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Search for suspects in Clarksville shooting, ongoing

The search continues for three suspects in a shooting that left one dead and four injured near the campus of Austin…

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‘Definition of Feminism’ now finally trending

Many people today think that feminism is just women screaming, “Girl Power!” They do not understand the meaning of feminism…

Review: McFarland, USA is a must-see

McFarland, USA is an incredibly inspirational movie that is based on a true story about a cross-country team in a…

Routh found guilty in Chris Kyle murder case

Eddie Ray Routh has been found guilty in the murders of Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield. On Feb. 24, Routh was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The Texas jury made up of 10 women and two men, unanimously convicted Routh of capital murder. The jury was instructed to consider three possible verdicts: guilty, not guilty, or not guilty by reason of insanity. Routh admitted to shooting Kyle and Littlefield but was pleading not guilty by reason of insanity. His defense attorneys argued that he was suffering from mental disorders and was in the grips of psychosis when he fatally shot Kyle and Littlefield on Feb. 2, 2013. There was no clear motive found in the reasoning behind the killings. Routh shot Kyle and Littlefield each in the back multiple times….

Trial of man accused of Navy SEAL’s murder begins

The trial that determines the fate of Eddie Ray Routh, the man accused of the murder of Chris Kyle, the subject of the Hollywood blockbuster American Sniper, and his friend Chad Littlefield, began the morning of Feb. 11 in Stephenville, Texas. The legend of Navy SEAL Chris Kyle…