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New York Police Department officers shot 51-year-old Darrius Kennedy dead in the middle of Times Square Saturday afternoon after he allegedly refused  to put down…

Two weeks after a handcuffed 21-year-old Mississippi man mysteriously died from a gunshot wound in the head while in the back of a police car…

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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Gabby Douglas is really big in her hometown. Really big and painted on a wall. The gold-medal-winning gymnast has a giant…

via BBC News Two former officers of the US Border Patrol have been found guilty of using their position to smuggle hundreds of illegal immigrants across the border from Mexico for personal gain. Raul Villarreal and his brother, Fidel, were also convicted of accepting bribes and conspiring to launder money. Before the case, Raul Villarreal […]

via BBC News Late Beastie Boys member Adam Yauch has used his will to stop people from using his music or image in advertising. The will was filed at Manhattan Surrogate court in New York earlier this week leaving instructions from the pioneering rapper, also known as MCA. It read: “Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, […]

via BBC News A businessman has been banned from selling Michael Jackson memorabilia and using the singer’s name online, after a US judge ruled he was guilty of copyright infringement. District Judge Dean Pregerson granted an injunction blocking Howard Mann from using his sites including MJgives.com and michaeljacksonsecretvault.com. The sites featured Jackson video clips, art […]

via BBC News   London 2012 has been the greenest Olympics ever, the commission set up to monitor the environmental impact of the Games has announced. The independent Commission for a Sustainable London 2012 said recycling and regeneration had been a success. But it said much more could be done to minimize the impact of […]