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Lawyer who represented George Zimmerman arrested in Florida

October 19, 2021 - 07:53 AM KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — A central Florida defense attorney who briefly represented George Zimmerman in the Trayvon Martin case is accused of witness tampering in a juvenile rape case, sheriff’s officials said. Hal Uhrig, who works for The Defense Group, was arrested Monday on charges of solicitation to commit perjury and witness tampering, Osceola County Sheriff Marcos López said during a news conference. Uhrig, who represents a man accused of raping a child when she was 9, arranged a meeting with his client, the victim and her father, the sheriff said. “The point of...

Jury selection moving slow in Ahmaud Arbery slaying trial

October 19, 2021 - 07:05 AM By RUSS BYNUM (AP) — Attorneys planned to resume questioning potential jurors Tuesday in the trial of three white men charged with chasing and killing Ahmaud Arbery following a slow start and some admonishment from the judge to speed things along. The fatal shooting of Arbery on a reside...

Slain woman’s family questions actions of sheriff’s office

October 18, 2021 - 07:05 PM ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Florida sheriff’s department has released a heavily redacted report on its response to the disappearance of a college student who was found dead. The young woman’s family says it only reinforces their belief that deputies failed to react quickly enough when s...

On bodycam, police officer stomps Black homeless man’s head

October 18, 2021 - 12:35 PM Nationwide — A police officer from Indianapolis, Indiana is facing felony charges after bodycam footage appears to show him forcefully stomping a homeless Black man in the head during an arrest. In the bodycam footage released by Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, 39-year old J...

BREAKING: General Colin Powell dies at 84 of Covid complications

October 18, 2021 - 07:00 AM Washington (AP) - Colin Powell, the trailblazing soldier and diplomat whose sterling reputation of service to Republican and Democratic presidents was stained by his faulty claims to justify the 2003 U.S. war in Iraq, died Monday of COVID-19 complications. He was 84. A veteran of the Vietnam W...

Hip-hop artist funds free therapy through selling coffee

September 19, 2021 - 07:25 PM NATIONWIDE (BAMM Network) — After dealing with trauma for much of his life, hip-hop artist Christopher LeMark, opens up his own coffee shop, a safe space where people can "talk about hard stuff." Not only that, the coffee shop's profits are used to fund free therapy sessions for peo...

Houston author releases new children’s book featuring African-American businesswomen

September 19, 2021 - 03:12 PM Houston, TX — Long-time entrepreneur and author, Gwen Richardson, has just released her new children’s book, Boss Women: Seven African-American Women Who Built Their Businesses From the Ground Up. The book features seven African-American women who started their businesses by th...

Georgia sheriff raising money to aid needy kids at Halloween

September 19, 2021 - 02:10 PM LEESBURG, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia sheriff’s department is raising money to help needy children have a happy Halloween. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office in southwest Georgia will use the cash donations to buy Halloween costumes for kids whose families otherwise couldn’t afford th...

White House offers Nicki Minaj call to answer vaccine Qs

September 16, 2021 - 08:05 PM By ALEXANDRA JAFFE (AP) — The White House offered Wednesday to connect Nicki Minaj with one of the Biden administration’s doctors to address her questions about the COVID-19 vaccine, after the Trinidadian-born rapper’s erroneous tweet alleging the vaccine causes impotence went...

Georgia school district mandates COVID-19 vaccines for staff

September 16, 2021 - 07:10 PM DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — Employees in the Decatur school system in suburban Atlanta have until the end of October to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The move could set up a showdown with Gov. Brian Kemp, who issued an executive order in May that he says bans government entities from mandating vac...

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Lawyer who represented George Zimmerman arrested in Florida

Jury selection moving slow in Ahmaud Arbery slaying trial

Slain woman’s family questions actions of sheriff’s office

On bodycam, police officer stomps Black homeless man’s head

BREAKING: General Colin Powell dies at 84 of Covid complications

Hip-hop artist funds free therapy through selling coffee

Houston author releases new children’s book featuring African-American businesswomen

Georgia sheriff raising money to aid needy kids at Halloween

White House offers Nicki Minaj call to answer vaccine Qs

Georgia school district mandates COVID-19 vaccines for staff

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