Tamir Rice's mother wants a conviction in police shooting

Tamir Rice's mother wants a conviction in police shooting

Tamir Rice\'s mother Samaria Rice has finally broken her silence regarding the shooting of her 12-year-old son on Nov. 22. The grieving African-American mother revealed that after her young son was shot at Cudell Recreation Center in Cleveland, his 14-year-old sister ran to his aid and was slammed ...

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Satanic exhibit added to Florida's capitol building holiday displays

Visitors to Florida\'s capitol will see an assortment of holiday decorations–from the sacred to the profane–in the building\'s rotunda this December.The Florida Department of Management Services gave the green light Dec. 3 to the display from the Satanic Temple being placed in the state\'s capitol.

Bus driver saves 38 children from fire on Florida highway

A bus driver saved 38 children\'s lives on a field trip with her quick thinking and actions Wednesday morning, according to reports. Kristina Buhrman is being hailed as a hero after she managed to get the children off the bus and away from the vehicle, which shortly afterwards burst into flame.

Court overturns drug testing for welfare recipients

A federal appeals court has found a Florida state law that required welfare recipients to pass a drug test unconstitutional. The December 3 ruling by the 11th U.S. Circuit of Appeals said welfare applicants \"are not stripped of their legitimate expectations of privacy\" when they apply for aid.

Murder suspect arrested near Tampa Bay church after father's plea

Saturday, officers arrested Andrés \"Andy\" Avalos who shot Pastor James \"Tripp\" Battle III in the courtyard of Bayshore Baptist Church in Bradenton, Thursday, and then went home where he lived with his wife and their six children -- that is where officers found the bodies of Amber Avalos and her ...

Eric Garner protests continue in NYC, 200 plus arrests

Thousands of protesters took to the streets of New York on Friday in a third day of demonstrations against police violence, even as prosecutors said they would consider charges against an officer for the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man in November.

NYC grand jury mulls police shooting of Akai Gurley

The district attorney in Brooklyn on Friday said he will convene a grand jury to consider charges against a New York police officer for the Nov. 20 fatal shooting of an unarmed black man in the stairwell of a public housing project.

Garner's daughter: 'Not a black & white issue'

Eric Garner\'s daughter insists the case involving her father\'s death is not about race, but a matter of an overzealous policeman.In an interview on CNN, Erica Garner told anchor Don Lemon that her father\'s death was not \"a black and white issue\" but that it was a crisis.Her father, a black ...

Southern Baptist pastor killed in triple murder

Southern Baptist Pastor James \"Tripp\" Battle, 31, was killed in a triple homicide in the Tampa Bay area Dec. 4, which also took the life of the church\'s nursery director and her friend. The pastor was found shot to death in a residence at the church, according to news reports. Ken Whitten, ...

Phoenix officer shoots unarmed black suspect

A Phoenix patrolman shot to death an unarmed black man during a struggle in the latest fatal incident amid national turmoil over the policing of black communities. Authorities said the officer believed the individual had a gun.

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