Новости за 14.10.2015

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A Cleveland truck driver is charged with murder in four slayings and is being labeled a serial killer by a Cuyahoga County prosecutor, Reuters reports. 

An injured New London, Conn., police officer got a pleasant surprise to help him heal a little faster, as well as a pleasant reminder that his own acts of kindness have not been overlooked, WFSB reports.  

Black Lives Matter activists lined a Washington, D.C., street Tuesday in protest after an 18-year-old black man and his friends were accosted, chased and handcuffed by police for, they believe, standing too close to a banking institution and thereby making a white woman uncomfortable.

On Oct. 14, 1964, it was announced that Martin Luther King Jr. was the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. This was only four years before he met his horrific fate. Neither King's life nor his dream has been in vain, however. Even as we continue to fight for racial equality in 2015, we're reminded of and inspired by his sacrifice and his wisdom every day.

When I was younger, I wanted my older cousin to be like Denise Huxtable. I wanted to talk to her about boys and clothes and go to the mall with her. However, she was a bit more like Daria Morgendorffer, the snarky, sarcastic loner on MTV’s animated ’90s series Daria and Beavis and Butt-head. When I realized that truth, it lifted my disappointment and I learned to accept my relative for who she is.

A 17-year-old Bridgeport, Conn., teen claims that a 38-year-old woman whom she didn't know offered her a ride to school on a brisk morning last week. The teen accepted the offer, and once she was inside the car, the teen claims, the woman sexually assaulted her. Fearing for her safety, the teen reportedly dived from the woman's moving car.

A Baltimore judge ruled Tuesday that two officers' statements would be admissible at their trials in connection with the death of Freddie Gray, while three other cops charged in the case withdrew their efforts to block their statements, the Baltimore Sun reports. 

Graphic video of Matthew Ajibade's ultimately fatal encounter with Georgia deputies has been obtained by NBC News, and it shows officers using a Taser on the mentally ill inmate, who was restrained.

Thomas Johnson, a former Texas A&M University wide receiver, was reportedly “angry about his situation” when, police say, he randomly attacked and fatally stabbed a male jogger along White Rock Creek Trail in northeast Dallas early Monday, Fox 4 reports.

Oh yeah, that’s right: Democrats do have a primary after all.

Dear Demetria:

Former Los Angeles Lakers forward, and erstwhile reality-TV star, Lamar Odom is currently fighting for his life after being found unconscious at Dennis Hof's Love Ranch South in Pahrump, Nev., TMZ reports.