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It’s the end of the school year so cue the pranks! Two Brooklyn fourth graders were arrested for allegedly slipping rat poison in their teacher’s water. Police are reporting that she noticed a bout of nausea after she drank the water. CBS New York reports: The teacher went to police after two other students told […]
The Atlanta Journal Constitution is reporting that a 22 year old Morehouse University student has been missing since Friday. Ben Jones hasn’t been seen since he told his family he was going to pick up graduation tickets, according to Channel 2 Action News. Since his disappearance, his parents have learned Jones was not scheduled to […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has deployed 80 military personnel to Chad to help locate the nearly 300 girls kidnapped in Nigeria last month, President Barack Obama said Wednesday. Obama, in a letter to House Speaker John Boehner and the Senate, notified lawmakers about the latest steps underway to assist in the return of […]
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A woman who disappeared as a teenager a decade ago was reunited with her family after she went to police and told them her mother’s ex-boyfriend drugged and kidnapped her in 2004, forced her to marry him and fathered her child. Isidro Garcia, 41, of Bell Gardens, was arrested on […]
OAK BROOK, Ill. (AP) — Protesters were arrested after refusing to leave corporate property outside McDonald’s headquarters on Wednesday, as hundreds demonstrated to call attention to the low pay earned by fast-food workers. The actions come ahead of the company’s annual shareholders meeting Thursday, where it is also expected to be confronted on issues including […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — With outrage mounting over veterans’ health care, President Barack Obama declared Wednesday that allegations of misconduct at VA hospitals will not be tolerated, and he left open the possibility that Secretary Eric Shinseki, a disabled war veteran, could be held to account. “I will not stand for it — not as commander-in-chief […]
A young Chicago couple has been hit with homicide charges in the death of their 7-month old daughter, the Chicago Tribune reports. SEE ALSO: A…
A man who claimed that police officers assaulted him outside his Clayton County, Ga. home late last week while he was moving in is coming…
An Alabama rapper received jail time for a music video he participated in that allegedly glorifies cop-killing, Al.com reports. SEE ALSO: Hilary Clinton Recalls A Good…
Graduating high school students often use yearbook quotes to leave a poignant message or some clever quip. However, one student’s nerdy joke apparently offended administrators…
Twin brothers Tyrelle (right) and Myrelle Lockett (left) were the masterminds of a sex trafficking and prostitution ring in Chicago, using social media and smartphones…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama has a warning of sorts for Washington: Her daughter Malia will start driving this summer. The first lady commented on Malia’s milestone in a taped interview broadcast Tuesday by the entertainment news show “Access Hollywood.” It was a joint interview with actress Sarah Jessica Parker about the role of arts […]
