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Karmelo Anthony Found Guilty as Jury With No Black Members Gives Familiar Verdict in Austin Metcalf Killing

Karmelo Anthony learned his fate Tuesday when a Collin County jury found him guilty of murdering Austin Metcalf, a verdict that was followed by shouting, protests, and confrontations outside the courthouse in McKinney. Signs supporting Anthony stoo...

What Party Was I At?" Marco Rubio Snaps At Senator's UFC Claim During Heated Hearing

Marco Rubio interrupted a Senate hearing with a question that quickly changed the tone inside the chamber. "What party was I at?" the secretary of state asked after Nevada Sen. Jacky Rosen criticized his appearance at a UFC card in Miami while diplo...

Capitol Video Contradicts Florida Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna's Assault Accusation Against Medea Benjamin

Anna Paulina Luna left a House hearing on June 3 and entered a Capitol hallway where a brief exchange with Code Pink co-founder Medea Benjamin later became the subject of a widely viewed video. Secretary of State Marco Rubio had just completed test...

"There for 5 Seconds" Black Delivery Driver Says Woman Asked Why She Was in Her Neighborhood

Chiquita Wilder says a package delivery in a metro Atlanta neighborhood took an unexpected turn when a woman questioned why she was there. Instagram comments posted by Wilder state that she had pulled into a driveway to drop off a package and had b...

"Poison the Minds of the Children" Arkansas State Trooper Resigns After Wife Reveals Racist Text Messages During Divorce

SALINE COUNTY, Ark. — Michael Austin Kennedy resigned from the Arkansas State Police after racist text messages became part of a divorce and custody matter, exposing views his estranged wife argued could shape how their children see the world. Alan...

"Come Get Your Ticket" Trump Called Obama's Presidential Center a Disaster Then Obama's Team Sent Him an Invitation

Barack Obama's team did not answer Donald Trump's latest attack with an insult, a statement war or a social media rant. Instead, they extended an open door. Trump recently took aim at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, calling the project a...

"He Touched Him First" Witness Says Austin Metcalf Pushed Karmelo Anthony Before Fatal Stabbing at Texas Track Meet

Karmelo Anthony sat beneath a team tent during a Frisco ISD track meet when an exchange with Austin Metcalf turned deadly. A teenage athlete told the jury he saw physical contact before the stabbing. His recollection placed Metcalf initiating conta...

"Awful Candidates" Blackface Apology Helped One Georgia Republican Survive the Primary While Racist Text Allegations Helped End Another's Campaign

Two Georgia Republicans entered primary season carrying baggage connected to accusations of racism. Only one emerged with a victory on Election Day. State Rep. Kasey Carpenter kept his seat after confronting a resurfaced photograph showing him wear...

"No Black Jurors" Judge Rejects Challenge and Allows Karmelo Anthony Trial to Proceed

McKINNEY, Texas. — Nearly 600 people received summonses for jury duty. By the time attorneys finished their strikes, not a single Black person remained among the eighteen individuals selected to decide the fate of Karmelo Anthony, the teenager charg...

"Help Me, Help Me" Truck Driver's Video Shows South Carolina Black Woman Escaping Man Accused of Posing as a Police Officer Who Tried To Abduct Her

AIKEN COUNTY, S.C. — A young woman burst from a wooded area with handcuffs behind her back, sprinting across a rural highway as a Cadillac swerved from side to side behind her. A truck driver's dashboard camera captured the frightening chase moments...

"Treated Her Like My Queen" TV Bailiff Renard Spivey Gives First Interview After Wife's Murder Acquittal

HOUSTON — Renard Spivey sat across from a "48 Hours" interviewer carrying a burden that has followed him since a gunshot shattered a summer night in 2019 and left his wife dead on the floor of their home. The former Harris County deputy and televis...

"Everything Checked Out PERFECTLY" Trump's Latest Physical Delivers Good News at 79

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump walked away from his annual physical carrying something every candidate values during an election season: a doctor's report that supports the image he wants voters to see. Hours of testing at Walter Reed National Military...

"She Couldn't Identify Him" Vallejo Police Arrested Ronnie Lewis, a Black Man, Still

Ronnie Lewis, a Black man, was sitting inside his own vehicle when Vallejo police officers moved in and took him into custody on felony carjacking charges. A lawsuit alleges officers overlooked major differences between Lewis and the description pro...

Will Smith's Ex-Wife Says Bilaal Salaam Used Her Name for Clicks — Now She Wants $1 Million

Sheree Zampino, the former wife of Will Smith, was nowhere near the camera when Bilaal Salaam sat down for an appearance on "Unwine With Tasha K." Even so, her name became one of the biggest talking points to emerge from the broadcast. She is seeki...

One Seat Went to a Black Juror, Eleven Went to White Jurors — The Supreme Court Just Revived a Mississippi Death Row Verdict

Terry Pitchford was 18 years old when a robbery inside a Grenada grocery store ended with gunfire and a dead store owner. More than twenty years later, the makeup of the panel that convicted him is pulling the case back into national view. Four Bla...