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Pregnant Woman Attacked After Not Saying ‘Thank You’ to Man Who Held Door Open
A pregnant woman said she was attacked earlier this month after she did not say “thank you” to a man who held a door open for her at a New York City public housing building, CBS New York reports. Lakeeya Walker, who works as a caretaker at the building in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan,…
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2 LAPD Cops ‘Targeted’ in Shooting Near Spot Where Ezell Ford Was Killed
Two plainclothes Los Angeles police officers traveling in an unmarked car sustained minor injuries in a shooting Sunday afternoon at the intersection where officers fatally shot unarmed Ezell Ford last year. According to the Los Angeles Times, the two unnamed officers were driving at 65th Street and Broadway when several men opened fire. The officers…
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Detroit Foot Commuter Gets Restraining Order Against Ex-Girlfriend
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…
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Watch: 20-Year-Old Man Arrested in Shooting of 2 Cops in Ferguson
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…
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Watch: Girl Fight at Miami Middle School Has Family Demanding Answers
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…
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Iowa Woman Delivers Baby ‘Miracle’ in Shower
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…
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Man Who Hunted, Killed Whites in 1970s Dies in Prison
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…
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Scores Attend Funeral for Wis. Teen Shot by Cop
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…
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1 Year Since Relisha Rudd Missing From DC Homeless Shelter
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.…
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Alleged Rapist Lectures Women About Hazards of Prostitution
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.,…