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Joe Biden is ready to scrap. The former vice president is firing back at his rivals and vowing to be more aggressive at the second presidential debates after weeks of sustained attacks against his civil rights record left his supporters frustrated and worried about his passive approach. The tipping point, according to allies and campaign strategists, came on Wednesday at a NAACP presidential candidate forum, where Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) accused Biden of being the “architect of mass incarceration” for supporting a 1994 crime bill. “You can't be called the architect of mass incarceration and remain quiet,” a Biden ally...

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - The Berkeley County Board of Education has dropped a lawsuit against a mother, who hid a recording device in her daughter's hair that captured verbal abuse inside of a special education classroom at Berkeley Heights Elementary in Martinsburg. In October, Amber Pack put the device in her daughter, Adri's hair, after noticing bruises on her when she came home from school. The lawsuit against Pack didn't hold for long. "Very upsetting," said Berkeley County resident, Ruanna Hess. Another resident, said, "I just thought it was bad." On Tuesday, the board dismissed the counter-lawsuit against Amber Pack, in...

Charleston Attorney: Berkeley County Teacher, Aides Physically Abused Special Needs Students