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Craig Sager, Veteran Sports Reporter and King of the Fancy Suits, Dead at 65
Craig Sager, the veteran sports broadcaster known for his colorful, flashy suits and quick-witted sideline banter at NBA basketball games, died Thursday at the age of 65. Sager, who spent four decades as a reporter for Turner Broadcasting, died after a long and public battle with cancer that, as Shaun Powell notes for NBA.com, transformed…
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Report: Black Lives Matter Website the Target of More Than 100 DDoS Attacks
The official Black Lives Matter website was the target of more than 100 distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks over a six-month period in 2016, according to a report released on Wednesday. Deflect Labs provides DDoS protection to the Black Lives Matter website, and in a report published today, the company said that from April 29 to…
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#PhilandoCastile: Cop's Attorneys Say Castile 'Substantially' Responsible for His Own Death
Attorneys representing the Minnesota police officer who killed Philando Castile during a traffic stop in July are claiming that Castile was negligent in his own death and are asking for the charges to be dropped. Court documents filed Wednesday and obtained by the Associated Press charge that Castile was high on marijuana when he was…
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#WalterScott: Federal Civil Rights Trial for Michael Slager Expected This Spring
Just a week after his state murder trial in the death of Walter Scott ended with a hung jury, a source close to the case said Tuesday that federal prosecutors expect to try former North Charleston, S.C., Police Officer Michael Slager sometime this spring. As previously reported on The Root, state prosecutor Scarlett A. Wilson…
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Family of 73-Year-Old Man Shot by Calif. Police Demands Federal Investigation
The family of the unarmed 73-year-old man who was shot and killed by a police officer in Bakersfield, Calif., is demanding state and federal investigations into the shooting. Francisco Serna was in the early stages of dementia, and his shooting death Monday not only sparked anger and grief but also raised questions about how the…
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Prosecutors Seek to Allow Bill Cosby Accusers to Testify at Sexual Assault Trial
Prosecutors argued in a Pennsylvania court Tuesday that a judge should allow 13 of Bill Cosby’s accusers to testify at his upcoming trial for sexual assault of Andrea Constand. Prosecutors made the argument that Cosby used his fame to gain the trust of women before knocking them out with pills and drinks so that he…
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Alan Thicke, TV Dad on ’80s Sitcom Growing Pains, Dead at 69
Alan Thicke, best known for his role as the lovable Dr. Jason Seaver on the ’80s sitcom Growing Pains, died Tuesday at the age of 69. Thicke’s death was confirmed with the Los Angeles Times on Tuesday by a publicist for his son, pop-soul singer Robin Thicke. Robin spoke with the Times on Tuesday evening…
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L.A. City Attorney Files Civil Actions Against Members of White Supremacist Gang
The Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday that it had filed civil actions against members of a white supremacist gang that could result in evictions. City Attorney Mike Feuer filed nuisance-abatement orders against several members and associates of the San Fernando Valley Peckerwoods, which the Los Angeles Times reports is a known white supremacist…
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Ohio Gov. John Kasich Vetoes ‘Heartbeat Bill,’ Signs 20-Week Abortion Ban
Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich on Tuesday vetoed the controversial “heartbeat bill” and signed into law another bill that bans abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, the Columbus Dispatch reports. The heartbeat bill would have been the most restrictive abortion law in the nation, forbidding abortion at the point when a fetal heartbeat can be…
