#ICYMI: America’s Oldest Veteran Celebrates His 109th Birthday

Plus, Ben Carson announces 2016 presidential bid.

America’s Oldest Veteran Celebrates His 109th Birthday - On Sunday, Richard Overton, a World War II veteran, celebrated his 109th birthday in East Austin, Texas. The celebration was put on by his neighbor with the theme "Mighty Fine at 109" and included family and friends and, of course, burgers, milkshakes and cigars. Overton’s actual birthday is on May 11.(Photo: FOX 7 Austin)

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America’s Oldest Veteran Celebrates His 109th Birthday - On Sunday, Richard Overton, a World War II veteran, celebrated his 109th birthday in East Austin, Texas. The celebration was put on by his neighbor with the theme "Mighty Fine at 109" and included family and friends and, of course, burgers, milkshakes and cigars. Overton’s actual birthday is on May 11.(Photo: FOX 7 Austin)

New Film on the Obamas' Love Story Reveals Cast - A new film, Southside With You, which is set to tell the story of how President Obama and FLOTUS fell in love, has cast Parker Sawyers to play young Barack and Tika Sumpter to play a young Michelle. The film specifically focuses on the first date of the couple when he was a law associate and his future wife was already an established lawyer.(Photo: Parker Sawyers via Instagram)

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New Film on the Obamas' Love Story Reveals Cast - A new film, Southside With You, which is set to tell the story of how President Obama and FLOTUS fell in love, has cast Parker Sawyers to play young Barack and Tika Sumpter to play a young Michelle. The film specifically focuses on the first date of the couple when he was a law associate and his future wife was already an established lawyer.(Photo: Parker Sawyers via Instagram)

Unarmed Homeless Man Killed by LAPD - An unarmed homeless man was killed by an LAPD officer after an altercation broke out between the 29-year-old victim, Brendon Glenn, and the officer. The officer claims he was trying to detain Glenn after he witnessed him trying to start a fight with someone. Now residents, who say Glenn is an involved member of the community, are demanding answers.(Photo: KTLA News 5)

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Unarmed Homeless Man Killed by LAPD - An unarmed homeless man was killed by an LAPD officer after an altercation broke out between the 29-year-old victim, Brendon Glenn, and the officer. The officer claims he was trying to detain Glenn after he witnessed him trying to start a fight with someone. Now residents, who say Glenn is an involved member of the community, are demanding answers.(Photo: KTLA News 5)

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Investigation Continues in Tamir Rice Case - Investigations into the death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice in Cleveland have left the child's body unburied for the last five months. “Because it is unknown whether there may need to be an additional medical examination, the body of Tamir Rice has not been put to rest,” says a document filed in court on Monday. (Photo: Courtesy Richardson & Kucharski Co., L.P.A./AP Photo)

Marc Lamont Hill and CNN Contributor Clash - A CNN Contributor clashed with Marc Lamont Hill during a discussion about Freddie Gray’s arrest that ultimately led to his death. CNN contributor Tara Setmayer argued that Gray’s arrest was a form of proper police conduct, arguing that, “You don’t have to put a race card on everything.” Meanwhile, Hill immediately challenged that claim, telling her, “Black people die every day at the hands of law enforcement.”(Photo: CNN)

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Marc Lamont Hill and CNN Contributor Clash - A CNN Contributor clashed with Marc Lamont Hill during a discussion about Freddie Gray’s arrest that ultimately led to his death. CNN contributor Tara Setmayer argued that Gray’s arrest was a form of proper police conduct, arguing that, “You don’t have to put a race card on everything.” Meanwhile, Hill immediately challenged that claim, telling her, “Black people die every day at the hands of law enforcement.”(Photo: CNN)

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Ben Carson Announces 2016 Presidential Bid - Ben Carson officially announced his 2016 presidential bid. The author and retired neurosurgeon made his announcement in his hometown of Detroit, accompanied by a gospel choir singing a remixed version of Eminem’s “Lose Yourself.” Carson is billing himself as everything but a politician, claiming that politicians do what is politically expedient — he wants to do what is right.(Photo: Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

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Ben Carson Announces 2016 Presidential Bid - Ben Carson officially announced his 2016 presidential bid. The author and retired neurosurgeon made his announcement in his hometown of Detroit, accompanied by a gospel choir singing a remixed version of Eminem’s “Lose Yourself.” Carson is billing himself as everything but a politician, claiming that politicians do what is politically expedient — he wants to do what is right.(Photo: Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

Garland Gunman Identified as Terror-Related Convict - One of the gunmen that opened fire in Garland, Texas, on Sunday has been identified as Elton Simpson. Hours leading up to the attack, Simpson, 30, posted a series of tweets, pledging his allegiance to an ISIS leader. He was previously convicted for lying to officials about going to Somalia to join a terrorist group. Simpson has been under FBI surveillance since 2010.(Photo: ABC)

