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Two misdemeanor charges have been filed against an Oregon state senator suspected of allowing protestors into the closed state Capitol building while lawmakers discussed Covid-19 restrictions. According to court records, Republican Rep. Mike Nearman was charged on Friday with first-degree official misconduct and second-degree criminal trespass. Nearman is accused of …

A court ruled that a South Carolina man with an intellectual disability will be paid $546,000 in damages after a restaurant owner enslaved him for 5 years. Bobby Paul Edwards, the owner of the J&J Cafeteria in Conway, South Carolina, pleaded guilty to one count of forced labor in 2019 …

There are growing concerns that MS-13 and other gang members are hiding in the waves of Mexican and Central American immigrants crossing into the United States. U.S. Border Patrol Agent Chief Matthew Hudak tweeted Friday that five gang members were detained in one week at the Laredo, Texas crossing.  A member of the violent …

Medina Spirit shocked racing fans Saturday when he won the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby. Ridden by jockey John R. Velazquez and trained by Bob Baffert, the horse entered the race with 12-1 odds. The win gives esteemed trainer Bob Baffert his record-breaking seventh Derby win. The win gave Velazquez his fourth Derby …

According to a Colorado Parks and Wildlife news release, a woman was found dead Friday after reportedly being attacked by a bear.  It’s believed that the 39-year-old woman was walking with her two dogs earlier Friday. She had not communicated with her boyfriend since late morning. When the boyfriend returned home around …

A mother demands answers after her 3-month-old baby girl’s arm ended up broken following her first day at daycare in Spring, Texas. According to Click 2 Houston, the mother, Alecia Jenkins, said she dropped her baby daughter, CJ, at a daycare named Children’s Lighthouse Spring-Harmony. Throughout her day, Jenkins reviewed …

Keith Ellison, Minnesota’s Attorney General, wants Derek Chauvin to get a stiffer sentence than the state’s guidelines recommend. According to TMZ, Ellison filed documents earlier this week asking Judge Cahill to give Chauvin a harsher punishment due to his “particular cruelty” towards George Floyd. The state’s guidelines recommend giving Chauvin …

Former Dipset rapper 40 Cal’s daughter is missing, and he’s asking the public’s help for any information regarding her whereabouts. He revealed on Instagram that his daughter Saniyya Dennis went missing from Buffalo State College a week ago. “My daughter Saniyya is missing out of Buffalo State College …. anyone with any helpful info …

A Georgia man who pretended to be a member of the Wu-Tang Clan to scam businesses out of hundreds of thousands of dollars has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison.  53-year-old Walker Washington was sentenced to 100 months in prison by a federal judge Thursday. He was also ordered …

The family of the woman who was shot and killed during the January 6th riot at the U.S. Capitol is planning to file a wrongful death suit for $10 million. According to Fox News, Ashli Babbitt’s family plans to file a lawsuit against the Capitol Police and the officer who …

On Friday, Georgia’s Republican Governor Brian Kemp signed an executive order that lifted many of the state’s remaining coronavirus restrictions. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the lift will roll back requirements that called for restaurants to mandate social distancing and end safety guidelines for gyms, movie theaters, barbershops, and many …

Irv Gotti has issued a heartfelt apology for “talking out of turn” during an interview with Chicago’s 107.5 WGCI and speaking on the rumored cause of DMX’s death. In the wake of the backlash from that interview,  Gotti, who was responsible for signing DMX to Def Jam in the late 1990s, posted …

A missing South Carolina teenager was found dead Thursday in a wooded area in Lexington County. Sanaa Amenhotep, 15, was reported missing on April 5 by her mother after leaving with a young man and two male acquaintances. Officials believe that at some point, the situation became a kidnapping, according …

Senator Tim Scott is defending himself against the racist responses he’s receiving from some Democrats following his rebuttal to President Joe Biden’s first address. According to the New York Post, the South Carolina Senator is blasting the left for having “nothing to do with ending prejudice.” During his interview with …

A California professor wasn’t here for her student calling the police “heroes.” In fact, the adjunct professor was placed on leave after berating the 19-year-old student. According to the New York Post, the professor who remains unidentified was teaching her first course ever at Cypress College and was triggered by …

Three people were killed, and another person was seriously injured during a shooting Saturday in an Oneida Nation casino outside Green Bay, Wisconsin. According to the Green Bay Press-Gazette, officers responded to a call for shots fired around 7:30 p.m. inside the Duck Creek Restaurant, located inside the Radisson Hotel & Conference …

And to say there isn’t racism in America… A Lancaster County, South Carolina fire chief has resigned from his position after posting a troubling message on Facebook to the police, “Stop responding to these Black neighborhoods.” According to Newsweek, former fire chief Francis “Butch” Ghent felt it would be better …

A Clewiston, Florida elementary school principal is under investigation for paddling a 6-year-old student that caused damage to a computer. Central Elementary School Principal Melissa Carter is now being investigated by the Clewiston Police Department and the Department of Children and Families. According to WINK News, the school district does not allow corporal punishment …

Najee Harris, the first-round draft pick, selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers’ spent time in a homeless shelter with his family growing up in Richmond, California. According to WSBTV, the running back from the University of Alabama returned to the Greater Richmond Interfaith Program shelter for an NFL draft party. Harris …

A former Georgia sheriff’s deputy, who has already pleaded guilty to a federal weapons charge, had also previously bragged about assaulting a Black person and wanting to charge Black people with felonies, so they wouldn’t be able to vote. According to CNN, the Justice Department announced that the former deputy, 28-year-old …