Bring That Week Back: Protests for NYPD Shooting Victim Akai Gurley

Don Lemon is named the worst journalist of the year.

Hundreds Rally for Akai Gurley - Don Lemon named "worst journalist of the year," plus more national news. — Natelege Whaley (@Natelege_)  As tensions continue to mount between cops who "have turned their back" on New York City mayor's Bill de Blasio in the days following the killing of two officers, justice is still being sought for Akai Gurley. Hundreds of protesters gathered Saturday in Brooklyn at the housing project where Gurley was killed and marched to the police station where Officer Peter Liang worked. A grand jury is expected to convene in the case. (Photo: WPIX-Pix 11 News)

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Hundreds Rally for Akai Gurley - Don Lemon named "worst journalist of the year," plus more national news. — Natelege Whaley (@Natelege_)  As tensions continue to mount between cops who "have turned their back" on New York City mayor's Bill de Blasio in the days following the killing of two officers, justice is still being sought for Akai Gurley. Hundreds of protesters gathered Saturday in Brooklyn at the housing project where Gurley was killed and marched to the police station where Officer Peter Liang worked. A grand jury is expected to convene in the case. (Photo: WPIX-Pix 11 News)

Don Lemon Named Worst Journalist of the Year - CNN's Don Lemon is one of the most high-profile journalists on television, but his failure to "choose words wisely" when reporting has landed him on Columbia Journalism Review's worst journalism of 2014 list. In one instance, he asked an alleged rape victim of Bill Cosby, “You know, there are ways not to perform oral sex if you didn’t want to do it…Meaning the use of teeth, right?”   (Photo: Charley Gallay/Getty Images for ADCOLOR Awards)

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Don Lemon Named Worst Journalist of the Year - CNN's Don Lemon is one of the most high-profile journalists on television, but his failure to "choose words wisely" when reporting has landed him on Columbia Journalism Review's worst journalism of 2014 list. In one instance, he asked an alleged rape victim of Bill Cosby, “You know, there are ways not to perform oral sex if you didn’t want to do it…Meaning the use of teeth, right?”   (Photo: Charley Gallay/Getty Images for ADCOLOR Awards)

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Death of Teen Found Dead in Jail Ruled Drug Overdose - The death of Sheneque Proctor has been ruled a drug overdose as a mix of cocaine, methadone and alprazolam were found in her system, an autopsy report confirms, according to AL.com. Proctor, 18, was arrested for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest at a hotel with friends in Bessemer, Ala. The next morning, she was found dead in her jail cell.  (Photo: Reneque Proctor via Facebook)

Police in North Carolina Find Remains of Missing 2-Year-Old - Police in Raleigh, North Carolina, confirmed Monday that they found the remains of Tristan Blue, a 2-year-old who was reported missing on Christmas Eve, according to WRAL.com. His parents, Steven Daniel Blue and Briana Loriel Dangerfield, were arrested. Blue is charged with murder. Dangerfield is charged with child abuse, altering evidence and failing to notify police that her son was dead. (Photo: WRAL News FOX)

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Police in North Carolina Find Remains of Missing 2-Year-Old - Police in Raleigh, North Carolina, confirmed Monday that they found the remains of Tristan Blue, a 2-year-old who was reported missing on Christmas Eve, according to WRAL.com. His parents, Steven Daniel Blue and Briana Loriel Dangerfield, were arrested. Blue is charged with murder. Dangerfield is charged with child abuse, altering evidence and failing to notify police that her son was dead. (Photo: WRAL News FOX)

Man Steals Hearse With Dead Body Inside - While on the way to the funeral for Jonté Lee Reed, 19, his family tracked down a man who allegedly stole the hearse carrying the teen's body, the Los Angeles Times reports. The vehicle was parked in front of the church where the services were to be held. The man has been charged with auto theft.  (Photo: KTLA News 5)

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Man Steals Hearse With Dead Body Inside - While on the way to the funeral for Jonté Lee Reed, 19, his family tracked down a man who allegedly stole the hearse carrying the teen's body, the Los Angeles Times reports. The vehicle was parked in front of the church where the services were to be held. The man has been charged with auto theft.  (Photo: KTLA News 5)

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Teen Arrested for Posting Photo of Gun and Threatening Police - Police in Fort Worth, Texas, have arrested Montrae Toliver, 17, for posting a photo of a replica gun to his Twitter page, with the message, "Should I do it? They don't care for a Black male anyways!" the Associated Press reports. Someone saw the message and reported him to authorities. (Photo: Fort Worth Police Department)

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Teen Arrested for Posting Photo of Gun and Threatening Police - Police in Fort Worth, Texas, have arrested Montrae Toliver, 17, for posting a photo of a replica gun to his Twitter page, with the message, "Should I do it? They don't care for a Black male anyways!" the Associated Press reports. Someone saw the message and reported him to authorities. (Photo: Fort Worth Police Department)

Police Turn Their Backs - Police officers turned their backs on Mayor de Blasio as he delivered his eulogy for Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu, two late officers who were killed by a Georgia gunman on Dec. 20. Although New York  City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton emphasized with their reaction, saying it is “reflective” of the feelings of some of the officers, he called the protest “very inappropriate." (Photo: AP Photo/John Minchillo)

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Cops Turn Their Back on NY's Mayor During Funeral - In a controversial move, a portion of the officers present at the funeral Saturday for slain officer Rafael Ramos turned their backs as New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio spoke. The protest has been called "disgraceful" by the The New York Times Editorial Board. Patrick J. Lynch, the president of the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association, and other police union reps met and aired their grievances to de Blasio Tuesday, but a rift continues. (Photo: AP Photo/John Minchillo)