Bring That Week Back: Grand Jury Calls Witnesses in Kendrick Johnson's Death

Charles Rangel calls explosion "Harlem's 9/11," plus more.

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Grand Jury Calls Witnesses in the Death of Kendrick Johnson - Rep. Charles Rangel calls explosion "Harlem's 9/11," missing Brooklyn boy is found alive, plus more national news. – Natelege Whaley (@natelege) A federal grand jury called the former classmates of Kendrick Johnson, who was found dead in a rolled up gym in his Georgia high school last year, as witnesses in his murder investigation Thursday. The FBI launched a probe into the 17-year-old’s tragic death four months ago. (Photo: Lowndes County High School via CNN)

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Charles Rangel Calls Explosion Harlem’s 9/11 - An explosion in East Harlem, New York, on Wednesday morning left seven people dead and 54 injured. The cause of the blast of the two five-story buildings on 116th Street is still being determined. "This is a very serious thing. It's our community's 9/11, even though we don't know how it started," Rep. Charles Rangel said.  (Photo: AP Photo/WABC-TV)

Missing Boy Found Alive, Ran Away to Avoid Chores - Kareem Granton, 11, was supposed to pick up his dog Queeny’s dog poop. Instead, Granton ran away to avoid completing the chore. The Brooklyn, New York, boy took off with a friend and got lost. He slept on the subway train for five days. A Good Samaritan spotted him and police reunited him with his mother. (Photo: Courtesy of WLNY-TV)

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Missing Boy Found Alive, Ran Away to Avoid Chores - Kareem Granton, 11, was supposed to pick up his dog Queeny’s dog poop. Instead, Granton ran away to avoid completing the chore. The Brooklyn, New York, boy took off with a friend and got lost. He slept on the subway train for five days. A Good Samaritan spotted him and police reunited him with his mother. (Photo: Courtesy of WLNY-TV)

Missing Woman Found Alive in Maryland - Shaina Webb, 30, who was missing since Tuesday, was found alive on Thursday. Police said her car was found unlocked blocking an intersection in Cheltenham, Maryland. Witnesses spotted Webb at a nearby mall and said she appeared to be disoriented. More details are developing.(Photo: WTTG Fox 5)

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Missing Woman Found Alive in Maryland - Shaina Webb, 30, who was missing since Tuesday, was found alive on Thursday. Police said her car was found unlocked blocking an intersection in Cheltenham, Maryland. Witnesses spotted Webb at a nearby mall and said she appeared to be disoriented. More details are developing.(Photo: WTTG Fox 5)

George Zimmerman Signs Autograph - We’re not sure who would want George Zimmerman’s autograph, but the former neighborhood watchman had a few fans show up to shake his hand Saturday at an Orlando gun show. The event was held at the Arms Room store.  (Photo: WESH Orlando 2 via NBC)

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George Zimmerman Signs Autograph - We’re not sure who would want George Zimmerman’s autograph, but the former neighborhood watchman had a few fans show up to shake his hand Saturday at an Orlando gun show. The event was held at the Arms Room store.  (Photo: WESH Orlando 2 via NBC)

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Black Teen Suspended for “Gang Sign” - Dontadrian Bruce, 15, of Olive Branch, Mississippi, was suspended for holding up the number three, the number on his football jersey, in a photo taken by his teacher after a classroom project. His principal then accused him of holding up a gang sign and suspended him. (Photo: Courtesy of Dontadrian Bruce Family)

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Black Teen Suspended for “Gang Sign” - Dontadrian Bruce, 15, of Olive Branch, Mississippi, was suspended for holding up the number three, the number on his football jersey, in a photo taken by his teacher after a classroom project. His principal then accused him of holding up a gang sign and suspended him. (Photo: Courtesy of Dontadrian Bruce Family)

Bill Whitaker Is 2nd African-American 60 Minutes Correspondent - Bill Whitaker has made history as the second Black correspondent on 60 Minutes. Whitaker is a veteran CBS News reporter, having joined the network in 1984 in Philadelphia. Since then, he has covered news in Atlanta, Tokyo, Japan and Los Angeles. (Photo: AP Photo/CBS, Michael Yarish)

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Bill Whitaker Is 2nd African-American 60 Minutes Correspondent - Bill Whitaker has made history as the second Black correspondent on 60 Minutes. Whitaker is a veteran CBS News reporter, having joined the network in 1984 in Philadelphia. Since then, he has covered news in Atlanta, Tokyo, Japan and Los Angeles. (Photo: AP Photo/CBS, Michael Yarish)

Djuan Trent - News of Miss America contestant, Djuan Trent coming out as a lesbian swept the nation and filled the airwaves giving her mainstream attention. Trent expressed that her goal in coming out was for self-liberation, inspiration and awareness. We think she succeeded!  (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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Former Miss Kentucky Comes Out - Former Miss Kentucky Djuan Trent, 27, announced Friday that she is “queer.” Trent is the first national pageant contestant to publicly come out. “The most challenging part of my coming out journey was coming out to myself,” she said in a blog detailing her journey. Kentucky’s battle over gay marriage prompted her to come out. (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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Rev. Jeremiah Wright's Daughter Found Guilty of Laundering - "I didn't do anything," Jeri Wright, 48, said as she left a courtroom in Springfield, Illinois, on March 7. A jury convicted her of being part of a fraud scheme that laundered money from a $1.25 million state grant. The funds were for a non-profit called We Are Our Brother’s Keeper, ran by friends of Wright. (Photo: Chicago Tribune/MCT /Landov)

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Rev. Jeremiah Wright's Daughter Found Guilty of Laundering - "I didn't do anything," Jeri Wright, 48, said as she left a courtroom in Springfield, Illinois, on March 7. A jury convicted her of being part of a fraud scheme that laundered money from a $1.25 million state grant. The funds were for a non-profit called We Are Our Brother’s Keeper, ran by friends of Wright. (Photo: Chicago Tribune/MCT /Landov)

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Pa. Jury Begins Hearing About Black Man's Beating - A civil rights trial for Jordan Miles, who was arrested in 2010 by a white plainclothes officer in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, began Tuesday. Miles’ attorneys accused three cops of unjustly arresting and beating him. Miles was 18 when the incident happened. Police say they were suspicious of his bulky coat. (Photo: Getty Images)