Texas Mother Sentenced To Prison For Allowing 13-Year-Old Daughter To Marry A 47-Year-Old Man

05/12/2022

Cherry Payton was sentenced to 30 years in prison.

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President Biden Appoints Karine Jean Pierre as White House Press Secretary

Jean-Pierre will be the first Black woman and the first openly gay person to serve in the role.
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Atlanta Man Charged With Murder After Leaving 8-Month-Old Daughter In Car

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Accused NYC Subway Shooter Frank James Indicted On Federal Charges

Prosecutors say James boarded a Brooklyn subway on April 12, put on a gas mask and ignited two smoke bombs before firing 33 shots.
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Former Michigan State And NBA Player Adreian Payne Fatally Shot At 31

Authorities identified the accused shooter as Lawrence Dority, who remained at the scene of the shooting.
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Phoenix Suns’ Chris Paul’s Mother, Wife Physically Harassed During NBA Playoff Game

His mother reportedly had hands put on her while his wife was pushed in front of their children.
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Georgia Sheriff Charged With Groping TV's Judge Glenda Hatchett At Public Function

Thomas Brown, a former DeKalb County sheriff, says he witnessed Sheriff Kris Coody's "hand go down on her left breast."
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Rodney King's Daughter Tristan Discovered In Jail After Being Reported Missing

The King family filed a missing person report on May 6.
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Notorious Haitian Gang Leader Charged in D.C. Federal Court For Kidnapping 16 American Missionaries

The gang's second in command demanded $1 million in ransom per victim and threatened to kill the missionaries if it wasn't paid.
05/12/2022
01:01

Texas Mother Sentenced To Prison For Allowing 13-Year-Old Daughter To Marry A 47-Year-Old Man

In 2017, Cherry Payton allowed her teen to marry Steven Carty due to her religion, the Hebrew Israelites' faith.
05/12/2022
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Buffalo Shooting: Everything To Know About Suspect Payton Gendron

NBC News says he chose Buffalo because it's the city with the highest amount of Black residences near his hometown of Conklin, according to his manifesto.
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Three Louisiana Juvenile Escapees And Guard Accused Of Helping Them Captured At Texas Motel

Authorities didn't realize that the inmates were gone until shift change at about 6:50 a.m. Saturday, the sheriff's office said.
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R. Kelly Allegedly Befriends Accused Brooklyn Subway Shooter Frank James

Sources within the detainment center told the Daily News that the pair "sit[s] together and eat[s] together" and get along well.
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Mom Sues TikTok After 10-Year Old Daughter Dies From 'Blackout Challenge'

The lawsuit blames the social media giant's algorithm for recommending the dangerous challenge to Nylah Anderson.
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Man Arrested After Threatening To Copy Buffalo Mass Shooter The Next Day

Joseph Chowaniec of Buffalo allegedly called a pizzeria and a brewery on May 15, making threats and referencing the mass shooting the day before.
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Ex-Minneapolis Police Officer Pleads Guilty To Second-Degree Manslaughter In George Floyd Killing

The state is recommending a three-year sentence served in federal prison, a sentence that's below Minnesota's guidelines, according to the AP.
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Tiger Woods Drops Out Of PGA Championship

This was just his second major since being away from tournament play for nearly 17 months, following a car crash in February 2021.
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The Congressional Black Caucus Calls For Student Debt Cancellation

CBC Rep. Joyce Beatty says student debt is a "burden" and widens the racial wealth gap.
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Student Mocks George Floyd's Death In Racist Prom Invite

The post showed a male student holding a sign that read, "If you went to prom with me, it would take my breath away," next to a photo of George Floyd.
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At Least 19 Children Killed During Texas Elementary School Mass Shooting; Gunman Ambushed 4th Graders

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