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The New York City Police Department (NYPD) is known around the world for its history of violence and brutality, particularly against underserved communities of color.…
Queens, N.Y., Supreme Court Judge Richard L. Buchter (pictured above) broke down in tears after sentencing a former housing court officer and assistant girls basketball…
High Court Tosses $3.4M Award To Child Porn Victim WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday said a federal law limits how much money victims of child pornography can recover from people who viewed their images online, throwing out a nearly $3.4 million judgment in favor of a woman whose childhood rape has been […]
Three weeks following the death of Frankie Knuckles, a letter has surfaced from President Barack Obama that honors the late Chicago DJ/producer and offers condolences to his family and friends. In the typed letter dated April 17, Obama praised Knuckles for being a “trailblazer in his field” and said his music helped “open minds and […]
If you absolutely must break out of jail, why not do so in an attempt to escape the constant sound of rap music. That’s what Robert Stevens did. Stevens, 58, told a court at his hearing he wanted to flee from the loud rap music being played “day and night” on his wing. He is […]
KKK Forms Neighborhood Watch Group In Pennsylvania In response to a string of recent break-ins, the Traditionalist American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan has…
Kevin Canty (pictured above), a retired New York City police officer, stands accused of fatally shooting his wife, Jessica Mera (pictured below), 40, ten times in front…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service has paid more than $2.8 million in bonuses to employees with recent disciplinary problems, including $1 million to workers who owed back taxes, a government investigator said Tuesday. More than 2,800 workers got bonuses despite facing a disciplinary action in the previous year, including 1,150 who owed back […]
Parents in Henrico County, Va., were outraged Easter Sunday when they discovered Easter eggs with racist messages had been left on neighborhood lawns. The Huffington Post reports: Jackie Smith said she and her husband, Brandon, were doing a traditional egg hunt in their front yard when they found an egg slightly different from the ones […]
The Supreme Court dealt another blow to affirmative action programs Tuesday, upholding the right of states to ban racial preferences in university admissions. The decision came in a case brought by Michigan, where a voter-approved initiative banning affirmative action had been tied up in court for a decade. Seven other states — California, Florida, Washington, […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Forget schlepping to Jones Beach or down the Jersey Shore. A Brooklyn design team said Tuesday that New York’s East River could be the next great place for a summer swim. The backers of the floating Plus Pool — an Olympic-sized structure with cruise-like decking — said they’re on course to […]
GREAT BEND, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man charged with first-degree murder is afraid the tattooed mirror-image letters spelling out the word “murder” across his neck might prejudice a jury, so he is asking for a professional tattoo artist to remove or cover it up. Prosecutors say they aren’t opposed to Jeffrey Chapman covering his […]
