Crime

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Crime Gunman Storms NYC Restaurant, 1 Injured The shooting took place yesterday in Queens. By Caroline Fisher June 04, 2023
Crime Emmett Till Investigation Closed By DOJ Over "Insufficient Evidence" About Accuser Carolyn Bryant The two men who lynched the 14-year-old admitted to the murder, but they had already been acquitted back in 1955. By Erika Marie December 07, 2021
Music Post Malone Reportedly Blows Off Deposition In $350K Case With Ex-Girlfriend His split with Ashlan Diaz resulted in a law firm suing them for unfulfilled settlement payments after they did a private deal cutting out the firm. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 04, 2023
Music Young Thug Shows Support For Ksoo After Murder Conviction Ksoo was found guilty of murdering another Florida rapper called Lil' Buck, whereas Young Thug overcame his legal situation last year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 04, 2025
Music Cardi B Gets Court Date Pushed Back For Defamation Case Cardi B and Tasha K have been going at it for over two years. By Thomas Galindo November 09, 2021
Music Diddy Fails To Exclude His iCloud Searches And Other Queries From Trial's Evidence Pool Diddy's legal team called the government's applications for phone and home warrants "Intentionally misleading" and "grossly distorted." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 10, 2025
Crime "Uno" Rapper Ambjaay Arrested For Free High School Concert A rep for Ambjaay claims that this is a classic case of racial profiling. By Aron A. August 23, 2019
Music DJ Akademiks Relates To Gucci Mane Allegedly Snitching On Pooh Shiesty DJ Akademiks said he might do the same thing Gucci Mane allegedly did regarding Pooh Shiesty's alleged kidnapping of him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 03, 2026
Crime Teen Brothers Arrested For Allegedly Killing Their Stepfather For Abusing Sister Alejandro Trevino and Christian Trevino have been arrested for the alleged murder of their stepfather Gabriel Quintanilla after discovering he was sexually abusing their half-sister. By Brianna Lawson January 27, 2022
Crime Cuba Gooding Jr. Pleads Guilty To Forcible Touching: Report The actor faces several accusations of sexual harassment and the terms of his recent plea have been shared with the public. By Erika Marie April 13, 2022
Music Diddy Lawyer Refuses To "Continue" Defense And Quits Trafficking Case The lawyer requested a relief. By Elias Andrews February 22, 2025
Music Judge Mathis Says That Diddy Isn't A Real Gangster Judge Mathis pointed out how prosecutors are portraying him as a "monster" and how Diddy steadily began to believe that he was dangerous. By Zachary Horvath June 03, 2025