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  • 4 Young Men in Ala. Charged in Attack of High School Student Supporting ‘Blue Lives Matter’

    Four young men in Alabama were arrested Tuesday following a Sept. 30 attack against Brian Ogle, a 17-year-old high school student who supported police and “Blue Lives Matter” on social media, the New York Daily News reports. Brian was reportedly attacked after a Sylacauga High School football game, according to AL.com. Brian, who suffered serious…

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  • NYC Anti-Violence Activist Shot Dead in Fla.

    Lavon Walker, 30, an anti-violence activist, died at a hospital after being shot Sunday on a street corner in Miami Beach, CBS News reports. The incident took place near the popular Miami Beach street Ocean Drive right before 7 a.m. Three suspects were seen in a surveillance video speeding away from the scene of the shooting…

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  • Md. Teacher Charged With Assaulting, Soliciting Sex From Student

    Doney Olivieri, 66, was arrested for allegedly assaulting a male student and exchanging inappropriate texts with another, according to the Washington Post. Olivieri, a foreign-language teacher at DuVal High School in Lanham, Md., was charged with counts of second-degree assault and soliciting sex from a minor student. He has been placed on administrative leave by the…

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  • Suspect in Killing of 2 Police Officers in Calif. May Face Death Penalty

    John Felix, 26, a suspect in the shooting deaths of two Palm Springs, Calif., police officers, was expected to be charged with two counts of first-degree murder, including multiple murder and the murder of a police officer in the line of duty. The death penalty is currently being weighed by the office of District Attorney…

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  • Mother Sacrifices Life to Save Her Daughter’s: Report

    Dania Cedeno-Delrosario, 40, and her daughter Denisse, 7, were about to cross the street after returning to their home in Meriden, Conn., when a car hit them and drove off, Eyewitness News reports. “It pushed both of us, but it pushed her very hard,” said Denisse. Cedeno-Delrosario was pushed underneath a parked SUV, where she was discovered.…

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  • Chicago Teachers to Strike if Mayor Rahm Emanuel Doesn’t Cut New Deal

    Leaders of the Chicago Teachers Union say that if a deal is not cut with Mayor Rahm Emanuel on a new contract, then a strike will occur beginning Tuesday morning, USA Today reports. The teachers have been working without a contract for over a year, with the main argument in this dispute involving teacher compensation.…

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  • Clown Gets Beat Up When He Tries to Scare A Group of Friends

    A creepy clown received a bad beating after he tried to scare a group of friends in their car, as reported by Daily Mail. Video footage was released of the incident where the the clown approaches the car holding balloons. One of the men in the car yells, “Get away!” at the clown, yet the clown…

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  • Police Search for 15-Year-Old Mom and Infant Son Who Vanished From NYC Group Home

    Early Wednesday morning, Shantay Howington, 15, and her 2-month-old son, Demontae, vanished from a Brooklyn, N.Y., group home, the New York Daily News reports. Police say that mother and son were last seen around 3:15 a.m. Wednesday at the group home in the New York City borough’s Crown Heights neighborhood. Authorities say the mother has…

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  • CEO of Backpage Arrested on Sex-Trafficking Charges

    Carl Ferrer, CEO of Backpage.com, was arrested after he arrived in Houston from Amsterdam on Thursday. “Backpage.com seems to have knowingly and willingly allowed women and children to be exploited for its own financial gain,” said Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, CBSDFW reports. A money-laundering search warrant was executed Thursday afternoon at the company’s headquarters in…

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  • Update: Hurricane Matthew Leaves at Least 283 Dead in Haiti, Heads Toward Fla. 

    Updated Thursday, Oct. 6, 9 p.m. EDT: The New York Times is reporting that the death toll in Haiti is at least 283, after officials there drastically raised the number following lower initial reports. They say the number of deaths is likely to rise as international organizations begin to reach the worst-affected areas of the country. Earlier:…

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