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Bill Cosby: what will his legacy be now?

Matt Rourke-Pool/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- After six days of deliberations, the jury in the Bill Cosby sexual assault trial in Norristown, PA, was unable to reach a unanimous decision on Cosby's guilt, prompting the judge to declare a mistrial.  The district attorney has already said they will re-try the case. As we await what happens next, the question now is: can the world still appreciate Bill Cosby, the trailblazing entertainer […]

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Bill Cosby sexual assault trial ends in mistrial

iStock/Thinkstock(NORRISTOWN, Penn.) -- After six days of deliberations, a Norristown, PA, jury Saturday failed to reach a verdict in Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial, prompting Judge Steven O'Neill to declare a mistrial. Montgomery County, PA District Attorney Kevin Steele has already declared Cosby will be re-tried. Early Thursday the jury in the Norristown, Pennsylvania courtroom informed the court that they were unable to reach a unanimous agreement on any of […]

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Bill Cosby’s sexual assault case ends in a mistrial

Gilbert Carrasquillo/WireImage via Getty Images(NORRISTOWN, Pa.) -- Bill Cosby’s sexual assault case has ended in a mistrial.After six days of deliberation, the seven men and five women selected to serve on the jury were unable to render a unanimous verdict on any of the three counts of felony aggravated indecent assault with which Cosby had been charged.The comedian pleaded not guilty.Kevin R. Steel, the district attorney from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, […]

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Noose found near National Gallery of Art in DC

iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) -- A noose was found near the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., Saturday afternoon, the latest in a series of incidents on the National Mall.The noose was discovered near the intersection of 3rd Street and Pennsylvania Avenue at around 3 p.m., Sgt. Anna Rose with the U.S. Park Police confirmed to ABC News. Police are investigating. There are no further details at this time.Last month, a noose […]

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Drone finds lost hikers and dog in Colorado

Douglas County Search and Rescue(CASTLE ROCK, Colo.) -- Two lost hikers and their yellow Labrador were located with the help of a drone after they accidentally wandered off a trail in Pike National Forest in Colorado.According to Douglas County Search and Rescue, the two men were hiking the Devil's Head trail when they realized they were lost and called 911.Serch and Rescue volunteer teams responded to the trail at approximately […]

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Lawmakers consider boosting security after Virginia attack

Mark Wilson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Rep. Cedric Richmond, D-La., the chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, met last week with House Speaker Paul Ryan to express concern about security for members.The meeting, along with a letter to leadership, came after Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, started receiving death threats after calling for President Trump’s impeachment on the House floor.But now, after a gunman opened fire on Republicans practicing for the Congressional Baseball […]

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Eighteen protesters arrested for blocking Minnesota freeway after Philando Castile verdict

Stephen Maturen/Getty Images(ST. PAUL, Minn.) -- Thousands protested in Minnesota on Friday after the acquittal of the police officer who fatally shot Philando Castile during a traffic stop last year. Eighteen were arrested.The protesters gathered at the Minnesota State Capitol and marched through the streets of St. Paul on Friday night to decry the "not guilty" verdict returned by a jury in the manslaughter trial of former St. Anthony Police […]

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ICE director: If you entered the US illegally, you ‘should be concerned’

Don Bartletti/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said on Friday that he has no regrets about testifying earlier this week that all undocumented immigrants should be fearful of deportation."I have zero regrets. It needed to be said," Thomas Homan said of his testimony to Congress."If you choose to enter this country illegally, which is a crime, you should be concerned. You violated a law […]

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Two arrested in alleged avocado assault on Bronx deli worker

WABC-TV(NEW YORK) -- Two suspects have been arrested for allegedly assaulting a 21-year-old Bronx deli worker with avocados, breaking his jaw.Surveillance video from the Stadium Gourmet Deli on East 161st St. on May 29 appears to show the men picking up several avocados from a stand near the register before they lob them at the cashier.The first avocado thrown at the victim hits him on the side of the face, […]

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