RAVENNA, Ohio (AP) — A 26-year-old man spit on a courtroom floor in northeast Ohio and declined to give a statement after being sentenced to three life sentences in prison in the deaths of a man, the man’s girlfriend, and the girlfriend’s unborn child. 26-year-old David Calhoun. (Courtesy Photo) The Record-Courier reports that attorneys for […]
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Rockefeller Christmas Tree Lighting Attracts Thousands
NEW YORK (AP) — Throngs of tourists and revelers packed midtown Manhattan on a warm night and under tight security to watch the annual lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree. The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is lit during the 85th annual Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree lighting ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017, in New […]
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Trump’s Muslim Retweets Draw Fire from US and Abroad
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump retweeted inflammatory videos from a fringe British political group Wednesday that purported to show violence being committed by Muslims, drawing quick condemnation from civil rights groups as well as a spokesman for British Prime Minister Theresa May. This screenshot from President Donald Trump’s Twitter account shows three retweets that […]
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Tampa Police: Finding Gun was Key in Arrest of Suspect in 4 Slayings
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A recent college graduate who is charged in four slayings that terrorized a Tampa neighborhood over the past 51 days used the same gun in all of the shootings and targeted people near bus stops with “no apparent motive,” a police chief said Wednesday. This booking photo provided by the Tampa […]
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24-Year-Old Man Arrested in Tampa Serial Killings
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Police arrested a man late Tuesday and said they will charge him with murder in a string of killings that have terrorized a neighborhood of Tampa. This undated photo provided by the Tampa Police Department shows Howell Emanuel Donaldson. Police in Tampa say they have arrested, Donaldson, 24, and will charge […]
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Conservative Speaker Arrested at UConn after Altercation
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — A conservative commentator was arrested at the University of Connecticut Tuesday night after a fight broke out during his speech titled “It’s OK To Be White.” (Screengrab from cell phone video via Twitter) Lucian Wintrich’s speech was cut short when a girl in the audience appeared to take something off the […]
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Trump’s ‘Pocahontas’ Jab at Navajo Event Draws Blowback
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Families of Native American war veterans and politicians of both major parties are criticizing President Donald Trump for using a White House event honoring Navajo Code Talkers to take a political jab at a Democratic senator he has nicknamed “Pocahontas.” President Donald Trump, right, meets with Navajo Code Talkers Peter MacDonald, […]
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Flint, Michigan Councilman Sentenced for Pawning Laptop
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan city council member accused of pawning his publicly owned laptop nine times has been ordered to pay $300 and put in a week’s worth of service on a sheriff’s work detail. FILE – In this Aug. 23, 2017 file photo, Flint City Councilman Eric Mays looks over paperwork before […]
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Board OKs Plan for LeBron James’ ‘I Promise’ School in Akron
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — The school board in LeBron James’ Ohio hometown has approved the plan for a public school being created in partnership with the NBA star’s foundation. Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James, right, goes up for a shot against Philadelphia 76ers’ Robert Covington during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Nov. […]
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Sharpton: Meek Mill Represents Victims of the Justice System
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rev. Al Sharpton said a broken criminal justice system is responsible for Meek Mill’s imprisonment and called Monday for the judge who sentenced the rapper to reconsider or step aside. The Rev. Al Sharpton speaks with members of the media after visiting with rapper Meek Mill at the state correctional institution in […]
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Ex-Tulsa Officer Gets Prison in Daughter’s Boyfriend’s Death
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A White ex-Oklahoma police officer was sentenced Monday to 15 years in prison for the fatal off-duty shooting of his daughter’s Black boyfriend, after four trials spanning nearly a year, including three that resulted in hung juries. Shannon Kepler (left) is pictured in a booking photo dated Nov. 20, 2017. Kepler, […]
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2 Black Teens Say No One Stopping Racist Bullying in Nevada Town
YERINGTON, Nev. (AP) — Three months into Taylissa Marriott’s freshman year at a rural northern Nevada high school, she was brought to tears by someone, again, calling her a racial slur. This time, Taylissa told the Reno Gazette-Journal, it was within earshot of a Yerington High School teacher who stood silent in the hallway. She […]