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Eric Garner Chokehold Death: Police Officer Says He Did Not Use Chokehold

Daniel Pantaleo, the officer not indicted by a grand jury in the death of Eric Garner, said he never used a chokehold to subdue the man.

Immigration Reform News 2014: Mexican Immigrants Still Threatened With Deportation Despite Meeting Relief Guidelines

Since October, Arturo Hernandez has sought sanctuary in the basement of a church of the First Unitarian Society of Denver, Colorado after fleeing a threat of deportation. Immigration policy won't let agents enter a house of workshop to deport someone unless they have committed a serious crime.

Possibly Drunk Female Driver Jumps Curb Near NYC Empire State Building on Human Rights Day 2014

The NYPD is investigating an accident that occurred after a car jumped the curb near the Empire State Building on Wednesday night, injuring seven people.

Registered Sex Offender Wins Over $2M in Florida Super Millions Lottery [Pic]

A convicted sex offender won nearly $3 million dollars playing a scratch-off lottery game. A Florida man won a nearly $3 million jackpot from a scratch-off lottery this week.

Summit For Silicon Valley Diversity: Latinos Not Well Represented in Event Hosted By Jesse Jackson

Representatives from Google, Apple, Facebook and 20 other tech companies joined the civil rights leader Jesse Jackson and his group Rainbow Push at a Silicon Valley summit, Diversity 2.0, to find solutions to the scarcity of women, blacks and Latinos at technology companies. It will be the first time companies will publicly address their lack of diversity.

Missouri Executes Inmate Convicted of Beating Woman to Death With Hammer

A Missouri inmate took his final breath early Wednesday morning before the state executed him for sexually assaulting and beating a 63-year-old woman to death with a hammer in 1998.

CIA Torture Report: ISIS Responds to CIA Torture Report

ISIS and other militant groups responded to the United States recent C.I.A. torture report, saying that they are not surprised.

Immigration Laws and Legislation 2014: Four More States Join Texas-led Immigration Lawsuit

Four more states have joined a Texas-led coalition that seeks to sue the Obama administration an over executive action on immigration announced last month wherein the president's unilaterally moved to spare millions of people living illegally in the United States from deportation.

Border Patrol in Philadelphia Intercepts Insect Immigrants in Cargo From Latin America

Border Patrol in Philadelphia intercepts three types of dangerous insect in cargo from Latin America,

Woman Receives $31 Credit From Uber After Being Sexually Harassed by Driver

After complaining about being sexually harassed by a taxi driver in London, Uber offered the woman a £20 or a $31 credit.

Man Who Had Been Living in Attic Falls Through Ceiling of Denver Restaurant

A man who had been secretly living in the rafters above a Denver-area restaurant fell through the ceiling Tuesday night. He was trapped in a wall space, according to police.

Jodi Arias Trial Update News 2014: Third Juror Dismissed From Death Penalty Trial After Getting Arrested

More details have emerged about the latest juror to be dismissed from the Jodi Arias sentencing retrial.

President Obama to Give $1 Billion to Preschools

President Barack Obama promoted a new $1 billion package of combined public and private funding for U.S. preschool programs during a White House summit.

Mother Gives Birth to Baby Boy Aboard a Southwest Airlines Flight

A Southwest Airlines flight heading to Phoenix, Arizona made an emergency landing on Tuesday after a woman gave birth on the plane.

Obama Job Approval Rating 2014: High Disapproval for Immigration Executive Action, Economy and Foreign Policy Management

President Barack Obama's job approval rating continued to decline, based on new polling data conducted after the midterm elections, and his handling on immigration has been viewed with unpopular opinion.

US Secretary of State John Kerry Criticized for Asking for 'Open-Ended Authorization' for Military to Fight ISIS Terrorist Group

On Tuesday, Secretary of State John Kerry appeared before a Senate committee to ask the U.S. legislature for greater powers in the fight against ISIS. These would give the U.S. military greater freedom in its current fight but also blur the extent of American involvement.

Powerball Numbers & Results December 10, 2014: Watch Live Stream Of Drawing For $60 Million Jackpot

The excitement is growing for the Dec. 10 Powerball jackpot, which currently stands at $60 million. The drawing will take place Wednesday night at 11 p.m. ET.

Missing Students in Guerrero 2014: Obama Says He Offered Help to 'Friend' Mexico, Defends President Enrique Pena Nieto

In an interview with Telemundo, President Barack Obama expressed the help his administration offered Mexico in trying to figure out what happen to the 43 students from the Raúl Isidro Burgos Rural Teachers' College who went missing in September, a tragedy that he said had "no place in civilized society."

Columbia Law School Postpones Final Exams as Students Deal With Eric Garner, Michael Brown Shootings: Harvard, Georgetown Students Request Leniency

Columbia Law School has allowed its students to delay final exams due to the "trauma" following two racially-charged cases in which grand juries chose not to indict white police officers involved in the deaths of unarmed black men.

New York City Council Approves LGBT Bill in Support of Transgender People Wanting to Change Their Sex

On Monday, the New York City Council approved a bill that would allow transgender people to change their gender on birth certificates without previous medical transitioning. The bill would grant greater freedoms of identity to transgender people in the city.
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