Crime

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Crime YSL Trial: Potential Juror Tried To Contact Young Thug's Attorney's Law Firm A judge ordered court personnel to investigate an email sent to Young Thug's lawyer's firm by a potential juror. By Aron A. January 10, 2023
Crime Forth Worth Officer Who Murdered Atatiana Jefferson Has Resigned #BlackLivesMatter. By Aida C. October 14, 2019
Pop Culture Diddy Pulled Over For Blasting "The Love Album" It looks like Diddy got carried away while listening to "The Love Album: Off the Grid." By Caroline Fisher September 30, 2023
Gossip Vanessa Bryant Reportedly Wins Ruling Against Los Angeles County Sheriff & Fire Chief Bryant recently testified that she learned of Kobe and Gigi’s passing via social media. By Hayley Hynes October 27, 2021
Music 50 Cent Clowns Keefe D For Claiming Diddy Didn't Murder Tupac 50 Cent wants to make a bet that Duane "Keefe D" Davis will get a 20-year prison sentence for the murder of Tupac. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 08, 2026
Crime Couple That Caused El Dorado Fire Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter The Jimenez family was at a park celebrating a gender reveal when a pyrotechnic device malfunctioned. A firefighter later died. By Erika Marie July 21, 2021
Music Trap Lore Ross Accuses Brian Steel Of Lying In Lil Durk Trial Additionally, a dispute over Lil Durk trial coverage escalated after Trap Lore Ross says members of Durk’s team confronted him outside court. By Erika Marie August 26, 2026
Politics NLE Choppa Organizes Peaceful Protest In Memphis Over Death Of Tyre Nichols The Memphis MC used his social media platforms to bring people together in his home city to protest Tyre Nichols' unjust passing. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 28, 2023
Music Big30 Pushes Against Prosecutors For Bond In Gucci Mane Kidnapping Case Big30, Pooh Shiesty, and others stand accused of allegedly kidnapping and robbing Gucci Mane over Pooh's record deal with Gucci. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2026
Crime Iowa Teen Ordered To Pay $150k To Alleged Rapist's Family After Stabbing Him To Death A teenager in Iowa has been ordered to pay her alleged rapist's family $150,000 in restitution for stabbing him to death. By Cole Blake September 14, 2022
Music Young Thug Attends Metro Boomin's Sexual Assault Trial To Support His "Longtime Friend" Vanessa LeMaistre brought the lawsuit against Metro Boomin, accusing him of taking advantage of her back in 2016. By Cole Blake September 24, 2025
Politics Arrest Warrants Issued For 3 Other Cops In Murder Of George Floyd The three police officers, Tou Thau, Thomas Lane, and J. Alexander Kueng, involved in George Floyd's death, have arrest warrants in their name. By Rose Lilah June 03, 2020