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These might’ve been the most fateful cold french fries in the history of McDonald’s. A fugitive facing a murder charge was arrested this month after calling 911 over a dispute at a McDonald’s in Georgia. Kennesaw Police Department officers met miffed customer Antoine Sims outside the fast food place on Aug. 5, according to The Telegraph. In body camera footage released by police, Sims claimed that the McDonald’s had ripped him off after serving him cold fries and refusing to offer him new food. The store owner presented a different side of the story. He said Sims threw a drink...

Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, Police Officer Kim Potter, who fatally shot Black motorist Daunte Wright during traffic stop, has resigned. The 26-year veteran made the move “in the best interest of the community.” Potter, 48, tendered her resignation Tuesday in a brief letter to Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott and Police Chief Tim Gannon.

SAN DIEGO (AP) - It took a murder charge to put James Cain in touch with the father he'd never met. Cain, 40, is behind bars awaiting trial for the May 19 shooting death of his ex-girlfriend, Judith Phillips, 57. While preparing his defense, his attorney tracked down Cain's biological father, Mark Walesby, a salesman who lives in Washington. "This is not a crank call," Deputy Public Defender Milly Durovic told Walesby over the telephone in September. "You may or may not know this, but you have a son." Walesby, 62, said he had a stormy relationship with Cain's mother,...