Time for “Free Breezy” to go into overdrive. Chris Brown’s assault trial, which was set to begin April 23, was postponed until June — a move that means the singer will spend at least a couple more months in jail as he awaits his turn. Breezy’s request to remain at home to await the trial was denied by a judge on Wednesday. Read about it here…[TMZ]
So this is happening. After Brown University punished a rapist with a mere one-semester suspension for choking and sexually assaulting a fellow student, the Ivy League school has decided to let the offender back on campus this fall. Read about it here…[HuffPost]
On Thursday morning, three American doctors were killed in Kabul, Afghanistan when an Afghan police officer shot them in an attack at a private hospital. The Taliban did not claim responsibility for the attack, leading authorities to believe that the gunman was possibly part of a growing class of Afghans upset with the presence of Americans in the country. Read about it here…[NYT]
A terrifying hostage situation at Trumbull County Jail in Ohio came to an end Wednesday night, after three inmates, 29-year-old David Martin, 27-year-old Richard Ware and 24-year-old Kevin Johns, grabbed Sheriff Tom Altiere that afternoon and barricaded themselves off from the rest of the jail. Martin was able to call local reporters during the incident, telling them he had “nothing to lose.” But before 9 p.m., officers were able to get the situation under control. Read about it here…[WKBN]
A district judge in Kansas granted Chelsea Manning’s request to formally change her name to Chelsea Elizabeth Manning from Bradley Edward Manning. Read about it here…[Gawker]
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