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James Robertson, the Detroit man whose story of walking some 21 miles to and from his job went viral and included an outpouring of donations, has taken out a restraining order against his ex-girlfriend, who reportedly wants some of his newfound wealth. “He said he was going to give me $50,000 to fix up the…

A 20-year-old man was arrested in connection with the shooting of two police officers in front of the Ferguson Police Department in Missouri early Thursday morning, reports the New York Times. The man, Jeffrey Williams, was charged with first-degree assault, the Times says, quoting Robert P. McCulloch, the prosecuting attorney for St. Louis County, who…

Parents of students at a Miami middle school are demanding action from administrators after video footage emerged of a violent fight involving three girls that occurred steps away from the building, according to CBS 4 Miami. The video comes on the heels of a violent fight at a McDonald’s in New York City that has…

A 24-year-old Des Moines, Iowa, woman received the surprise of a lifetime this week when she stepped into the shower to ease stomach pains and stepped out holding a newborn girl, according to the De Moines Register. Brittany Young told the news outlet that she may have misunderstood a hospital worker in January. Instead of…

J.C.X. Simon, a member of the so-called Zebra Killers who was convicted of killing white San Franciscans in the 1970s, has died in prison, reports the Los Angeles Times. He was 69. He was found unresponsive in his one-man cell and pronounced dead at San Quentin State Prison in California at 11:59 p.m. Thursday, according…

Nineteen-year-old Tony Robinson, whose death sparked protests over a week ago when the unarmed man was gunned down by an officer in Madison, Wis., was eulogized Saturday. Nearly 1,000 people attended the afternoon funeral in the auditorium of Madison East High School, which had additional seating in the gym, where mourners watched the ceremony on…

Eight-year-old Relisha Rudd was last seen March 1, 2014, in Washington, D.C. She was in the company of Kahlil Tatum, a janitor at the homeless shelter where she was living with her family, and who police say killed his wife and then himself. The second-grader’s case highlights hardships that homeless children endure at some shelters.…

A Chicago man has been arrested after allegedly raping a woman he met online and her friend, and then lecturing them about prostituting themselves, reports CBS Chicago. Jonathan Ferguson, 23, was charged Thursday with armed robbery and aggravated criminal sexual assault with a weapon. He was ordered held on $250,000 bail by Cook County, Ill.,…

Nearly a year ago, a University of Maryland student identified as a member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity sent an email to six people, bragging about all the women he wanted to have sex with during rush week, the Baltimore Sun reports. The writer allegedly noted which races he didn’t want invited and used racial and…

Creflo Dollar Ministries has pulled a Web page soliciting money for a new $65,000,000 Gulfstream G650 jet following a big social media backlash, reports Atlanta’s WXIA-TV. The page disappeared after the fundraising effort suffered a huge social media backlash, including commentary from The Root’s Kirsten West Savali, who condemned the campaign, saying, “Negro, please.” But…