Leaked documents obtained by the Alabama Justice Project reveal that, since the mid-1990s, members of the Dothan, Alabama police department's narcotics investigation team have been planting drugs and weapons on young black men. The revelation came to light when a group of anonymous officers from the Dothan Police Department handed over documents from an internal investigation that had not been reported to federal or state officials, and that was later "covered up by the district attorney," according to the Henry County Report.

Black defendants began issuing complaints of evidence planting as early as 1996, and when the incidents were finally addressed within the department two years later, most of the officers asked about the incidents reportedly failed a polygraph test. The officers responsible for leaking the documents told the Henry County Report they believe that the evidence planting has likely resulted in "nearly a thousand wrongful convictions."

The narcotics officers involved in targeting young black men were reportedly part of a "a Neoconfederate organization" that has "advocated for blacks to return to Africa [and] published that the civil rights movement is really a Jewish conspiracy and that blacks have lower IQ's," Henry County Report reveals. Two of the three officers supervising the team, Lt. Steve Parrish, current Dothan police, and Sgt. Andy Hughes, the assistant director of Homeland Security for the State of Alabama, were reportedly in leadership positions in the Neoconfederate group.

The group of officers that leaked the documents have informed the federal authorities and the U.S. Attorney.

Read the full story at the Henry County Report. Becca Stanek

President Obama proved he's just like any other father on Monday night, by leading — in typical embarrassing dad fashion — a rousing rendition of "Happy Birthday" for daughter Malia.

Malia Obama turned 18 on July 4, and during the White House's Fourth of July party, the president took the mic onstage and declared that, as was his duty, he had to embarrass her one last time before the night was done. He may have been off-key, but when the song was over, Malia didn't seem to be too mortified, joining him onstage for a big hug. Watch the video below. Catherine Garcia

Nearly five years after its launch, NASA's Juno spacecraft achieved orbit around Jupiter late Monday.

At NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab in Southern California, thrilled scientists received a signal from the spacecraft at 11:53 p.m. Eastern time announcing it was in orbit after a 35-minute engine burn. The most difficult part of the entrance took place at around 10:30 p.m., when Juno passed through a belt of radiation where electrons went back and forth at nearly the speed of light and could have easily fried the spacecraft's electronics, but they were protected by a titanium vault.

The largest planet in the solar system, Jupiter was likely the first planet formed after the sun and scientists say it could "hold the keys to understanding the origin of the solar system," The New York Times reports. "Juno is really searching for some hints about our beginnings, how everything started," Scott Bolton, Juno's principal investigator, said. "But these secrets are pretty well guarded by Jupiter." The craft's instruments were designed to measure the magnetic and gravitational fields of Jupiter, and its cameras will likely capture images of new moons. Juno's scientific instruments were turned off before it arrived at Jupiter, and will be turned back on in two days. On Aug. 27, the spacecraft will get its first up-close look at the planet. Catherine Garcia

Parents in Denver say they did a double take when they went to pick their children up from Cub Scout camp and found them hanging out with Hooters girls.

"I step back for a second and I take a look and I'm like, 'Are they wearing Hooters visors? Wait a minute,'" parent Michelle Kettleborough told ABC Denver. The Boy Scouts of America Denver Area Council said they were approached by a local Hooters asking if they could sponsor the three-day camp. Hooters not only made a financial contribution, but also sent three employees every day to help with crafts and other projects, the restaurant's manager told ABC Denver.

Parents told the station they became even more upset when photos emerged on Facebook showing the campers posing with Hooters employees in shorts and tight t-shirts. "It's just the philosophies of the two organizations are polar opposites and I just don't think they should be together," parent Marsha Corn said. Corn said when she emailed the local chapter about the sponsorship, her concerns were brushed aside, with an executive writing back, "The restaurant assisted with the costs of putting on the camp, and through their community volunteering several of their waitresses donated their time to help staff the camp. Glad to hear your son had such a good time." Catherine Garcia

Donald Trump's social media director on Monday defended Trump's tweeting of an image viewed by many as anti-Semitic, saying it was "lifted from an anti-Hillary" Clinton Twitter user and "not created by the campaign."

