Crime

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Music 2Pac Murder Suspect Keefe D Breaks Down About Being Away From Grandkids In Prison Keefe D is currently behind bars at the Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas awaiting his trial, which begins next year. By Caroline Fisher March 14, 2025
Crime Politicians React Passionately To Uvalde Elementary School Shooting In Texas It's reported that 14 students—2nd to 4th graders—and 1 teacher were killed by 18-year-old Salvador Ramos. By Erika Marie May 24, 2022
Music "Jane" Allegedly Promised Diddy An "All Star Party" With Alleged Male Sex Workers This anonymous alleged sex trafficking victim made various allegations during the Diddy trial about his alleged sexual preferences. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 06, 2025
Crime R. Kelly Trial: Anonymous Jury Officially Selected An anonymous jury made up of seven men and five women has been sworn in for For R. Kelly's New York City sex trafficking trial. By Joshua Robinson August 11, 2021
Music d4vd Cooperating With Police After Decomposing Corpse Was Found In His Tesla The LAPD responded to a call on Monday about a foul odor coming from the front trunk of a Tesla that was found under d4vd's name. By Zachary Horvath September 09, 2025
Music Diddy Praises Kanye West For Defending Him In Intense Phone Call Kanye West has been in Diddy's corner for weeks, and Diddy in turn revealed how integral the artist has been to his family. By Elias Andrews March 17, 2025
Pop Culture Bill Cosby Calls In To A Philadelphia Radio Station To Discuss Wrongful Imprisonment On his first day out of prison, Bill Cosby phoned into Philadelphia radio station WDAS 105.3 FM to stand up for people who have been wrongfully imprisoned. By Joshua Robinson July 02, 2021
Music PnB Rock Murder Suspect Found Guilty On All Counts PnB Rock's family has finally gotten justice. By Caroline Fisher August 07, 2024
Music Houdini's Memorial Erupts In Gunfire, 2 Injured Last night, gunfire erupted at a Toronto memorial for slain rapper Houdini, an incident that left two men in the hospital. By Mitch Findlay June 10, 2020
Music ASAP Rocky Learns When Jury Selection Will Begin In His Shooting Case Rocky's not off the hook... By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 21, 2024
Music Diddy Spokesperson Claims He's Being "Targeted" Amid Third Sexual Assault Lawsuit A former Syracuse University student accuses Diddy of sexually assaulting her in the 90s. By Caroline Fisher November 24, 2023
Politics Joe Biden Signs Bill Making Lynching A Federal Hate Crime For First Time In U.S. History Anyone convicted could face upwards of 30 years in prison for their crimes. By Hayley Hynes March 29, 2022