Feminist punk group Pussy Riot members, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, right, Maria Alekhina, center, and Yekaterina Samutsevich, sit in a glass cage at a courtroom in Moscow Aug. 17, 2012. (AP Photo)

Russian female punk band Pussy Riot found guilty of hooliganism over Putin protest at church site

34 Killed in South Africa After Police Open Fire on Striking Miners

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Police officers surround the bodies of miners after opening fire on a crowd at the Lonmin platinum mine in South Africa on Thursday. 

Medicaid Health Care Denied To Needy Due To Red Tape, Costs

NYC School Arrests: 96 Percent Of Students Arrested By NYPD In 2011 Were Black Or Latino

A new report conducted by the NYCLU and released on Monday reveals the NYPD arrested 882 students in 2011.

Ninety-six percent of students arrested were either black or Latino. 74 percent of those arrested were male.

An average of four students are arrested and seven summoned each day over the course of the 216 high school and 209 middle school days.


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Bronx Parents Ask Department of Education, NYPD: Why So Many Student Arrests?

"Students say: 'I wish they would come and talk to us,'" Aeisha, a student attending high school in the South Bronx, told Conroy. "When kids are being defiant, it's because they feel like they're not being heard. As students we need that time from you guys."

Chris, another Bronx high school student, provided a personal anecdote echoing Aeisha's plea.

He talked about the struggles of his 19-year old sister who has faced many suspensions due to fighting and difficulty she encountered when seeking help from school counselors.

Group Faults Police as Overly Aggressive in Schools

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