Новости за 05.11.2015

A Georgia State Patrol trooper did all he could to preserve the good spirit of Halloween for four children who lost their parents in a fatal crash, 11 Alive reports. 

A Beaufort County, N.C., high school, committed to making sure students in need can get food without being embarrassed about it, has started a food pantry, WNCT reports. 

A Chicago teen is facing a first-degree-murder charge after allegedly killing an 89-year-old South Side woman and setting her home on fire, the Chicago Tribune reports. 

It's the episode we've all been waiting for. In the final seconds of the last one, Hakeem got snatched off the street. Those previews were tense, huh? And thanks to the World Series, we had to wait two whole weeks. It's gonna be a nail-biter; let's go!

Daniel Holtzclaw, a former Oklahoma City police officer accused of sexually assaulting and raping 12 women and one underage girl while on duty, is on trial this week.

La’Darious Wylie, 11, and his sister Sha’Vonta, 7, were waiting for a school bus near their Chester, S.C., home Oct. 27 when a car veered off the road. La’Darious pushed his sister out of the way and was struck by the car. La’Darious was rushed to a local hospital, where he died the next day from injuries suffered in the incident, WBTV reports.

A 27-year-old Virginia teacher was found unconscious in handcuffs and was later pronounced dead after special police—a private security detail with arrest powers—for a Washington, D.C., apartment complex placed the man in custody.

An Alabama police officer may have a medal he received for his actions during a robbery taken away after newly released dash-cam video appears to contradict official recounts, AL.com reports. 

It’s hard to think of a film franchise bigger than Bond. Dr. No, the first one, hit the big screen in 1962, and the latest one, Spectre, the 24th in the installment, opens Friday. During that 53-year span, the following five black actresses have orbited the 007 universe.  

If anyone should write a book on how to live life, it is Shonda Rhimes. The award-winning, highly successful TV producer has created an empire of hit TV shows in a field that is notoriously closed to women, not to mention women of color. As creator, executive producer and writer of three hit TV shows—Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice and Scandal—Rhimes stands on her own as the only black woman at her level in Hollywood.

Two years ago, on the first day of school, my daughter Emmy came home talking nonstop about “Allie.” Allie was so fun! Allie was so cool! Allie was so awesome! I told her that perhaps we could set up a playdate with “Allie” if it was OK with her parents.

Dear Demetria: