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The Norman, Oklahoma, Public Schools District is condemning an announcer who “made racist and hateful comments targeted at our Norman High student athletes” on a livestream of a state basketball tournament, a statement from the district superintendent said. On Thursday, the Norman High School girls’ basketball team was set to play Midwest City in the

Click here for updates on this story     CHEROKEE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Plans are in the works to build a new School of Innovation and Technology in Cherokee County, North Carolina. But now, the Cherokee County School Board is exercising due diligence after members became aware of an abandoned African-American slave graveyard that is

An Oklahoma death row inmate is set to receive a new trial after a court overturned his conviction based on a US Supreme Court ruling last year that determined a large part of the state is Native American territory for the purposes of federal criminal law. The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals ruled Thursday the

Click here for updates on this story     SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — It’s been 26 years since James and Janice Sweatt were married and they haven’t taken off their wedding rings since then. On Monday, James’ wedding ring left his finger and not by choice. Sweatt says this woman stole his wedding ring. He told CBS13

Click here for updates on this story     PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — A vicious attack caught on camera shows a man surrounded by a group on motorcycles and ATVs and was not only jumped but barraged by garbage, bricks, and cinder blocks. On Thursday night, Philadelphia Police say a person of interest is in custody. The brutal

Click here for updates on this story     MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Thieves stole a family’s van from their apartment parking garage at the Emberwood Apartments in Blaine Thursday morning — but they took away more than just a mode of transportation. “We woke up this morning to go to therapy appointments early, and came out of

Click here for updates on this story     MIAMI (WFOR) — Hard work, passion, and high-energy are the best way to describe the cheerleading teams at 5 Star Athletics, but there is one team in particular that has crowds cheering for them. They are called The Emeralds, a team made up of differently-abled cheerleaders, who practice

Click here for updates on this story     AUSTIN, Texas (KTVT) — “Teachers had our backs. Now we must have theirs.” A lawmaker in Texas is looking to set a new minimum salary for teachers across the state. State Rep. James Talarico (D-Round Rock) on Thursday said he filed House Bill 3580, which would put that

One Georgetown Law professor has been fired and another placed on administrative leave after one’s comments disparaging Black students were recorded via Zoom. Sandra Sellers and David Batson, the two professors, had a conversation regarding Black students’ performance in their classes at the end of a lecture last month. Their comments were included in the

Click here for updates on this story     BOSTON (WBZ) — A unique condo is up for sale in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood, but prospective buyers will need an open mind about its open concept. The main bathroom on the first floor at 302 South Street #2 does not have doors or walls around the toilet.

Click here for updates on this story     SPRINGFIELD, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Springfield Middle School parent was suspended from the baseball diamond after yelling racial slurs at the coach. Latoya Groves doubled down on her words Thursday. She admitted to calling the coach, ‘coach c–n’ at a game, then taking to Facebook where she called

A quick-thinking customer at a Chick-fil-A drive-thru used the door of his truck to help police catch a fleeing suspect, authorities said. Police in Jacksonville, Texas, said that officers were attempting to stop a man in a stolen vehicle on Wednesday when he took off on foot, according to a post on the department’s Facebook

Click here for updates on this story     BALDWIN COUNTY, Alabama (WALA) — With two tennis ball-sized growths on each side of its beak, a goose in Baldwin County has captivated the attention of hundreds of animal lovers offering to help. The goose, named Ricky, went into surgery at Langston Animal Hospital to remove one of

Click here for updates on this story     NATURAL DAM, Arkansas (KFSM) — A local man says he stumbled into a wooded area full of rattlesnakes while out on a hike. He says he took a tumble trying to get away. “It was pretty scary,” Stephen Gossow. “It was unexpected, and it happened so fast.” Stephen