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Music YNW Melly & His Lawyers Believe Jury Selection Could Take Weeks Amid Motion To Dismiss Case YNW Melly's team remains hard at work. By Alexander Cole September 28, 2023
Crime DaBaby's Lawyers Says Walmart Shooting Footage Supports Self-Defense Claim DaBaby's lawyers say the viral surveillance footage was reviewed by prosecutors. By Aron A. April 27, 2022
Crime What Is "Megan's Law"?: The Tragic Story Of Megan Kanka "Megan's Law" was introduced after the tragic murder of 7-year-old Megan Kanka in 1994. By Aron A. January 30, 2024
Music Lil Tjay Says YNW Melly Is One Of His Closest Rapper Friends: "My Other Twin" Melly has been behind bars since 2019 facing a serious murder trial, and Lil Tjay has supported him throughout the ordeal. By Erika Marie May 29, 2026
Music d4vd The "Target" Of Grand Jury Investigation Into Celeste Rivas' Death After d4vd's family fought against testifying in the Celeste Rivas case, the grand jury may have cornered them as d4vd is now their target. By Zachary Horvath February 26, 2026
Politics Sonya Massey Fatally Shot By Police On Bodycam: What We Know So Far Meek Mill, Solange, Nick Young, and more have expressed their outrage after body cam footage of the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey was released. By Axl Banks July 24, 2024
Music PNB Rock's Killers Found Guilty Of His Murder: What We Know Freddie Trone and his son Tremont Jones have been found guilty on all counts. By Axl Banks August 07, 2024
Music Cash Out's Sex Trafficking RICO Trial Begins Closing Arguments Cash Out is best-known for his breakthrough 2011 single "Cashin' Out", which peaked at number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100. By Cole Blake July 17, 2025
Sports Dwayne Haskins' Widow Settles Lawsuit Against Dump Truck Driver Haskins was struck and killed by the truck in April 2022. By Ben Mock August 18, 2023
Music Burna Boy Offers To Cover Funeral Costs For Children Killed In Stockton Mass Shooting Three children and one adult were shot and killed during an attack at a birthday party in Stockton, California over the weekend. By Cole Blake December 03, 2025
Life Julia Fox's Dad, Brother Arrested In NYPD Ghost Guns Raid, Narcotics Seized: Report In the raid, police found pills, a pill making machine, fentanyl, heroin, material used to make explosives, ghost guns, and more. By Erika Marie March 09, 2023
Music Lil Durk’s “Pissed Me Off” Can Be Used At Murder-For-Hire Trial Lil Durk’s defense argued the song could unfairly prejudice jurors, but the judge will allow prosecutors to use it. By Erika Marie August 13, 2026