Crime

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Crime J. Alexander Kueng's Bodycam Shows George Floyd's Killing George Floyd was terrified during his fatal interaction with police, as shown in bodycam footage from J. Alexander Kueng. By Alex Zidel August 11, 2020
Sports Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's Son Arrested For Alleged Stabbing Incident Adam Abdul-Jabbar was charged for alleging stabbing his neighbor multiple times. By Alexander Cole June 12, 2020
Music Young Thug Trial Hit With Serious Security Breach As Four Jurors Identified The trial has gotten a bit out of hand. By Alexander Cole November 30, 2023
Music No Motions Have Been Filed Yet For Lil Durk's Federal Trial In October Ahead of Lil Durk's federal trial accusing him of murder in aid of racketeering charges, folks wonder if a delay or dismissal are imminent. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 18, 2026
Politics Democratic Donor Ed Buck Charged After Third Black Man Overdoses At His Home The Republicans are going to have a field day over this. By Aron A. September 18, 2019
Pop Culture Blueface Reality Show Announced Despite Rapper's Arrest Blue will host the music competition "Rap Queens West" on The Zeus Network. By Ben Mock January 13, 2024
Music Diddy's Former Assistant Explains Why He Stopped Being Mogul's Alleged Fixer George Kaplan alleged Diddy ordered him to clean up his messes and get money for him. Kaplan is one of many witnesses in this federal trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 22, 2025
Crime Friend Of Mo3’s Alleged Killer Claims He Bragged About Murdering Rapper On Highway The trial of Kewon White continues. By Aron A. September 01, 2026
Music Mariah The Scientist Pleads Not Guilty To Battery After Alleged Club Fight Mariah The Scientist's attorney has demanded a jury trial. By Caroline Fisher July 03, 2024
Music Chris Brown Calls Out Reports Tying Him To Alleged Shooting Near His Home Chris Brown took to Instagram to deny the shooting happened at all, whereas law enforcement sources are reportedly insisting on it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 03, 2026
Sports Kevin Ware Jr. Pleads Guilty To Drug & Weapon Charges Ware still faces charges stemming from his girlfriend's 2021 murder. By Isaac Fontes December 14, 2022
Sports Shannon Sharpe Reveals House Burglary The NFL Hall of Famer had some domestic misfortunate last week. By Ben Mock May 26, 2023