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Man says he was shot 3 times by volunteer constable for fleeing traffic stop

Man says he was shot 3 times by volunteer constable for fleeing traffic stop

Florence Police Department(CHARLESTON, S.C.) — A state constable is under investigation after shooting a man who was fleeing a traffic stop in South Carolina, according to officials. Florence Officer Edward Sieban pulled over Brandon Fludd for speeding late Saturday night, according to Lt. Mike Brandt of the Florence Police Department. […]

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Preschoolers among students required to carry clear backpacks in Texas school district

Preschoolers among students required to carry clear backpacks in Texas school district

iStock/Thinkstock(DALLAS) — Beginning next year, students from pre-K to 12th grade who attend schools in a Dallas-area district will be required to carry only transparent backpacks to class. The announcement was made in a three-page safety and security letter dated March 26, from the Ennis Independent School District in Texas, […]

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Adnan Syed of ‘Serial’ granted new trial

Adnan Syed of ‘Serial’ granted new trial

iStock/Thinkstock(BALTIMORE) — Adnan Syed, a convicted killer who gained international fame from the podcast “Serial,” will finally get a new trial after spending roughly 18 years in prison for a murder he says he did not commit. The Maryland Court of Special Appeals determined Syed received ineffective assistance by his […]

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Austin police chief calls bomber ‘domestic terrorist’

Austin police chief calls bomber ‘domestic terrorist’

iStock/Thinkstock(AUSTIN, Texas) — In the wake of a string of deadly bombings that shook Austin, Texas, and surrounding areas in recent weeks, the city’s police chief called the suspect a “domestic terrorist,” even though the incidents have not been formally labeled as such by the feds. The declaration by Chief […]

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Stephon Clark to be laid to rest in Sacramento amid protests over his killing

Stephon Clark to be laid to rest in Sacramento amid protests over his killing

KXTV(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — Stephon Clark, the 22-year-old black man who was unarmed when police shot and killed him in Sacramento earlier this month, will be laid to rest Thursday as mass protests over his death continue in California’s capital. The funeral service, which is open to the public, will be […]

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Brother of Stoneman Douglas shooting suspect pleads no contest to trespassing at the school

Brother of Stoneman Douglas shooting suspect pleads no contest to trespassing at the school

ABCNews.com(PARKLAND, Fla.) — The brother of the accused mass shooter in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre pleaded no contest Thursday to trespassing on the Stoneman Douglas campus. Zachary Cruz, 18, was arrested on March 19 for trespassing at the school where his brother, 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz, allegedly gunned […]

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Prayer service to be held today for 16-year-old girl gunned down at her Maryland high school

Prayer service to be held today for 16-year-old girl gunned down at her Maryland high school

iStock/Thinkstock(HOLLYWOOD, Md.) — A prayer service will be held Thursday afternoon for a 16-year-old girl who was gunned down at her Maryland high school. Just before 8 a.m. on March 20, Jaelynn Willey was in a hallway at Great Mills High School when she was shot once in the head, […]

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Southern US bracing for more flooding, possible tornadoes

Southern US bracing for more flooding, possible tornadoes

ABC News(NEW YORK) — Severe storms plowed through Texas all the way to Tennessee on Wednesday, with four tornadoes reported — three in eastern Texas and one in Louisiana. Wind gusts in parts of Mississippi topped 60 mph overnight, as golfball-sized hail was reported there as well as in Texas […]

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Police say ‘overwhelmed’ mom tried to behead son with bow saw

Police say ‘overwhelmed’ mom tried to behead son with bow saw

iStock/Thinkstock(ROCKVILLE, Md.) — A Maryland mother was charged with attempted murder after allegedly trying to decapitate her 11-year-old son with a bow saw because she felt “overwhelmed” by his autism diagnosis, according to charging documents. Kristina Petrie, 46, was denied bail at her bond hearing on Tuesday, which she attended […]

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At least 11 arrested during Black Lives Matter protest in New York

At least 11 arrested during Black Lives Matter protest in New York

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — At least 11 people were arrested, most for disorderly conduct, during a Black Lives Matter protest in New York City Wednesday night as hundreds gathered to express their anger over the recent death of Stephon Clark. The protesters marched from Columbus Circle to Times Square, approximately 15 […]

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