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A Memphis house fire has taken the lives of six children and three adults, according to officials. Firefighters say when they arrived at the home, they found bars on the windows. Authorities say the fire started in the living room from an electrical cord malfunction. They claim they arrived to the scene within four minutes of receiving a call from inside but it was too late. There they found three adults and four children already dead. One child remains in critical condition at the hospital.
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross apologized Thursday over the controversial April 12 arrests of two black men in a Starbucks. Ross said the department will be releasing a new policy on how to deal with similar situations in the future.
Philadelphia’s police commissioner apologized Thursday for his remarks following the arrests of two black men at Starbucks. Video of the racially-charged incident went viral — and has set off a week of protests and change coming from the very top at the coffee chain. CBS News correspondent Michelle Miller reports.
The Philadelphia Police Department says it is investigating an incident this week in which officers arrested two black men as they sat in a Starbucks. According to patrons, the men were doing nothing wrong and appeared to be targeted merely for their race. Footage filmed of Thursday’s incident shows the two men sitting quietly at a table and talking to police officers who have apparently been called to the store. They are then put in handcuffs.
Rashon Nelson and his business partner Donte Robinson were arrested for trespassing at a Philadelphia Starbucks on April 12. The arrest sparked furor around the U.S. over racial profiling. Nelson and Robinson were led away in handcuffs in a video recorded on a white customer’s cellphone. In the week since their arrests, the men have met with Starbucks’ apologetic CEO. On Thursday, they also got an apology from Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross.
Philadelphia police released the 9-1-1 call and officer transmissions related to an incident with the arrest of two black men at a Starbucks on April 12 that has drawn national attention.
A viral video showed two men being arrested after the store’s manager called police as they were sitting waiting for a third man without ordering anything. The store has been the scene of protests since the video surfaced.
The Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations is examining reports of other incidents at the same Starbucks, a news report said. City officials did not provide details about the reports they are examining from the specific store.
Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson visited Philadelphia and met privately with the two men to personally apologize during a meeting on Monday, a report said. The company will close more than 8,000 store in the US next month for “racial-bias education” training. Credit: Philadelphia Police Department via Storyful
Richard Ross defended officers actions involving the arrest of black men at Starbucks.
Calls to #BoycottStarbucks are growing after a video surfaced showing officers arresting two black men inside one of their coffee stores in Philadelphia.
Authorities in Hoboken are cracking down after last year`s Leprechaun Pub Crawl resulted in numerous arrests and hospital visits.
Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce took advantage of his appearance at the Eagles’ homecoming parade on Thursday, February 8, when took a police bicycle for a ride while dressed in a sultan costume.
A clip shared to Twitter by Philadelphia-based sports producer Mark Meany shows Kelce riding the police bike in front of one of the team buses, much to the delight of the onlooking crowd.
Earlier in the day, Kelce took his passion to a new level when he chugged a beer with fans. Credit: Mark Meany via Storyful