A ‘sick, juvenile’ game: Florida paramedics snapped selfies with unconcious patients for fun, police say; Officials detect THC, marijuana’s active ingredient, in Colorado town’s public water supply; North Miami police shoot black man who said his hands were raised while he tried to help autistic group-home resident; Bipolar rape victim jailed after having a mental breakdown while testifying against rapist; Caribbean cave art sheds surprising new light on ancient religious collision; Dana Zzyym doesn’t identify as male or female, so can’t get a passport; ‘I’m going to be free’: Terminally ill Wisconsin teen schedules her death and one ‘last dance’; With a tweet, astronomers crack open mystery of a massive bulge at the center of our galaxy;
 
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Video: Austin police body-slam black teacher, tell her blacks have ‘violent tendencies’
The Austin police chief said he was "sickened and saddened" by the June 2015 video, which showed a white officer twice throw Breaion King to the ground.
A ‘sick, juvenile’ game: Florida paramedics snapped selfies with unconcious patients for fun, police say
Texts between the two paramedics egged each other on to “step up” their game, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.
 
Officials detect THC, marijuana’s active ingredient, in Colorado town’s public water supply
Town employees found a tampered well and are telling residents not to drink the water.
 
North Miami police shoot black man who said his hands were raised while he tried to help autistic group-home resident
"All he has is a toy truck in his hand," Charles Kinsey told police as he tried to help an autistic patient. "There is no need for guns." Seconds later, the caretaker was shot.
 
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Bipolar rape victim jailed after having a mental breakdown while testifying against rapist
The victim, known as Jane Doe, was considered a flight risk and placed in jail to ensure her testimony. Doe is now suing Harris County.
 
Caribbean cave art sheds surprising new light on ancient religious collision
Archaeologists found Latin and Spanish inscriptions alongside curly figures drawn by native islanders.
 
Dana Zzyym doesn’t identify as male or female, so can’t get a passport
Zzyym, who is intersex, filed a lawsuit against the State Department, which refused Zzyym's passport application based on gender identity.
 
‘I’m going to be free’: Terminally ill Wisconsin teen schedules her death and one ‘last dance’
Months after turning 14, Jerika Bolen, who is terminally ill, decided it was time to remove the ventilator, time to die.
 
With a tweet, astronomers crack open mystery of a massive bulge at the center of our galaxy
An image posted to Twitter 'irrefutably' offers evidence of a strange shape at the heart of the Milky Way.
 
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