Karen Fitzgibbons, who taught fourth grade at Bennett Elementary School in Wolfforth, Texas, has been terminated following her controversial Facebook posting.
The always controversial subject of excessive police force bubbled to the surface again this weekend when a police officer in McKinney, Tex., was caught on camera pointing his gun at teens during a pool party.
The jury in the case of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev handed down a death sentence Friday afternoon in a Boston courtroom. Tsarnaev was convicted last month on all 30 counts for his role in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, which killed three people and injured hundreds.
Floyd Mayweather relied on his defense to slip punches and beat Manny Pacquiao in 12 rounds via unanimous decision in their much-anticipated boxing match at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas late Saturday night.
The city of Baltimore remains on high alert, with multiple protests leading to clashes between citizens and police in the aftermath of the death in police custody of 25-year-old Freddie Gray.