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Crime Jacob Blake Protest Shooter Arrested & Charged With Homicide Kyle Rittenhouse has been arrested and charged with homicide after opening fire at a protest for Jacob Blake last night in Kenosha, killing two people. By Alex Zidel August 26, 2020
Music Fetty Wap Arrested After Allegedly Threatening To Kill A Man On FaceTime Fetty Wap has been arrested in New Jersey for allegedly threatening to kill someone on FaceTime while calling them a "rat." By Cole Blake August 08, 2022
Pop Culture Tory Lanez Due In Court For Jury Selection In Megan Thee Stallion Trial Today The Canadian recording artist began his court mandated house arrest earlier this month. By Hayley Hynes November 28, 2022
Crime Louisville Settles Breonna Taylor Case With "Significant" Dollar Amount The wrongful death lawsuit presented by Breonna Taylor's family has reportedly been settled, including a "significant" payout and several important police reforms. By Alex Zidel September 15, 2020
Crime JayDaYoungan Indicted On Felony Gun Charge, Faces 5 Years: Report Since 2019, the rapper has been arrested several times on charges related to drug possession, firearms, and second-degree murder. By Erika Marie December 08, 2021
Music Young Thug Fan Hacks RICO Trial Zoom To Shout "Free Thug!": Watch Those in the courtroom, including Young Thug, looked shocked. By Caroline Fisher January 10, 2024
Life Jussie Smollett Speaks On His Alleged Sexual Encounters With Attacker During Trial The actor says he and Abel Osundairo met at a gay club and once masturbated in a bathhouse together. By Hayley Hynes December 06, 2021
Music YNW Melly's Family Shows Up To Support Him At Court Hearing YNW Melly was recently denied bond ahead of his double murder retrial, for which he's been in prison since 2019. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 22, 2025
Crime Woman Who Threw Puppies In Garbage During Coachella Has Been Arrested Justice has been served. By Chantilly Post August 15, 2019
Crime Cop In Breonna Taylor Case Defends His Actions, Calls Protesters "Thugs" Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly, a cop involved in Breonna Taylor's death, justifies his actions in leaked e-mail to colleagues. By Aron A. September 22, 2020
Life LottaCash Desto's Death Has Police Searching For 2 Suspects The "Lunchroom" rapper was killed early on Saturday morning in West Houston. By Hayley Hynes September 25, 2022
Gossip Matt Barnes Trends After Spitting Incident, People Bring Up Derek Fisher Barnes spit on his fiancée's ex-husband during an altercation. The public revisited him driving 95 miles to beat up Fisher. By Erika Marie January 25, 2023