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“Our race is our nation,” was the bold phrase that surrounded a hooded KKK member on the fliers that were scattered across the yards of…

Only 1.5 percent of Stop-and-Frisk arrests, the discriminatory policy that racially profiles Black and Brown men on the streets of New York City, has resulted…

Reginald Wells, a 12-year-old student at Willie Ray Smith Middle School in Beaumont, Texas was allegedly knocked unconscious by his assistant math teacher last Friday…

America wants its obese population to be healthier, so they create treatment programs and throw money at bariatric organizations. Russians are a bit more pragmatic…

DETROIT (AP) — Prosecutors on Friday charged a suburban Detroit homeowner with second-degree murder in the death of a 19-year-old woman who was shot in the face on his porch. Theodore P. Wafer, 54, of Dearborn Heights, also faces a manslaughter charge in the death of Renisha McBride in the early-morning hours of Nov. 2, […]

Officials at Bowie State, one of the nation’s oldest historically black colleges, are citing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) as the reason they have cancelled a school-wide affordable health care plan they had offered students. The Maryland school’s official website explains that Obamacare’s new regulations would force the cost of the insurance to rise from […]

DETROIT (AP) — A 19-year-old woman shot to death by a homeowner on a suburban Detroit porch had alcohol and marijuana in her system, according to a toxicology report released Thursday. The report was released a day before Prosecutor Kym Worthy planned to announce whether she will seek charges against the 54-year-old Dearborn Heights homeowner […]

CLEVELAND (AP) — A wheelchair stolen from a 9-year-old special needs boy in Cleveland has been quietly returned to a police station, the child’s mother said. “It’s a happy ending,” Stephen Gibson‘s mother, Barbara, told the Northeast Ohio Media Group (http://bit.ly/189N3ZT ). “He got his wheelchair back.” Stephen’s special green chair with wheels that light […]

Richie Incognito filed a grievance Thursday against the Miami Dolphins over his suspension. A person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press that the guard filed the grievance over his suspension for conduct detrimental to the team. The person spoke Thursday on condition of anonymity because the grievance has not officially been announced. Incognito […]

STROUDSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A man accused of killing three people at a township meeting was ordered Thursday to stand trial, where he could get a death sentence. Rockne Newell, 59, was ordered to be tried on three counts of homicide and six counts of attempted homicide, among other charges, for the Aug. 5 attack. […]

MIAMI (AP) — Jonathan Martin could sue the Miami Dolphins for big money under a variety of workplace laws that make employers liable for bullying, harassment and discrimination — even if the team’s hierarchy didn’t know about it, according to several legal experts. Less likely would be criminal charges against offensive lineman Richie Incognito, who […]

DETROIT (AP) — Sam Walker jumps to attention when he hears noises at his Detroit home. But now he has an ally to help him see what’s happening outside: a bright streetlight that replaced one that was dim and barely effective. A new light would draw a yawn in most cities, but it represents real […]