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Foul play in death of teen, case remains closed

17-year-old Kendrick Johnson's death remains a mystery. As a result, the Valdosta, Ga., sheriff's department closed the case, but new evidence shows the death was not an accident.

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Father who accidentally shot daughter denied release for funeral

An Ohio man charged with killing his 11-year-old daughter Thursday was denied a temporary release to attend the child’s funeral. Deandre Kelley, 34, was charged with the shooting death of Achauntiara...

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Gabourey Sidibe defends & offends LGBTQ community with use of ‘tranny’

During an appearance on “The Arsenio Hall Show,” actress Gabourey Sidibe repeatedly used a transphobic slur. The “American Horror Story: Coven” star said the word “tranny” when discussing life in New...

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Man who killed Usher’s stepson in accident sentenced to 4 years

Last month, we reported that a man responsible for the death of Usher’s stepson in a jet ski accident was found guilty by a jury. Now, he has been sentenced to four years in prison for the incident....

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Father of dead teen says he pulled gun out to ‘scare him’

An Alabama man says that he accidentally shot and killed his son after he acted in a bizarre and angry manner. Sexton Adams, 55, shot 17-year-old Darius Adams on Friday, according to the Washington...

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Mom, four kids pulled over by cops at gunpoint on accident

A Texas mother of four says she was mistakenly pulled over and handcuffed at gunpoint by police as her children watched from the car. Forney Police say they were responding to a report of a driver...

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Death of man who ‘baked to death’ in hot jail ruled accident

The death of a man who officials say “baked to death” while being held in a Rikers Island jail cell has been ruled accidental. The mentally ill former Marine died in a jail cell that had a 101-degree...

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Walmart blames Tracy Morgan for deadly car accident, says he should’ve wore...

Walmart is blaming Tracy Morgan’s lack of wearing a seatbelt for injuries he suffered in the accident with a Walmart truck. According to legal documents, the company says Morgan not being properly...

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Unarmed man fatally shot by police in Brooklyn

A rookie NYPD officer shot and killed a 28-year-old unarmed man in a dark stairwell late Thursday night. Mayor Bill de Blasio said the shooting, which took place in Brooklyn, appeared to be unprovoked....

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White cop kills off-duty black officer during chase

A black off-duty rookie police officer chasing a suspected thief in East Harlem with his gun drawn was fatally shot Thursday night when a white officer mistook him for a criminal. “Police! Stop! Drop...

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Police ask car accident victim to prove immigration status before helping,...

“You illegal?” That’s the first thing Marcos Antonio Huete heard when approached by a Monroe County sheriff. Just moments earlier, the back wheel of his bike had been clipped by a car. Instead of...

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Umar Muhammad, restorative justice activist, killed in motorcycle crash

Umar Muhammad, 30, was rushed to a hospital in Durham, N.C. after he was involved in a road accident on Monday morning. Tragically, the new father of a 2-month-old was pronounced dead.  Muhammad’s...

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After Uber’s self-driving car kills a woman in Arizona, company halts...

On Sunday, a 49 year old woman was struck and killed in Tempe, Arizona by an Uber vehicle that was doing testing of its autonomous mode. Reports from BBC indicate that there was a human monitor behind...

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