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Darren Wilson's Actions After Shooting: 'Very, Very Bad' (Newser Nine at Nine)

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Darren Wilson's Actions After Shooting: 'Very, Very Bad'

(Newser) - Police actions in the immediate aftermath of the shooting of Michael Brown were a long way from normal, according to grand jury transcripts, which reveal that officer Darren Wilson drove himself back to the station by himself, cleaned the blood off himself, and checked his own gun into evidence, all... More »

Police: Mom Who Vanished Was Murdered by Stepfather

(Newser) - Mother of three Jessica Padgett left her young son at the child care center where she worked in Northampton, Penn., just before 1pm on Nov. 21 to fax paperwork at her stepfather's company, Distinctive Fence—she held a second job there. She was never seen alive again. Officials say... More »

Hillary Clinton's Speaking Fee: $300K Plus Hummus

(Newser) - If she hits the campaign trail as expected, Americans will have all the Hillary Clinton speeches they could possibly want, but for now she charges $300,000, according to communications the Washington Post obtained with a Freedom of Information Act request. Emails about an appearance at UCLA earlier this year... More »

Boy's Shooting Death Didn't Have to Happen: Family

(Newser) - Tamir Rice could have, and should have, come home on Saturday after a day in the park. That's the belief of his family, which issued a statement yesterday about his death after a video of the 12-year-old being fatally shot by a Cleveland police officer was made public yesterday,... More »

Study: Who Polish 'Vampires' Really Were

(Newser) - To make sure certain people didn't rise from the grave to feast on the living, villagers in 17th and 18th-century Poland buried them with sickles across their throats or rocks in their jaws, and researchers think they now know why. According to a study published in PLoS ONE , the... More »

SDSU Frats: Parties Off, Anti-Rape Courses On

(Newser) - Shameful behavior at an anti-rape march last Friday appears to have been the last straw at San Diego State University, where fraternity and sorority socializing has been suspended. Leaders of the Greek system say partying will be on hold until members of the groups have attended sexual assault prevention courses,... More »

India Says Girls Hanged From Tree Died by Suicide

(Newser) - An investigation into the deaths of two teenage cousins believed to have been raped and hanged by their attackers concluded that the two actually committed suicide, according to authorities in India. The head of the Central Bureau of Investigation, India's version of the FBI, told reporters that the local... More »

Cricket Shocker: Star Hit by Ball Dies

(Newser) - Australia is in mourning for one of its top cricket players, who has died two days after being hit in the head by a ball during a match in Sydney. Phillip Hughes was felled by a ball that struck him at the base of the skull, below his helmet, causing... More »

Obama Pardons Turkeys; Sasha, Malia Not Impressed

(Newser) - "I am here to announce what I’m sure will be the most talked-about executive action this month," President Obama quipped yesterday as he pardoned a pair of Thanksgiving turkeys named Mac and Cheese. He admitted that he found the Pardoning of the National Turkey "a little... More »