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Garland Gunman Identified as Terror-Related Convict - One of the gunmen that opened fire in Garland, Texas, on Sunday has been identified as Elton Simpson. Hours leading up to the attack, Simpson, 30, posted a series of tweets, pledging his allegiance to an ISIS leader. He was previously convicted for lying to officials about going to Somalia to join a terrorist group. Simpson has been under FBI surveillance since 2010.(Photo: ABC)

Google Embedding Engineers to Teach at HBCUs - In order to fix the diversity problem in technology, Google is embedding engineering professors at select HBCUs including Howard, Hampton University, Morehouse and Spelman College. Thirty students from these schools will be interning at Google this summer.  (Photo: Molly Riley/AP Photo)

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Google Embedding Engineers to Teach at HBCUs - In order to fix the diversity problem in technology, Google is embedding engineering professors at select HBCUs including Howard, Hampton University, Morehouse and Spelman College. Thirty students from these schools will be interning at Google this summer.  (Photo: Molly Riley/AP Photo)

Atlanta Woman Shot While Sitting in Back of Police Car - Alexia Christian, 25, a mother of two, died in a hospital after a gunfight broke out with police. According to the police, Christian, who was handcuffed in the back of a police car, somehow got her hands on a pistol and fired at the offficers, who immediately fired back.(Photo: Ben Gray/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP Photo)

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Atlanta Woman Shot While Sitting in Back of Police Car - Alexia Christian, 25, a mother of two, died in a hospital after a gunfight broke out with police. According to the police, Christian, who was handcuffed in the back of a police car, somehow got her hands on a pistol and fired at the offficers, who immediately fired back.(Photo: Ben Gray/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP Photo)

Georgia Mother Has 10-Year-Old Son Arrested for Misbehaving - A Georgia mother got tired of her 10-year-old son being rude and disrespectful so she staged an arrest to teach him a lesson. Chiquita Hill, 33, confessed that she did not want her son to be another Freddie Gray. Since the staged arrest, she’s confirmed her son’s behavior has improved dramatically.(Photo: David Woods/Corbis)

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Georgia Mother Has 10-Year-Old Son Arrested for Misbehaving - A Georgia mother got tired of her 10-year-old son being rude and disrespectful so she staged an arrest to teach him a lesson. Chiquita Hill, 33, confessed that she did not want her son to be another Freddie Gray. Since the staged arrest, she’s confirmed her son’s behavior has improved dramatically.(Photo: David Woods/Corbis)

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NY Cop Under Investigaton for Racist Facebook Post - A New York officer is under investigation after he posted a photo of Ferguson protesters side-by-side with a photo of baboons swarming a van driven by a white woman. He captioned the photo, "What can I say?" The officer was turned in by his fellow officers and is now under internal investigation.(Photo: Blue Images/Corbis)

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NY Cop Under Investigaton for Racist Facebook Post - A New York officer is under investigation after he posted a photo of Ferguson protesters side-by-side with a photo of baboons swarming a van driven by a white woman. He captioned the photo, "What can I say?" The officer was turned in by his fellow officers and is now under internal investigation.(Photo: Blue Images/Corbis)

18 Mothers Wonder If Hospital Stole Their Babies - Eighteen women who were between the ages of 15-20 in the 1950s and 1960s all gave birth to children at Homer G. Phillips Hospital in St. Louis, only to be told a few hours later that their babies had died. In all of the cases, the women were never shown death certificates or allowed to see the baby. One woman, who was recently reunited with her daughter, is working with an attorney, who is asking city and state officials to investigate.(Photo: NBC News)

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18 Mothers Wonder If Hospital Stole Their Babies - Eighteen women who were between the ages of 15-20 in the 1950s and 1960s all gave birth to children at Homer G. Phillips Hospital in St. Louis, only to be told a few hours later that their babies had died. In all of the cases, the women were never shown death certificates or allowed to see the baby. One woman, who was recently reunited with her daughter, is working with an attorney, who is asking city and state officials to investigate.(Photo: NBC News)

Deputy Sheriff Fired for Racist Comment on Facebook - Former Deputy Sheriff Jean Lopez, in Lee County, Florida, was fired after posting a video of a Black businessman talking about his competitors on Facebook and captioned the video, “What the f**k is this monkey talking about?” The sheriff was immediately terminated and a colleague called his behavior “unacceptable."(Photo: NBC 2, FL Local News)

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Deputy Sheriff Fired for Racist Comment on Facebook - Former Deputy Sheriff Jean Lopez, in Lee County, Florida, was fired after posting a video of a Black businessman talking about his competitors on Facebook and captioned the video, “What the f**k is this monkey talking about?” The sheriff was immediately terminated and a colleague called his behavior “unacceptable."(Photo: NBC 2, FL Local News)