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Former SC School Resource Officer Will Not Face Civil Rights Charges for Throwing Student Out of Her Desk
The former South Carolina school resource officer who violently grabbed a female student and threw her out of her desk in October 2015 will not face civil rights charges, the Justice Department announced Friday. Charleston’s Post and Courier reports that the DOJ said there is insufficient evidence to bring civil rights charges against former Richland…
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Rep. John Lewis Doesn’t See Trump as a Legitimate President
Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) says he doesn’t see Donald Trump as a legitimate president, and he will not be attending next week’s inauguration. In an exclusive interview with NBC News’ Meet the Press, Lewis was asked by Chuck Todd if he would try to forge a relationship with the president-elect. “I believe in forgiveness; I…
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City of Cleveland Announces Administrative Charges Pending Against Officers Involved in Shooting Death of Tamir Rice
The city of Cleveland announced during a press conference late Friday afternoon that administrative charges are pending against three officers regarding the shooting death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice in 2014. As Cleveland.com reports, the press conference comes after a yearlong investigation into the actions of Timothy Loehmann and Frank Garmback, the two Cleveland police officers…
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Obama Surprises Biden With Presidential Medal of Freedom
The greatest bromance ever told got even sweeter Thursday when President Barack Obama shocked Vice President Joe Biden by awarding him the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Biden and the president had gathered with others for what was described as a final tribute to the vice president, the Washington Post reports. Obama began by delivering a…
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#Flint: Government, Independent Experts Say Water System Improving; Residents Skeptical
At a town hall meeting Tuesday night meant to update the public on the status of Flint, Mich.’s water system, government and independent experts told the gathered crowd that the city’s lead-contaminated water system is improving. But after a year of being told one thing and later finding out another, the people were unmoved. Flint’s…
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President Obama Ends ‘Wet-Foot, Dry-Foot’ Policy for Cuban Migrants Seeking Residency
President Barack Obama announced Thursday that he has ended the “wet-foot, dry-foot” policy that allowed Cubans reaching U.S. soil to stay and become automatically eligible for American residency, while those found at sea were sent back home to Cuba. “Effective immediately, Cuban nationals who attempt to enter the United States illegally and do not qualify…
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Report: Chelsea Manning on Obama’s Short List for Commutation
Former U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning, who is serving a 35-year sentence for leaking classified material, has been put on President Barack Obama’s short list for a possible commutation. “I have more hope right now than I have the entire time since she was sentenced,” Manning’s aunt, Deborah Manning, told NBC News. “I do…
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L.A. Rams Running Back Tre Mason Arrested in Fla. on Felony Fleeing Charge
Tre Mason, the Los Angeles Rams running back who never reported to the team this past season, was arrested in Florida Tuesday morning on a felony fleeing charge stemming back to an incident in July, according to Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office records. Mason was released from the county jail on $5,000 bond. ESPN reports…
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Activist Roy Innis, Leader of Congress of Racial Equality, Dead at 82
Roy Innis, the national leader of the Congress of Racial Equality, died Sunday in New York City at the age of 82, according to the New York Times. A statement from CORE said that the cause of death was complications of Parkinson’s disease. As the Times notes, Innis had been a national leader of CORE…
