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WASHINGTON, D.C. (WLBT) – A Mississippi man sentenced to death for killing his 10-month-old son has lost an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. On Monday, justices denied a request from Devin Allen Bennett to review last year’s Mississippi Supreme Court decision denying his claim that he had ineffective counsel at trial. Bennett was given […]
The U.S. Coast Guard launched an aerial search on Monday afternoon for an elderly man who is believed to have fallen overboard from a cruise ship traveling from Monterey to San Francisco. As of about 5:40 p.m., the man had not been located and the Coast Guard was in active discussions to suspend the search […]
Michael Sullivan spent more than 27 years in a Massachusetts prison for a murder he insisted for years he didn’t do. He was released in 2013 after a new trial and new DNA technology proved his innocence. Earlier this month, Sullivan was awarded $13m (£10m) from the state, though Massachusetts regulations cap rewards for wrongful […]
Typically, how a person votes, what motivates their vote, and assumptions about voters can be uncertain pursuits. In the case of our recent election, however, there are some issues that must be discussed. As an African American, I found the comments, behavior, allegations, policies and platform of the president-elect and his vice president to be […]
A Florida man arrested on suspicion of weapons violations on Halloween had a list of targets that included a congressman and locations he associated with Jewish and Black people, prosecutors allege. John Lapinski, 41, was jailed without bail on federal charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm and possessing an unregistered gun […]
A federal jury on Wednesday awarded nearly $100 million to the family of Botham Shem Jean, a Black man who was eating ice cream and watching television at home in Dallas when he was shot dead by a white police officer six years ago. Amber R. Guyger, the officer who killed Mr. Jean, used excessive […]
Asif William Rahman was arrested by the FBI this week in Cambodia and was due to make a court appearance in Guam. A man who worked overseas for the United States government has been charged with leaking classified information prior to Israel’s planned missile attack on Iran last month, according to media reports citing court […]
General Frederic Davison For decades, Black Americans fought in the U.S. military to bring liberty to people around the world, even though those rights were often denied to them at home. Nevertheless, these heroes have sacrificed their safety and devoted their lives to protecting the promise of America— that the country will one day truly […]
Police rule Black man found hanging a suicide. Wife disagrees The FBI is investigating the death of Dennoriss Richardson, a Black man in Alabama, who was found hanging in an abandoned house, following a request from a local sheriff amid fears among community members who accuse local law enforcement of longstanding, unchecked misconduct. CNN’s Victor […]
Iranian citizen tapped to create plan to assassinate former president, DOJ alleges, although he never followed through. The United States Department of Justice has unsealed criminal charges against a man allegedly tasked by Iran with “surveilling and plotting to assassinate” Donald Trump before the presidential election. The criminal complaint filed in federal court in Manhattan […]