When Nadia King, 6, was removed from her school last week and taken to a mental health facility for a 48-hour psychiatric evaluation, she was held under Florida’s Baker Act, according to an incident report from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Her mother, Reganel Reeves, was contacted after the decision was made and Nadia was already…… MORE
Progress is coming, inch by inch: Several states may pass or have already passed the CROWN Act, which would outlaw discrimination based on hair texture or style. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your…… MORE
A Montana police officer was taken to the hospital Saturday after being hit by a car driven by a 14-year-old boy, according to a news release from the Billings Police Department. Five teenage girls were also in the car, the release said. The boy has been charged with attempted deliberate homicide and was remanded to…… MORE
A Milwaukee woman and her two daughters, who went missing earlier this month, were found dead in a garage Sunday, authorities said. An Amber Alert was issued Thursday for Amarah Banks, 26, and her daughters Zaniya Ivery, 5, and Camaria Banks, 4, after Banks was reported missing by her family on February 9. All three…… MORE
Jaylan Butler, a black student at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois, filed a lawsuit against several police officers and sheriff’s deputies alleging he was wrongfully detained after being mistaken for a suspect. The lawsuit, filed January 21 in US District Court for the Central District of Illinois, says that Butler was stopped by police…… MORE
For many Americans, Presidents Day has become synonymous to a day of big savings as many retailers roll out their winter clearance sales. But the third Monday of every February is a day to remember the nation’s presidents, especially the first one. In fact, the day’s official name is Washington’s Birthday after President George Washington,…… MORE
An off-duty Ferguson police officer was shot multiple times when he confronted a shoplifter at a Walmart in the Missouri city Sunday night, according to the St. Louis County Police Department. The 35-year-old officer was working security in the Walmart on West Florissant Avenue and was in full uniform when he approached the shoplifter around…… MORE
Donald Stratton, a survivor of the USS Arizona, died February 15, according to a statement from the Pearl Harbor National Memorial. He was 97, a tweet from USS Arizona said. Stratton joined the Navy in 1940 after growing up in Nebraska. The USS Arizona was the first ship he joined, the statement from the National…… MORE
Kawhi Leonard was the first recipient of the Kobe Bryant MVP Award Sunday. The MVP award for the NBA All-Star Game was renamed Saturday to honor the basketball legend. Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, were among nine people killed when their helicopter, headed to a youth basketball game, crashed on January 26. “It means a…… MORE
The teenage girl behind the Renegade got her time to shine Sunday during the NBA All-Star game. Jalaiah Harmon, 14, performed her viral dance in front of thousands at Chicago’s United Center. Prior to All-Star weekend, most people didn’t even know Jalaiah had created the dance. That is until Friday when Atlanta rapper K Camp…… MORE
