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Sixty-six-year-old Kevin Monahan faced Judge Adam Michelini’s stern words before receiving a sentence of 25 years to life for the murder of 20-year-old Kaylin Gillis.
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A Missouri lawmaker has introduced a bill aiming to clarify the state’s laws regarding divorce, particularly when one spouse is pregnant. The issue has sparked controversy, with some arguing that the current policy unfairly controls pregnant women and may potentially trap them in abusive marriages. While Missouri law does not explicitly prohibit finalizing divorces for…
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Peter Cichuniec, one of the paramedics involved in the tragic 2019 death of Elijah McClain has received a five-year prison sentence for criminally negligent homicide and second-degree assault.
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After nearly 22 years since the tragic killing of Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay, justice has finally been served as a federal jury in Brooklyn convicted his godson Karl Jordan Jr. and childhood friend Ronald Washington of his murder. The verdict marks a long-awaited moment in one of hip-hop’s most elusive cases. Jam Master Jay, born…
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A Chicago police officer, Mohammad Yusuf, has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city seeking the right to change his race on official records. Yusuf, 43, is challenging the Chicago Police Department’s refusal to allow him to switch his race from “Caucasian” to “Egyptian and African American.” The lawsuit, filed last week, comes…
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The family of Leonard Cure, who tragically lost his life during a Georgia highway traffic stop last year, has filed a $16 million federal lawsuit against the sheriff’s office and the deputy involved in his death.
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In a tense moment during a Virginia Senate session, Senator Danica Roem, the first transgender person to serve in the state legislature, stormed out of the chamber after being referred to as “sir” by Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears. The incident occurred on Monday, Feb. 26 when Roem, a Democrat, questioned Lt. Gov. Sears about the…
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Victor Manuel Rocha, a former US diplomat who once served as the ambassador to Bolivia, has admitted to working as a Cuban agent for over four decades.
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Alabama lawmakers swiftly advanced a series of bills aimed at safeguarding in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments, responding to a recent state Supreme Court ruling that caused clinics to halt parts of treatments, leaving many families in uncertainty.
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Newly released body camera footage from the Fairborn Police Department in Ohio has revealed a harrowing scene of officers rescuing a severely malnourished 3-year-old girl from a deplorable living environment. The child, weighing a mere 16 pounds, was found in a feces-covered, bug-infested apartment that left authorities in shock. The incident unfolded on Jan. 8,…
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