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Federal authorities on Sunday arrested D.C. Council member Trayon White in the Navy Yard neighborhood. Mr. White, Ward 8 Democrat, was taken into custody around 2 p.m. near the Yards Park in Southeast, according to the Washington City Paper. The nature of the charges haven’t been revealed by either the FBI or the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Local NBC affiliate WRC-TV reported that the council member’s car was searched at the scene. The City Paper reported that Mr. White, 40, will be held overnight and arraigned Monday. The Washington Times reached out to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for comment, but did...

MOBILE, Alabama – A judge this morning denied “youthful offender” status for the man accused of murdering a woman in a drive-by shooting last summer, disappointing a mother who said she knows he’s innocent because of a dream from God. Trayon Washington, who stands accused of gunning down Wendy Fisher after she yelled at the speeding car he was riding in on Racine Avenue in west Mobile, pleaded not guilty last month. He was technically eligible to be treated as youthful offender because he was younger than 21 at the time of the shooting. But since Mobile County Circuit Judge...

BACKLASH: Explosive New York Post Cover Says The Trayvon Martin Shooting Is Being Exploited By 'Race Hustlers'Michael Brendan DoughertyMarch 27, 2012 The pushback on the Trayvon Martin story is now getting ferocious. Today's New York Post has a provocative (or offensive) cover saying that "Race Hustlers" are exploiting the tragedy of Trayvon Martins' death. At least they are still calling it a "tragedy" today. On the cover are three New York state senators, Kevin Parker, Bill Perkins, and Eric Adams, who wore hoodies in solidarity with the rallies for Martin across the nation.