Fired News

Jim Caldwell, Colts head coach fired

By theGrio

3:13 PM on 01/17/2012

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indianapolis Colts have fired coach Jim Caldwell. The team announced the decision Tuesday. Caldwell just finished his third and worst...
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High school teacher faces unemployment over anti-gay Facebook comments

By theGrio

12:26 PM on 01/13/2012

Tenure charges were formally filed against high school English teacher Viki Knox, 50, last month after she was placed on leave in September for words her school board argues to be potentially harmful to their students...
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Hue Jackson reportedly fired by the Oakland Raiders

By theGrio

2:09 PM on 01/10/2012

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) - A person with knowledge of the situation says the Oakland Raiders have fired coach Hue Jackson after one season and a disappointing 8-8 record...
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Raheem Morris fired by Tampa Bay Buccaneers

By theGrio

9:06 AM on 01/03/2012

TAMPA, Florida (AP) - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers fired head coach Raheem Morris on Monday after he posted a 17-31 record over three years, including a 10-game losing streak to end the current season...
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Macy's worker fired for denying dressing room to transgender customer

By theGrio

11:50 AM on 12/08/2011

SAN ANTONIO - A local college student says she was fired from her job for refusing to allow a transgender woman into the women's dressing room...
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Franco Harris parts ways with casino over Paterno flap

By theGrio

12:50 PM on 11/17/2011

PITTSBURGH (AP) - A southwestern Pennsylvania race track and casino is putting its relationship with Hall of Fame running back Franco Harris on hiatus...
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Pittsburgh Panera Bread boss: I made black man cashier, got fired

By theGrio

5:33 PM on 11/03/2011

PITTSBURGH (AP) - A white man claims he was fired as manager of a suburban Panera Bread shop for repeatedly having a black man work the cash register...
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NJ teacher criticized for Facebook remarks on gays

By theGrio

5:10 PM on 10/13/2011

UNION TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) - Attorney John Paragano saw posts by teacher Viki Knox before they were removed and alerted the Union Township school district, he told The Star-Ledger of Newark...
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Miami police chief fired over disobeying orders

By theGrio

3:45 PM on 09/12/2011

MIAMI (AP) - Exposito's tenure has been marked by criticism over the fatal police shootings of seven African-American suspects, which he defended as part of a crackdown on high-crime neighborhoods...
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LA traffic officer fired for being in porn film

By theGrio

9:39 AM on 07/22/2011

LOS ANGELES (AP) - John Dancler was dismissed Monday for misconduct on the job and engaging in indecent acts that reflected poorly on the city workforce...
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Psychologist fired for 'Why Black Women Are Unattractive'

By theGrio

12:40 PM on 06/06/2011

A psychologist has been fired from his blogger post at Psychology Today after posting a "study" blog stating "Why All Black Women Are Less Attractive."...
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Sacked! San Francisco 49ers fire coach Singletary

By theGrio

6:47 AM on 12/27/2010

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Mike Singletary made a name for himself as a coach with that bold "I want winners!" declaration more than two years ago...
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Firefighter axed for taking crash-scene video

By theGrio

2:51 PM on 10/29/2010

VIDEO - Authorities say he videotaped the body of 23-year-old Dana Kempson. To the dismay of her parents, the video has gone viral...
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NPR chief sorry over handling of Williams' firing

By theGrio

12:12 PM on 10/25/2010

NEW YORK (AP) - Vivian Schiller says Williams deserved a face-to-face meeting to hear that his contract as an analyst was being terminated over remarks he made on Fox News Channel...
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NPR fires Juan Williams after Muslims remarks

By theGrio

9:14 AM on 10/21/2010

WASHINGTON (AP) - Williams told host Bill O'Reilly that he gets worried and nervous when he sees people dressed in Muslim-style clothes on airplanes...
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Mo. man fired after calling watermelon 'Obama fruit'

By theGrio

5:35 PM on 07/20/2010

Darwin Holly, a former employee of TAMKO Building Products in southern Missouri, swears he's "not a racist" despite his reference to watermelon as "Obama fruit"...
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Obama effigy hung at RI school with fired teachers

By theGrio

4:05 PM on 03/18/2010

CENTRAL FALLS, Rhode Island (AP) - A union is condemning an effigy of President Obama that was hung upside down by a teacher at a failing Rhode Island high school...
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High School teacher fired after sexting teenage student (video)

By theGrio

2:00 PM on 06/03/2009

An Albany, Georgia high school teacher was fired for sending sexual text messages to a teenage student, then driving to a hotel to meet her. The student was at a sleepover celebration for the girl's basketball team. Her coaches stepped in and confronted the teacher when he showed up at...
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