Crime

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Crime R. Kelly Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Sex Trafficking & Racketeering After being found guilty of racketeering and sex trafficking, R. Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. By Cole Blake June 29, 2022
Politics Donald Trump Calls For Drug Dealer Death Penalty: "Execute A Drug Dealer, Save 500 Lives" The former president returned to his "law and order" rallying cry in a DC speech. By Rex Provost July 27, 2022
Crime Kevin Spacey To "Voluntarily Appear" In Court To Defend Himself Against Sexual Assault Charges Kevin Spacey, facing several sexual assault charges, has announced that he will appear in a U.K. court to defend himself. By Cole Blake May 31, 2022
Crime Florida Police Announce Huge Fentanyl Raid, Enough To Kill 1.5 Million Adults In addition to 3 kilos of fentanyl, authorities seized over 6,000 counterfeit pills laced with the lethal drug and 1.26 kilos of cocaine. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 20, 2022
Pop Culture Washington Music Festival Arrest Prevented Potential Mass Shooting This Weekend, Police Say Witnesses notified security after seeing a man "inhale an unknown substance" from a balloon before producing two 9mm pistols from his trunk and loading them with ammunition. By Hayley Hynes August 21, 2022
Pop Culture Tiffany Haddish Reaches Settlement With Accusers: Report Siblings John and Jane Doe claim Haddish and Aries Spears groomed and molested them as children. By Erika Marie September 19, 2022
Life Trapboy Freddy's Pet Tiger Cub Seized By Police Amid Weapons Arrest The Texas rapper's pet was reportedly picked up by Dallas Animal Services. By Hayley Hynes August 19, 2022
Music Tee Grizzley Speaks Out After Home Burglary Tee Grizzley says that rappers need to be careful of what "we’re speaking into existence" after his house was burglarized. By Cole Blake September 17, 2022
Politics Over 50 People Arrested During Abortion Protest In Downtown LA With the overturn of Roe v. Wade shocking the nation, demonstrators gathered in Los Angeles to protest the Supreme Court's decision. However, it didn't end peacefully for many. By Lawrencia Grose June 25, 2022
Music Fat Joe Tells Charlamagne Tha God That The Murder Of Rappers Is Rooted In Jealousy While speaking on the slaying of PNB Rock, the Bronx icon also condemned criticism rappers receive for not leaving the hood. By Erika Marie September 16, 2022
Crime Kodak Black's Lawyer Says Oxy Pills Found During Arrest Are Prescribed Kodak Black was reportedly prescribed oxycodone pills to deal with chronic pain after he was shot in February. By Aron A. July 20, 2022
Crime Four Suspects Arrested After Alleged Home Invasion At Future's BM House: Report They are also suspected of burglarizing Gunna's home and attempting a home invasion at Marlo Hampton's residence. By Erika Marie July 20, 2022