Trump tweeted an image over the weekend of Clinton, $100 bills, and a six-pointed star that appeared to be a Star of David. After Twitter users accused Trump of playing on anti-Semitic stereotypes, the tweet disappeared; Trump ended up posting the image again, this time with the star replaced by a circle. Mic.com reported that the image was first posted on a forum for right-wing white supremacists, and while Trump supporters like ex-campaign manager Corey Lewandowski defended him, calling the outrage "political correctness run amok," Trump himself was strangely silent until Monday morning.

On Twitter, Trump said the shape was "a Sheriff's Star or plain star," and by the end of the day, the campaign seemed to have settled on the story being that it was a badge. "The social media graphic used this weekend was not created by the campaign nor was it sourced from an anti-Semitic site," social media director Dan Scavino said in a statement. "It was lifted from an anti-Hillary Twitter user where countless images appear. The sheriff's badge — which is available under Microsoft's 'shapes' — fit with the theme of corrupt Hillary and that is why I selected it. As the Social Media Director for the campaign, I would never offend anyone and therefore chose to remove the image." No one from the Trump campaign has apologized for the image being tweeted, or elaborated on how the shape being available in Microsoft Word makes this whole thing any better. Catherine Garcia

Noel Neill, famous for starring as Lois Lane in movie serials and TV's Adventures of Superman, died Sunday at her home in Tucson. She was 95.

Her friend and manager Larry Thomas Ward told The Hollywood Reporter she died after a long illness. Born Nov. 20, 1920, in Minneapolis, her father was an editor for the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and he wanted his daughter to become a reporter, even securing a job for her at Women's Wear Daily. Instead, Neill became a performer, and after playing the banjo in a trio, landed in Southern California. While singing in a restaurant at the Del Mar race track, Neill was spotted by Bing Crosby, who helped her land a contract with Paramount Pictures.


Neill first played Lois Lane in a 15-chapter serial for Columbia Pictures that played in theaters in 1948, and picked up the role again in 1950 for another serial, Atom Man vs. Superman. In 1953, she took over for Phyllis Coates, who played Lois Lane in the first season of the Adventures of Superman, starring in 78 episodes until the show ended in 1958. After that, she left show business, telling The New York Times in 2006 she "figured I'd worked enough." She married and moved to the beach, but did briefly appear as Lois Lane's mother in 1978's Superman and as Gertrude Vanderworth in the opening scene of 2006's Superman Returns. "She did whatever she wanted to do," Ward told The Hollywood Reporter. "That was the beauty of her skill. Ultimately, only she truly knew what was best for her, and that came out time and again. She was very smarty, quite astute about the acting business." Catherine Garcia

Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry says four security officers were killed and five others wounded Monday night after a man detonated a suicide vest in a parking lot outside of the Prophet's Mosque in Medina.

The mosque is one of the holiest sites in Islam, and the burial place of the Prophet Muhammad. Thousands of worshipers were at the mosque for sunset prayers when the bomb went off in a parking lot outside of the complex; the state-run al-Ekhbariya news channel reports the suicide bomber detonated his vest after security officers raised suspicions about him.

Iyad Madani, the secretary general of the 57-nation Organization of Islamic Cooperation, said the attacks are an attempt to destabilize Saudi Arabia, adding that the kingdom is "the cornerstone of security and stability in the region and the Islamic world." No group has claimed responsibility for the attack or other suicide bombings in Jeddah and Qatif on Monday. Catherine Garcia

The United States has been doing very well since 1776, John Oliver admits, but he still wants to remind Americans what they gave up by gaining independence. In a Last Week Tonight web-only video, Oliver explains that in addition to missing out on meat pies and bowler hats, the U.S. is also devoid of extreme pessimism. "Americans are optimistic people who believe the sky is the limit, whereas in Britain we are painfully aware of our limits," Oliver said. "In fact, just look at the British sky itself; even the sun is incapable of asserting itself there. British people never made the mistake of developing self-esteem." Watch the video below to find out what else Americans gave up so many years ago. Catherine Garcia