Crime

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Life Laughing Banned In North Korea For 11 Days To Honour Former Leader Kim Jong Il’s Death “During the mourning period, we must not drink alcohol, laugh or engage in leisure activities,” a North Korean resident explained. By Hayley Hynes December 20, 2021 5.4K Views
Music YNW Melly Case Report: Rapper Due In Court Again In August After Status Hearing Bryson "Boom" Paul also reported that the Florida MC will keep his original legal team in his second attempt at an innocent verdict following a mistrial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 28, 2023 12.7K Views
Music YNW Melly's Mother Believes Jury Voted 9-3 In His Favor, Journalist Denies Her Claim An Atlanta reporter maintained that there was actually a 6-6 deadlock that resulted in the case being deemed a mistrial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 23, 2023 11.8K Views
Pop Culture Shanquella Robinson Rally In Charlotte Calls For Justice In Ongoing Death Investigation The late 25-year-old's parents have spoken with various news outlets about how they're coping with their tragic loss. By Hayley Hynes December 12, 2022 1.9K Views
TV "Sweetie Pie's'" Manager Found Guilty Of Murder-For-Hire In Nephew's Killing James Norman took out a $450,000 insurance claim on his nephew before plotting his murder. By Lawrencia Grose September 17, 2022 20.5K Views
Pop Culture Elon Musk Mocks "Stay Woke" Initiative Sparked By Ferguson Protests In 2014, 18-year-old Michael Brown was killed by Ferguson police. Musk laughed off the "Hands Up, Don't Shoot" movement as "fiction." By Erika Marie November 23, 2022 1.9K Views
Crime TikTok Stars Face Criminal Charges Over L.A. Mansion Parties: Report Bryce Hall and Blake Gray have a combined 19 million followers on TikTok and hosted parties in the Hollywood Hills earlier this month. By Erika Marie August 28, 2020 2.0K Views
Crime Harvey Weinstein Charged With Rape & Sexual Assault In Los Angeles The alleged incidents occurred with two women over the course of two days in 2013. By Noah C January 06, 2020 2.4K Views
Crime Kyle Massey Is Wanted By Police After Skipping Court Hearing: Report A warrant was issued for Kyle Massey's arrest after the former child star missed his arraignment in his immoral communication with a minor case. By Aron A. July 13, 2021 1359 Views
Society All Four Attackers In Viral Facebook Live Torture Video Charged With A Hate Crime Each has been charged with a number of other crimes. By hnhh January 05, 2017 10.1K Views
Relationships Police & CPS Reportedly Called To Chrisean Rock & Bino's Hotel Room The reason for police and Child Protective Services' visit to Chrisean Rock and her partner HoodTrophy Bino is unclear. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 25, 2025 3.8K Views
Crime Young Thug Addressed Leaked Jail Calls With Big Bank, Claims Had Same Conversations With Rappers Mentioned To Their Face Young Thug’s leaked jail calls have mentioned a wide range of rappers, including Travis Scott, Drake, Lil Baby, and Future. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 06, 2025 8.4K Views