After a year-long investigation, Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez’s office has filed first-degree murder charges against a Chicago Police officer accused of shooting a 17-year-old teen 16 times without provocation.
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An 8-year-old boy has been charged in the beating death of a 1-year-old girl, and the mother of the little girl is being charged with manslaughter as well. According to police, the mother and her girlfriend went to a nightclub and left their six children alone with the 8-year-old as the oldest.
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Veterans Day employment report: vet unemployment rate Lower than national average
Veterans of the most recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have made tremendous strides over the last four years when it comes to employment. While they are doing better as a group than the overall population, a new analysis of government data shows that they still lag slightly behind veterans from the first Gulf War.
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Russell Simmons, RushCard facing federal scrutiny
Former music mogul Russell Simmons is currently on a mission to get his stellar reputation among African Americans back on track after the RushCard program he backed crashed temporarily last month, causing thousands of customers to have to operate without their money. For some, that meant going without food, being unable to pay rent or even purchase gas for their cars to get to work.
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Bill Cosby faces new allegations of sexually inappropriate behavior
Three more women came forward publicly Wednesday to accuse Bill Cosby of sexually inappropriate behavior, creating yet another wave of allegations that the comedian abused his power by drugging and assaulting women.
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Could a Facebook ‘Dislike’ button backfire among teens?
I admit, it is more than a little strange to “Like” a Facebook post where a friend shares tragic news such as the death of a loved one or the loss of a pet.
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Joyce Mitchell, who aided prison break, going to prison herself
Joyce Mitchell, who helped two convicted murderers escape an upstate New York prison in June, is headed to prison herself, as the judge said he didn’t find her explanation credible.
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Walter Scott shooting case: Court documents reveal new details
Should the former police officer accused of killing an unarmed black man in South Carolina have the chance to get out of jail on bond?
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Official: 10 dead in Colorado, North Carolina, Oregon plane crashes
Three small airplanes crashed this long Labor Day weekend from North Carolina to Oregon, leaving 10 people dead and pressing questions about what happened in each case, a government official said Monday.
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Caller to Colorado police threatens to start shooting officers
Denver area law enforcement agencies are on alert after someone called the Aurora police department’s 911 center and threatened to start shooting officers.
