Crime

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Crime Andrew Brown Jr. Autopsy Reveals He Was Shot In The Head By Police The family of Andrew Brown Jr. says he was shot by police five times. By Aron A. April 27, 2021
Pop Culture Trans Woman Speaks After Being Misidentified As Uvalde Shooter: "People Are Threatening Me" Fake news quickly spread after 4Chan users claimed shooter Salvador Ramos was trans while using a trans woman's picture. By Erika Marie May 26, 2022
Crime R. Kelly's Legal & Financial Problems Get Progressively Worse In Chicago A default judgment was granted against R. Kelly after the singer didn't show up to court. By Aron A. February 26, 2020
Sports Sam Williams, Cowboys DE, Arrested On Drug And Weapon Charges Williams is facing at least one felony. By Ben Mock August 23, 2023
Pop Culture Vladimir Putin Receives Arrest Warrant From The ICC The International Criminal Court is charging the Russian president with war crimes during the nation's ongoing invasion of Ukraine. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 17, 2023
Crime DaBaby Sued By Woman Claiming To Be Slap Victim DaBaby has been hit with a lawsuit by Tyronesha Laws, the woman claiming to be the victim of his attack at his Tampa concert last weekend. By Lynn S. March 13, 2020
Music Tekashi 6ix9ine Reads Out Letter To Judge: "I Gave People Hope" Tekashi begs the judge to let him continue inspiring the youth. By Noah C December 18, 2019
Sports Vince McMahon Resigns Amid Sexual Assault Lawsuit McMahon once again denied the allegations by said he was resigning out of respect for the company. By Ben Mock January 27, 2024
Gram Nicki Minaj Pays Tribute To Murdered Former Manager Angela Kukawski Kukawski's boyfriend, Jason Barker, has reportedly been arrested and charged with premeditated murder and torture. By Erika Marie December 30, 2021
Music Dua Lipa Sued By Reggae Group Artikal Sound System For Allegedly Stealing "Levitating" Artikal Sound System shared "Live Your Life" back in 2017. By Hayley Hynes March 01, 2022
Life Offset Seeks To Reverse $950K Stolen Bentley Judgement: "I Did Not Steal The Car" Offset feels as though the court was misled by Platinum Transportation Group's case against him. By Hayley Hynes April 12, 2022
Crime Teen Restrained At Youth Home For Throwing Sandwich Dies, Lawsuit Filed Cornelius Frederick, 16, died last month after the threw a sandwich at the group home where he lived and was restrained by staff. By Erika Marie June 24, 2020