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Cops: KKK Members Arrested in Brawl Acted in Self-Defense

5 KKK members released after being attacked by California counter-protesters

(Newser) - A California Ku Klux Klan rally on Saturday ended with three anti-KKK protesters stabbed and five KKK members arrested. But Anaheim cops now say those five have been released after evidence shows they acted in self-defense, the Los Angeles Times reports. "The totality of the evidence, including videos, still...

Tables Turn on Students Said to Be Victims of Hate Crime

3 SUNY Albany women are now being charged with assault

(Newser) - An attack against three black SUNY Albany students that they said was racially motivated has now taken a turn, NBC New s reports. Ariel Agudio, Alexis Briggs, and Asha Burwell, all 20-year-old females, say they were on a late-night city bus on Jan. 30 when they were harassed by a...

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'Sharpened' Blow Darts Hit Tourists

California Highway Patrol calls it baffling

(Newser) - Ah, friendly San Francisco—where two tourists were apparently just attacked by darts fired from a blow gun. The pedestrians were crossing the Golden Gate Bridge on Friday when they were struck by the metal darts, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Seems one victim flagged down a California Highway Patrol...

Female Miami Doctor Suspended After Uber Confrontation

Dr. Anjali Ramkissoon could face termination after video goes viral

(Newser) - A Miami doctor is in hot water after video surfaced showing her in an altercation with an Uber driver on Sunday night. Dr. Anjali Ramkissoon, a fourth-year neurology resident at Jackson Health System, has been placed on administrative leave, per a statement, and an internal investigation "will determine if...

Fired Taco Bell Exec Sues Driver for Recording Beating

He files $5M suit over 'illegal recording'

(Newser) - The Taco Bell exec fired for allegedly assaulting an Uber driver apparently believes that the best defense is a good offense: Benjamin Golden has filed a $5 million lawsuit against driver Edward Caban, claiming that the driver illegally recorded him without his consent and the video of the drunken incident...

Woman Says Uber Driver Broke Her Jaw on New Year's Eve

Now she's suing

(Newser) - A woman is suing Uber, claiming one of its drivers attacked her and broke her jaw during the ride home from a New Year's Eve party in Hollywood, NBC Los Angeles reports. "I took the Uber because they hold themselves in a safe and responsible way for people...

10 Awful Things We'd Do for Money

Murder, sex, assault, treason, pornography, and so much more

(Newser) - Judging by the skyrocketing Powerball jackpot , Americans are willing to turn a blind eye to statistics in the pursuit of easy money. But it turns out that's not the worst thing we'd do for a payday. "Many Americans admit they would be willing to go to incredible,...

Roommate Takes Shower 'Too Early,' Things Unravel

Toronto cops ended up being called to the scene

(Newser) - "Is it the most effective use of police resources? No." That's what a Toronto officer had to say after authorities responded to an alleged assault that resulted in minor injuries at an apartment in the city on Tuesday. The problem? Someone apparently got upset that their roommate...

Man Rams French Soldiers Guarding Mosque With His Car

His motives are currently unclear

(Newser) - A man rammed his car into four soldiers guarding a mosque on Friday in the southeast French city of Valence, but was stopped when a soldier fired and wounded him, authorities said. His motives were unclear, but with France on high alert after the coordinated attacks in Paris on Nov....

3 HS Basketball Players Charged With Raping Teammate

Tennessee players allegedly assaulted teammate in hazing incident

(Newser) - Three high school basketball players in Tennessee have been charged with raping and assaulting a teammate in an apparent hazing incident, officials said. Gatlinburg Police said in a statement that the players were charged Monday in the incident, which occurred last week at a rental cabin. The statement said staff...

Opie and Anthony DJ Charged With Domestic Violence

Woman uploads Periscope video showing fight between her and Anthony Cumia

(Newser) - Last year he was fired from SiriusXM for a string of "racially charged and hate-filled" tweets. Now disc jockey Anthony Cumia is facing new troubles after a domestic violence incident at his Long Island home. The 54-year-old former co-host of the Opie and Anthony radio show was arrested Saturday...

Azealia Banks Has Another Epic Meltdown

Rapper was arrested on multiple charges

(Newser) - Azealia Banks, last seen losing it on a fellow airline traveler , has allegedly had another epic meltdown. The rapper was arrested outside a New York nightclub Wednesday for allegedly attacking a security guard—and sources tell Page Six that Banks really lost it, biting the female guard in the boob....

Cranberries Singer Admits to Head-Butting, Kicking Cops

Cops say the singer also assaulted a flight attendant

(Newser) - The lead singer of the Irish rock band The Cranberries, Dolores O'Riordan, has pleaded guilty to assaulting three police officers and a flight attendant during an alleged psychotic episode last year. A cabin attendant testified that O'Riordan stomped on her ankle as the Aer Lingus flight from New...

Weapon in Alleged Subway Assault: Snickers Bar

Attacker randomly shoved candy in stranger's mouth, punched him: cops

(Newser) - "It was so out of the blue," the alleged victim of a very strange assault tells the Gothamist . "All of a sudden he shoved it into my face, and in my mouth. It was kind of a face punch of sorts, but with a candy bar."...

Stabbing of Woman Seen as 'Performance Art'

Patrons at Art Basel Miami Beach are left stunned

(Newser) - A stabbing at a Miami art show Friday night sparked confusion for champagne-swilling patrons: Was it real or was it performance art? Sadly, the assault at Art Basel Miami Beach was all too real and left the female victim bloodied with knife wounds to the arm and neck, the Miami ...

Guy Insults Stripper, Bad Things Happen

Florida man gets assaulted at a gentleman's club: report

(Newser) - Insulting a stripper about her weight may not be the world's best idea—as a young man discovered early Sunday morning in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Unidentified by police, the 23-year-old apparently told a dancer at Derriere's Gentlemen’s Club to "go to the gym and lose...

NCIS Star: Homeless Guy Nearly Killed Me

Suspect has been arrested

(Newser) - NCIS star Pauley Perrette says she's "grateful to be alive" after a terrifying attack in Hollywood Thursday night. She tweeted about the encounter early Friday, describing how, just after exiting her home, "I was jumped by a VERY psychotic homeless man. He grabbed me forcefully, pinned my...

New Charges for Taco Bell Exec in Uber Beating

He could go to prison for a year

(Newser) - Former Taco Bell executive Benjamin Golden has been barred from ever using Uber again, but that could be the least of his problems. The 32-year-old, who was fired after video of him allegedly assaulting an Uber driver went viral, now faces charges of assault and battery, assault on public transportation...

Cops: Taco Bell Exec Attacks Uber Driver on Video

Benjamin Golden, 32, is up on charges

(Newser) - A Taco Bell executive has been fired for allegedly assaulting an Uber driver—with the whole thing caught on video . Identified by police as Benjamin Golden, 32, the passenger can be seen on a dashcam video riding in the car of Uber driver Edward Caban in Costa Mesa, Calif., on...

Teen Girl Faces Charges in Baby Carrot Assault

'I don't even know how to combat the stupidity'

(Newser) - A 14-year-old girl could be charged with assault and battery after throwing a baby carrot at a teacher at Virginia's Moody Middle School, WTVR reports. It's an outcome the girl's mother, Karrie May, is having a hard time wrapping her head around. "I don't even...

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