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Police To Seek Manslaughter Charge Against Dallas Cop Who Shot and Killed Man After Mistaking Victim’s Apartment for Her Own [Update]
Earlier: A Dallas police officer shot and killed a 26-year-old on Thursday night after the officer allegedly entered the victim’s apartment and mistook it for her own, according to police. The Dallas Morning News reports that the incident occurred at around 10 p.m. at the South Side Flats on S. Lamar St., just blocks away…
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Man Convicted of Punching 'Unite the Right's' Jason Kessler Ordered to Pay a Whopping $1 Fine
You read that right. A Charlottesville, Va. jury did agree with a judge’s ruling that a local man was guilty of assault and battery after punching Unite the Right organizer Jason Kessler in the head. That same jury also recommended that the man in question, 50-year-old Jeffrey Matthew Winder, serve zero jail time and shell…
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Woman Who Lost 9 Family Members in Duck Boat Crash Demands They Be Redesigned in New Lawsuit: 'These Boats Can Never Kill Again'
The Indiana woman who lost nine of her family members — including her husband and their three children — after the duck boat they were riding in capsized and sank in Missouri last month has now filed a lawsuit against the tour boat operators and manufacturers. The suit demands the end of the manufacturing and…
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A Black Man Was Accused of Shooting at a Cop. Now the District Attorney Is Saying There's No Evidence That He Even Had a Gun
A Louisana man who was facing charges of attempted murder after being accused of firing a weapon at a Baton Rouge, La., police officer will no longer be prosecuted on those charges after East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore III acknowledged on Tuesday that there was no solid evidence that he even had a…
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Hero Siblings Flip Over Car That Crashed in Retention Pond, Save Couple, 11-Day Old Baby
Not all heroes wear capes, but Aaron Allen and Jolisa Jones, two siblings, sure deserve them after jumping into action to save a couple and a baby from their overturned vehicle that had landed in a retention pond over the weekend. According to Fox 13, Allen and Jones, who both work for Ashley Furniture, were…
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Man Indicted for Allegedly Stealing Teen’s ‘Make America Great Again’ Hat
We all have … feelings about the infamous and distinct “Make America Great Again” red hat. But one Texas man’s particularly strong feelings landed him in trouble after he was indicted by a grand jury on charges of theft after being accused of stealing a teen’s branded hat. Kino Jimenez, 30, is facing charges of…
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Why Does Violence in Chicago Attract So Much Attention, Even Though It's Not the Murder Capital of The U.S.?
It is no longer news that the violence that plagued Chicago during the Aug. 3 weekend was one of the deadliest weekends in the past two years in the city, ending in a spree of gun violence that left 74 people shot, including 12 dead. In almost predictable fashion, news media picked up the story…
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Y'all Should Have Known Better Than To Task Madonna With The Aretha Franklin Tribute
On Monday evening we celebrated another MTV Video Music Awards show, the event popping up mere days after the legendary Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, passed away at the age of 76. So it would make sense that the VMAs would scramble to make sure that Miss Aretha was properly recognized. Except … for some…
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Michigan Police Accused of Tasing Black Man While He Was Holding His 2-Month-Old Son
A viral video on Facebook appears to show the moment Westland, Mich. police tased a black father, even as he still has his two-month-old baby in his hands. According to WXYZ, the confrontation started on Friday at a home in Alberta Court where neighbors had gathered for a barbecue. Officers were called to the home…
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Family, Protesters Demand Answers Following Death of 15-Year-Old Black Teen Who Police Say Killed Himself Following Foot Chase
More than 100 people gathered in Chicago on Sunday evening to protest the death of Steven Rosenthal, a 15-year-old boy who police say shot himself in the stairwell of his West Side home, following a brief chase with officers. Police say that officers tried to question the teen after seeing him with the weapon just…
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