Bring That Week Back: Man Shot Down by LAPD in South Los Angeles

Record-breaking rain floods Detroit metro area, plus more.

Man Shot Down by Police in South Los Angeles - Record-breaking rain floods Detroit metro area, plus more national news. — Natelege Whaley (@Natelege_)   Ezell Ford, 25, was killed after being shot by a police officer Monday night in South Los Angeles. He was shot while complying to police's orders, his family told KTLA. They stopped him as he was walking. He died of his injuries while he was being transported to the hospital.  (Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

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Man Shot Down by Police in South Los Angeles - Record-breaking rain floods Detroit metro area, plus more national news. — Natelege Whaley (@Natelege_)  Ezell Ford, 25, was killed after being shot by a police officer Monday night in South Los Angeles. He was shot while complying to police's orders, his family told KTLA. They stopped him as he was walking. He died of his injuries while he was being transported to the hospital.  (Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Grandmother Thought She Would Die at Hands of Cop - After spending several weeks in the hospital, Marlene Pinnock has spoken out about being beat and punched in the head by a California Highway Patrol officer on the side of a Los Angeles highway in July. “He grabbed me, he threw me down, he started beating me, he beat me. I felt like he was trying to kill me, beat me to death,” Pinnock said in an interview with AP.  (Photo: John Hopper/AP Photo) 

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Grandmother Thought She Would Die at Hands of Cop - After spending several weeks in the hospital, Marlene Pinnock has spoken out about being beat and punched in the head by a California Highway Patrol officer on the side of a Los Angeles highway in July. “He grabbed me, he threw me down, he started beating me, he beat me. I felt like he was trying to kill me, beat me to death,” Pinnock said in an interview with AP.  (Photo: John Hopper/AP Photo) 

Record-Breaking Rain Floods Detroit Metro - The city of Detroit saw its second wettest day in history Monday, shutting down the freeway system and roads, which remain empty as of Tuesday morning, the Washington Post reports. An unofficial rainfall total of 4.57 inches was recorded at the Detroit Metro Airport, according to ClickOnDetroit.(Photo: David Coates/Detroit News/AP Photo)

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Record-Breaking Rain Floods Detroit Metro - The city of Detroit saw its second wettest day in history Monday, shutting down the freeway system and roads, which remain empty as of Tuesday morning, the Washington Post reports. An unofficial rainfall total of 4.57 inches was recorded at the Detroit Metro Airport, according to ClickOnDetroit.(Photo: David Coates/Detroit News/AP Photo)

White Students No Longer Majority in Public Schools - Black, Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander students are projected to make up the majority of students in public schools this fall, making white students the majority no longer. One quarter of students will be Latino, 15 percent are Black and 5 percent will be Asian, AP writes. (Photo: Matt Rourke/AP Photo)

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White Students No Longer Majority in Public Schools - Black, Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander students are projected to make up the majority of students in public schools this fall, making white students the majority no longer. One quarter of students will be Latino, 15 percent are Black and 5 percent will be Asian, AP writes. (Photo: Matt Rourke/AP Photo)

High School May Rehire Teacher Who Called Students N-Word - Fired for allegedly calling her students the n-word, former math teacher Joyce Quiller, 51, may get her job back. A judge ruled that Quinn’s contract was violated and that the Duval School District should have placed Quiller on suspension without pay before she was terminated. “You all are some lazy n----s for coming to class late,” is one hateful comment made by Quiller, students complained in January. (Photo: WJXT-Jacksonville, FL)

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High School May Rehire Teacher Who Called Students N-Word - Fired for allegedly calling her students the n-word, former math teacher Joyce Quiller, 51, may get her job back. A judge ruled that Quinn’s contract was violated and that the Duval School District should have placed Quiller on suspension without pay before she was terminated. “You all are some lazy n----s for coming to class late,” is one hateful comment made by Quiller, students complained in January. (Photo: WJXT-Jacksonville, FL)

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App to Avoid ‘Sketchy’ Neighborhoods Receives Backlash - The app SketchFactor promised to gauge the “relative sketchiness of an area” as it was released on iTunes last week. But the app’s builders, Allison McGuire and Daniel Herrington, both white, are being criticized for creating an app that will be used in a racist way, as it allows users to describe places that they don’t feel safe in. They defended their app, saying there is a built-in component to report racial profiling.    (Photo: Sketch Factor)

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App to Avoid ‘Sketchy’ Neighborhoods Receives Backlash - The app SketchFactor promised to gauge the “relative sketchiness of an area” as it was released on iTunes last week. But the app’s builders, Allison McGuire and Daniel Herrington, both white, are being criticized for creating an app that will be used in a racist way, as it allows users to describe places that they don’t feel safe in. They defended their app, saying there is a built-in component to report racial profiling.   (Photo: Sketch Factor)

Not Everything Is That Deep - Life isn’t perfect. Sometimes the train is running late, or the waiter messes up your order or your boo forgets to put the toilet seat down. Stop acting out over things that don’t matter. Take a breath. (Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

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Woman Walks Into Oncoming Traffic, Son Dies Mysteriously - Authorities in Canton, Ohio, are investigating the death of Kayelisa Martin, 20, who walked into oncoming highway traffic only hours after her 14-month-old son Omo Gonzalez died. The boy did not die from trauma and his body showed no previous evidence of abuse, a coroner reports, according to newsnet5. (Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)