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via BlackAmericaWeb: In the aftermath of the tragedy in Dayton Ohio, Police are saying that 6 of the 9 people that were killed were africian americans… Police said Connor Betts, who was white, was killed in less than a minute by officers patrolling in the area. They identified the other dead as Monica Brickhouse, 39; […]

National

via BlackAmericaWeb: The founder of an African-American Museum in Baton Rouge, LA has been found dead in the trunk of a car three miles from her home. Sadie Roberts-Joseph, 75, was mysteriously found Friday (July 12)  CNN reports. Reports are saying she was suffocated but no further information has been released. Roberts-Joseph was dedicated to […]

Entertainment

viaWTKR: Norfolk native and boxing legend, Pernell “Sweet Pea” Whitaker, 55, died Sunday evening after being hit by a vehicle in Virginia Beach near the intersection of Northampton Boulevard and Baker Road. A family member confirmed to News 3 that the Olympic gold medal winner and four-weight world champion was killed in the 10 p.m., crash. Police […]

Entertainment

via BlackAmericaWeb: Freeda Foreman, the daughter of George Foreman, has passed away. She was 42. Freeda, one of Big George’s 7 daughters followed him in his footsteps, beginning to box professionally as a middleweight beginning in 2000. She won her first five fights before losing her sixth fight in 2001. She promptly retired after the loss, settling […]

Entertainment

via BlackAmericaWeb: Natalie Cole’s son has died. The only child of the legendary singer, whose father was pioneering crooner Nat King Cole was found dead in his Southern California apartment. The NY Daily News reports: Robert Yancy, the son of the late R&B singer Natalie Cole, has died of an apparent heart attack, TMZ reports. He was 39. […]

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PAUL MORIGI/GETTY IMAGES Former U.S. Congressman Steve LaTourette has died Wednesday night. Chief of Staff Dino Disanto for Rep. David Joyce (R-Ohio) confirmed LaTourette passed Wednesday before 8:30 p.m., outside of D.C. Disanto was LaTourette’s former chief of staff. LaTourette had been battling pancreatic cancer over the year. In a WKYC interview with Congressman LaTourette […]

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(CNN)Muhammad Ali, the legendary boxer who proclaimed himself “The Greatest” and was among the most famous and beloved athletes on the planet, died Friday in Phoenix, Arizona, a family spokesman said. Ali, 74, had been at a Phoenix hospital since Thursday with what spokesman Bob Gunnell had described as a respiratory issue. Read More

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PARMA HEIGHTS, OH (WOIO) – Surveillance video from the Papa John’s on Pearl Road in Parma Heights shows a gunman holding two workers at bay. Police…

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The suspected gunman in the tragic Umpqua Community College shooting that left nine dead and nine injured has been identified as 26-year-old Chris Harper Mercer, NBC…

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18yo Terrell Day died in police custody after being arrested for shoplifting. His mother's plea @WTHRcom #WTHRSunrise pic.twitter.com/NAMjF0Sy6S — Carrie Cline (@CarrieWTHR) September 28, 2015…

National

  (CNN) — The gunman who opened fire at a New Jersey mall Monday night is dead, authorities said. The shooter’s body was discovered at 3:20 a.m. Tuesday in a back area of the Westfield Garden State Plaza Mall. Authorities said he had a self-inflicted gunshot wound. [Previous story, published at 2:32 a.m. ET] New […]

National

  In a very sad turn of events, TMZ is reporting that ”MasterChef” finalist Josh Marks has been found dead in a Chicago alleyway. Officials allegedly believe he committed suicide. A rep for the Chicago PD says they received a call from a woman screaming for help Friday evening and upon arriving on the scene they found a 26-year old male […]