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Former Scandal Star Columbus Short Pleads Not Guilty in Bar Assault
Columbus Short, the controversial former star of Scandal, made a brief appearance in a California court to plead not guilty to felony battery charges for allegedly knocking a man unconscious in a bar brawl in West Hollywood in March. Short, who has been the subject of many news reports since it was announced that he…
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Police Commissioner Calls Obama N-Word and Refuses to Apologize
In the almost all-white town of Wolfeboro, N.H., resident Jane O’Toole was in a restaurant in March when, she says, she overheard the police commissioner use the n-word. She wrote the town manager about the language. Wolfeboro Police Commissioner Robert Copeland wrote her back acknowledging that he’d called the president the n-word and adding that…
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Nigerian Soldiers Clash With Militants Near Village Where Girls Were Kidnapped
Violence erupted again near the Nigerian village where more than 200 schoolgirls were kidnapped, with the Associated Press reporting that gunfire between Islamic militants and the Nigerian military left 12 soldiers dead and led to some soldiers firing on a commanding officer as he left the scene. According to a witness who spoke to AP,…
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Pair Who Stole Luggage After Fatal Plane Crash Headed to Jail
A California couple who both worked at San Francisco International Airport were sentenced to jail for stealing passengers’ luggage in the aftermath of last year’s fatal crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214. Sean Sharif Crudup, 44, and his wife, Raychas Elizabeth Thomas, 32, both of Richmond, Calif., were sentenced this week to nine months and…
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Oprah’s Network to Produce Michael Sam Docuseries
Michael Sam has to be the most celebrated seventh-round pick never to have played a single NFL game. As the first openly gay NFL player, Sam has signed an endorsement deal with Visa; his jersey sales have been second only to Johnny Manziel, aka Johnny Football; and now the Oprah Winfrey Network will be chronicling…
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Dean Baquet Named 1st African-American Executive Editor at the New York Times
Dean Baquet will become the first African-American executive editor at the New York Times, replacing Jill Abramson, who leaves the top position unexpectedly. The news apparently stunned New York Times staffers, who did not see this move coming. On Wednesday Arthur Sulzberger Jr., publisher of the New York Times and chairman of the New York…
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Man Who Planned to Kill President Obama Sentenced to Death
In 2011 a South Dakota man stabbed a 75-year-old woman and stole her car. His plan was to drive to Washington, D.C., and kill President Barack Obama. James McVay made it as far as Madison, Wis., before police stopped and arrested him. On Tuesday a judge agreed with a jury’s unanimous vote to sentence the…
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Michael Sam’s Jersey 2nd-Highest Seller Among Rookies
Michael Sam announced that he is gay shortly before the NFL combines—a series of tests used by NFL scouts to gauge a player’s strengths and weaknesses. Some believe the prospect of becoming the first openly gay NFL player may have affected Sam’s workout, since he didn’t run as fast or jump as high as many…
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11-Year-Old Shoots Grandmother After Getting Into Trouble at School
An 11-year-old Oklahoma boy came home to his grandmother’s Tulsa apartment with a bad progress report from his school. He gave his grandmother the report, and while she sat reading, authorities say, he went to her room and grabbed a .22-caliber gun, then returned and shot her in the back of the head. “All I…
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Jameis Winston’s Dad Wants Around-the-Clock Security for Son
Florida State University quarterback and baseball closer Jameis Winston’s father wants the school to provide a handler for his son at all times because Jameis has had a few run-ins with the law, the latest of which involved unpaid-for crab legs taken from a grocery store. “He’s supposed to have somebody around him 24-7,” Jameis’…
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