mission, to the U.S. attorney general to national figures like the Rev. Al Sharpton, Cornel West and even Prince, who performed a peace…
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81-Year-Old Chicago Woman Among 36 Wounded in Weekend Shootings
An 81-year-old grandmother was set to bid farewell to her daughter at her funeral Saturday. Instead, Iola Burress nearly became a casualty herself when she was among 36 people injured in shootings across the city this weekend, according to CBS Chicago. Burress was listed in critical but stable condition at Advocate Christ Hospital after the…
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Ariz. Mom Who Left Kids in Hot Car Sentenced to 18 Years’ Probation
A Phoenix woman who attained national notoriety last year after leaving her children in a hot car during a job interview was sentenced Friday to 18 years’ supervised probation by a Maricopa County, Ariz., judge, according to the Arizona Republic. Shanesha Taylor, 35, may apply for interstate travel in a case that achieved widespread attention…
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Watch: Louis C.K. Speaks Ebonics for 5 Years to Keep Job in SNL Sketch
Never one to shy away from controversy, comedian Louis C.K. served up a steady stream of edgy jokes Saturday as host of the 40th-season finale of Saturday Night Live. His monologue cannot be unheard. The Emmy Award-winning star and Boston native joked about so-called mild racism and, um, pedophiles. “I grew up in the ’70s,…
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Janet Jackson Returns With New Music and a Tour
Borrowing a page from Madonna, who is still performing at 56, pop star Janet Jackson announced plans to release new music and embark on a world tour this year. The multiplatinum singer and ’90s superstar made the announcement on social media Saturday—her 49th birthday, surprising followers and garnering 4,700 retweets and 4,100 favorites. It’s her…