Minneapolis' First Black Police Chief Will Retire In January

12/08/2021

He will not return for a third term.

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Grand Jury Rules That Police Officer Will Not Be Charged In Shooting Of Pharrell's Cousin

Donovan Lynch, 25, was fatally shot on the Virginia Beach oceanfront back in March.
12/03/2021
01:19

Jonshel Alexander, Former Child Actor in 'Beasts of the Southern Wild,' Shot and Killed at 22

Alexander, who was pronounced dead at the scene in a New Orleans double shooting, co-starred in the 2012 Oscar-nominated film alongside Quvenzhané Wallis.
12/03/2021
01:12

Robert Griffin III Alleges Sexual Harassment On Washington Football Team

"I?m going to open your eyes to the sexual harassment that permeated the walls of that building," the quarterback described in a recent tweet.
12/06/2021
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A Black Missouri Man Was Killed By White Neighbor Claiming Self-Defense, Here's What We Know

NBC News reports the three neighbors allege that a white neighbor who shot Justin King has a history of violence and used racial epithets.
12/06/2021
01:21

Ahmaud Arbery Family Seek Conviction For Georgia D.A. Who Had A Working Relationship With Gregory McMichael

Jackie Johnson, the former Brunswick, Georgia D.A., has been charged with prosecutorial misconduct for hindering the Arbery trial as one of the killers called her after the shooting.
12/06/2021
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Antonio Brown's Future With Tampa Bay Uncertain Following COVID-19 Suspension

Bucs safety Mike Edwards was also penalized for misrepresenting his vaccination status.
12/07/2021
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Nashville Police Arrest Woman Accused Of Bringing A Handgun Into A School Building Where Students Were Fighting

A school resource officer found a loaded 9 mm semi-automatic handgun on Barquita William during a body search after two female students began fighting at dismissal.
12/07/2021
01:30

Emmett Till's Family Reacts To News That DOJ Closing Murder Investigation After 66 Years

An investigation into Till's killing was reopened in 2018, following Timothy Tyson?s book "The Blood of Emmett Till," which claims Carolyn Bryant recanted her testimony.
12/07/2021
01:18

Jacqueline Avant Shooting Suspect Charged With Murder

Aariel Maynor is also charged with two counts of residential burglary and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
12/08/2021
01:26

Jussie Smollett Trial: Actor Calls Alleged Attack, 'Something Out Of Looney Tunes Adventures'

CBS Chicago reports he said he paid brothers, Abel and Ola Osundario, $3,500 to help him with training and nutrition advice, not to stage a fake attack against himself.
12/08/2021
01:20

Minneapolis' First Black Police Chief Will Retire In January

Medaria Arradondo served as chief when George Floyd died in police custody.
12/08/2021
01:01

Glenn Foster, Former New Orleans Saints Player, Dies In Police Custody

His death comes two days after he was arrested on simple assault and robbery charges.
12/08/2021
01:08

City Of Seattle To Pay $3.5 Million Settlement In Wrongful-Death Lawsuit Of Pregnant Mother Of Four

Charleena Lyles was shot and killed in her home by police in 2017.
12/08/2021
01:01

Former NCAA Basketball Star Corey Manigault Playing Pro In Europe Brutally Assaulted

The 23-year-old, who was intubated and sedated after a violent attack, was in an intensive care unit but is now recovering in a neurology ward.
12/09/2021
01:18

Jussie Smollett Found Guilty Of Lying To Chicago Police In Alleged Hate Crime Attack

He faces up to three years in prison after being found guilty on five of the six counts of disorderly conduct.
12/10/2021
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Banking While Black: Minnesota Man Detained By Police After U.S. Bank Manager Racially Profiles Him

"They were all looking at me. And then looking at the check and then staring at me again, and I already know what they're thinking, that the check (is) fake."
12/13/2021
01:20

Jussie Smollett Just Needed To Apologize Says Ex Chicago Police Chief

"We would have been more than happy with just an apology, he just wanted to keep going down this road that he was actually a victim," said Eddie Johnson.
12/13/2021
01:14

Michigan Woman Sentenced To 210 Days In Jail For Fatally Stabbing Her Child's Father

Miykiah Sneed, 23, claimed self-defense, but the judge wasn't fully convinced.
12/14/2021
01:03

Odell Beckham Jr. Tests Positive For COVID 19

The L.A. Rams have reportedly placed nine players on the reserve/COVID-19 list Tuesday, including Odell Beckham Jr., Terrell Burgess, Brycen Hopkins, and Juju Hughes.
12/15/2021
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Autopsy Reveals 'Unusually Severe' Stage 2 CTE In Phillip Adams, Ex-NFL Player Who Killed Six In Murder-Suicide

CTE, the neurodegenerative disease, is associated with head trauma concussions, mood swings, aggression, and memory loss from football and other contact sports.
12/16/2021
01:26

Noted Writer And Academic bell hooks Dies At 69

According to a press release by her niece Ebony Motley, hooks had been ill and was surrounded by her friends and family when she passed away.
12/16/2021
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