Tasneem Nashrulla
Many People Are Very Sad That Joe Biden Is Not Running For President
"Think of all the ice-cream photo ops we'll never get to see."
Tasneem Nashrulla
This Is The Man In India Who Is Selling States Illegally Imported Execution Drugs
When states ran out of execution drugs, they started paying tens of thousands of dollars to Chris Harris, a salesman in India with no pharmaceutical background.
Chris McDaniel
Man Allegedly Calls News Station To Confess To Killing Girl In 1982
Jose Ferreira has been charged with second-degree murder after calling a local Milwaukee news station and revealing details about the death of a 13-year-old girl more than 30 years ago.
Tasneem Nashrulla
Teen's Fatal New York Church Beating Lasted 14 Hours, Witness Says
The length of the beating was revealed at a court hearing for Deborah and Bruce Leonard, charged with beating their 19-year-old son, Lucas Leonard, to death at the Word of Life Church in New Hartford.
Tasneem Nashrulla
Police: Every Member Of The Church Where A Teen Was Fatally Beaten Is A "Person Of Interest"
Lucas Leonard, 19, was allegedly beaten to death by six members of the Word of Life church – including his parents – in New York state. Police told BuzzFeed News they are also looking into the church's past "behaviors and actions."
Tasneem Nashrulla
Unarmed D.C. Teen Tackled By Police Considers Lawsuit For Civil Rights Violations
Jason Goolsby, who was tackled and arrested by the Metropolitan police after a woman at an ATM said she made him feel "uncomfortable," ran from the officer because he "feared for his life."
Tasneem Nashrulla
Texas Executes Man Who Fatally Shot Dallas Police Officer
Licho Escamilla is the 12th inmate executed in Texas this year. The Supreme Court last week declined to stop his execution.
Tasneem Nashrulla
Here's How Two Psychologists Allegedly Tortured Three Former CIA Prisoners
A lawsuit filed by the ACLU on behalf of three former CIA detainees accuses James Mitchell and John “Bruce” Jessen of commissioning torture, war crimes and non-consensual human experimentation.
Tasneem Nashrulla
Authorities To Investigate Police Tasering Of Texas Councilman In Same Town As Sandra Bland's Arrest
Prairie View Councilman Jonathan Miller was tasered on Thursday night and charged with resisting arrest. One of the officers involved in the confrontation also arrested Sandra Bland in July.
Tasneem Nashrulla
Arkansas Judge Halts Eight Executions After Legal Challenge From Inmates
Inmates challenged a new Arkansas law that allowed the state to withhold information identifying manufacturers or sellers of its execution drugs.
Tasneem Nashrulla
Photos Show 4-Year-Old Boy In China Who Died Trapped Under An Escalator Handrail
The boy was playing unsupervised with his younger sister on a subway escalator when he got wedged under the handrail. WARNING: This post includes graphic photos depicting the trapped child.
Tasneem Nashrulla
Three Drifters Were Arrested For The Murder Of Tantric Yoga Teacher And Backpacker In California
The two men and a woman, suspected of fatally shooting a popular tantric yoga teacher and massage therapist, have also been arrested for the robbery and death of a 23-year-old Canadian backpacker.
Tasneem Nashrulla
18-Year-Old Freshman Charged With Murder In Northern Arizona University Shooting
Steven Jones was charged with one count of first degree murder and three counts of aggravated assault. Colin Brough was killed and three others were injured.
Francis Whittaker
Texas Hands Down Its First Death Sentence Of 2015
Although Texas is the most active death penalty state in the country, the state had not sentenced anyone to death in 2015 — until this week. The 22-year-old sentenced to death on Oct. 7 said he fatally shot a man because of his "killer instinct."
Tasneem Nashrulla
Chelsea Manning Says Keeping Her Hair Short During Transition Nearly Drove Her To "Give Up"
Manning wrote about transitioning while jailed in a military prison in her first Medium post.
Tasneem Nashrulla
Rihanna On Rachel Dolezal: “Is It Such A Horrible Thing That She Pretended To Be Black?”
In a Vanity Fair interview, the singer said Dolezal, who identifies as black even as her parents insist she was born white, "was a bit of a hero."
Tasneem Nashrulla
Texas Executes Inmate Who Murdered A Man Over $8
Juan Garcia on Tuesday was executed by lethal injection for fatally shooting a man during a 1998 robbery in which he stole $8. He was denied clemency.
Tasneem Nashrulla
Navy To Start Search For Cargo Ship That Sank In Hurricane Joaquin
The Navy on Friday will start using high sensitive equipment to search for the El Faro, which sank last week, officials said. All 33 crew members are presumed dead.
Jason Wells
Here's What We Know About Oregon Community College Shooter Chris Harper-Mercer
The reported 26-year-old gunman appears to have left an extensive profile on obscure blog sites and other online boards. His family described their "shock" at Thursday's shooting.
Salvador Hernandez
Oklahoma Governor Stops Richard Glossip's Execution Over Drug Concerns
Citing questions raised about a lethal injection drug, Gov. Mary Fallin granted a 37-day stay of execution for Glossip who was set to be executed today. Glossip says he is innocent and has thousands of supporters, including Susan Sarandon and Richard Branson.
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