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Va. cops fire 30 rounds into car, kill 2, including Md. mom; infant  survives VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) -- The four police officers who shot and killed two people inside a vehicle during a gunfight in a convenience store parking lot didn't realize there was an infant in the back seat of the car until after the gunfire stopped, police said Tuesday.

Black customer demands free coffee from Starbucks... and gets it Author and speaker Hotep Jesus, who is black, walked into Starbucks, said he'd heard the store was racist, and demanded a free coffee. Shockingly, the barista complied.

2 Florida deputies killed in apparent ambush at restaurant, suspect dead Two sheriff’s deputies were shot and killed Thursday in a restaurant in Trenton, Florida, in what appeared to be an ambush, officials said.

Homeless Youth In Dallas County Are Largely Female, African-American, New Survey Shows In years past, the  Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance  and its partners set up outposts hoping homeless youth would come to them. This year, they decided that process  needed to be reversed . Outreach workers spent six days in January counting the number of 12-to-24 year olds in Dallas County who didn’t have a stable place to live. They ultimately found 179 people in the county’s first-ever homeless youth survey.

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Anger spreads over police killing of black man in Walmart parking lot At a Walmart parking lot in Barstow this month, shoppers ducked for cover as police opened fire on a black man inside a car. When the confrontation ended, Diante Yarber was dead in a fusillade of what some witnesses counted as 30 shots from officers.

A Marriage Used to Prevent Deportation. Not Anymore. For decades, marriage to a United States citizen has been a virtual guarantee of legal residency, the main hurdle being proof that the relationship is legitimate. But with the Trump administration in fierce pursuit of unauthorized immigrants across the country, many who were ordered deported years ago are finding that jobs, home and family are no longer a defense — not even for those who have married Americans.

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WATCH: Philadelphia police chief apologizes to men arrested at Starbucks shop PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia’s police commissioner is apologizing to two black men who were arrested at a Starbucks in the city. Commissioner Richard Ross, who is black, apologized to the two men on Thursday after he previously staunchly defended police for their handling of the incident.

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HBO documentary to explore life and death of Sandra Bland, Naperville woman who died in Texas jail cell A documentary film on  Sandra Bland will premiere next week at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival in New York. A former Naperville resident, Bland was arrested after a traffic stop in July 2015 in Waller County, Texas, and died in police custody.

Starbucks will close all U.S. stores on May 29 for 'racial-bias education' Starbucks ( SBUX ) said it would close all of its U.S. stores on the afternoon of May 29 for racial-bias education for its employees, the company said in a statement. The coffee giant has come under pressure following the arrest of two black men on Thursday in one of its Philadelphia stores. The store manager whose phone call resulted in the arrests  has left the company.  

Adidas interested in signing Colin Kaepernick if he signs with an NFL team first     Adidas is interested in signing Colin Kaepernick . However, there appears to be just one possible snag — the free-agent quarterback must first be signed by an NFL team.

‘Shark Tank’s Daymond John Latest Star To Join Michelle Obama’s College Initiative Shark Tank star Daymond John is joining Robert De Niro , Bradley Cooper , Nick Cannon, Rebel Wilson and Zendaya in former first lady Michelle Obama ’s college initiative at Temple University on May 2. About 8,000 students are expected to attend during what is National Signing Day.

Jeanne Beker vs. Jully Black on the finale of Canada Reads 2018 Jeanne Beker and Jully Black have a heated moment on the finale of Canada Reads.

The top social media moments from Week 1 of the NBA playoffs It can be difficult to keep track of all the NBA's important moments on social media. Every night there's seemingly a new meme, a new highlight or a new beef to keep track of. That's what we're here for. Moving forward, we'll be rounding up the top social moments of the week and asking readers to vote on their favorite tweets, videos, GIFs and Instagram posts.

DC Police Required To Learn About Black History In New Training Program D.C. police officers will have to take a course on critical race theory and visit the National Museum of African American History and Culture as part of a new training program.

Kendrick Lamar is a Pulitzer Prize winner Kendrick Lamar now has a Pulitzer Prize to go with all his Grammy Awards. Lamar's "DAMN" was announced as the recipient of the prestigious award on Monday, a history-making first for a rap artist, as the music award is typically given to classical or jazz works. The 2017 Pulitzer Prize for music went to "Angel's Bone," an opera by composer Du Yun. "DAMN" is Lamar's fourth studio album and was released in  April 2017 .

Black Men Arrested At Starbucks Agree To Meet With CEO Starbucks says the two men who were arrested at one of its Philadelphia locations earlier this month have  agreed to meet  with its CEO.  This news came after the CEO himself, Kevin Johnson,  appeared on  "Good Morning America" Monday to talk about the controversial arrests.  "I personally apologize to the two gentlemen that visited our store. ... There are some scenarios where the police should be called — if there's threats or a disturbance, those might be appropriate times. In this case, none of that occurred. It was completely inappropriate to engage the police," Johnson said.

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MLB celebrates Jackie Robinson day with controversial Chief Wahoo hat The latest, and perhaps most tone deaf, attempt to do so comes on one of baseball’s most celebrated and significant holidays: Jackie Robinson Day. As athletes and civil rights figures across the country remember Robinson breaking MLB’s color barrier on this day in 1947, the Indians have decided it is perfectly acceptable to sell a Chief Wahoo hat with a special edition Jackie Robinson patch affixed to its side.

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