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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has sued Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves after he signed a new state bill. Governor Reeves signed House Bill 1020, which allows state authorities to have more control over law enforcement in Jackson, Mississippi. The new controversial law will also provide the Hinds County District Attorney’s […]
An Atlanta man was shot and killed after he mistakenly entered the wrong car at a local gas station. The killer was recently bonded out of jail. WSB-TV reports the incident took place on December 12, 2022, when 26-year-old Travon Dunnaville was fatally shot by Dericole Daniels after accidentally getting in Daniels’ car at a Shell […]
The United States Supreme Court has declined to hear the case of a Texas inmate who spent more than half of his life in solitary confinement. According to Reuters, 54-year-old Dennis Wayne Hope sued Polunsky Unit prison officials several years ago, claiming he was forced to spend 22 to 24 hours a day inside a 9 feet long and 6 […]
A Missouri man will spend decades behind bars for 2019 hate crime against a gay teen. According to the New York Times, 25-year-old Malachi Robinson was sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison on Thursday for the shooting of a 16-year-old Kansas City boy. Prosecutors say Robinson had met the teen by chance at a public […]
A new 24-hour phone line has been launched as part of an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct againt DJ Tim Westwood. Led by barrister Gemma White KC and safeguarding expert Jahnine Davis, the hotline aims to “expand the ways in which people can come forward” to share information. It comes as part of a joint investigation by BBC […]
In an interview with CNN’s Don Lemon, the grandson of the man who shot Black teen Ralph Yarl after he rang the wrong doorbell has said his 84-year-old grandfather is racist. Klint Ludwig said he was “disgusted” when he heard his grandfather Andrew Lester shot Yarl in Kansas City last week. “Myself and my family […]
Flavoured vape flavours may soon be a thing of the past in Quebec as the provincial government may ban them after it proposed new rules today. According to the government journal, Gazette officielle du Québec, vaping itself will still be legal, but the government’s focus on restricting flavours aims to deter youth from doing it altogether. […]
Jonathan Majors’ domestic violence case continues to unfold as more alleged abuse victims have come forward following his March 25 arrest. Sources told Variety that multiple alleged victims of Majors are cooperating with the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office in a case against the Creed III actor. Majors is set to appear in court on May 8. His lawyer Priya Chaudhry said in a […]
A man seen across social media in a viral beer-smashing video has now been confirmed to have been arrested on multiple charges, including for allegedly “exposing sex organs” to another person 16 years of age or older. According to regional outlet WIBW, the Topeka Police Department in Kansas responded to a Walmart in the area […]
A 25-year-old suspect has been arrested after police in Texas say he shot at a group of cheerleaders when one of them accidentally got into the wrong car. According to police, two cheerleaders were shot, with one being airlifted to a nearby hospital with serious injuries. The Elgin Police Department said the shooting in question […]
