Crime

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Music R. Kelly To Pay Victims $10.5 Million For Alleged Shooting Threat According to the suit, the victims now suffer from PTSD and panic attacks. By Caroline Fisher August 26, 2023 1.9K Views
Music Tory Lanez Could Face 9 Years In Prison It's not looking good for Tory Lanez. By James Jones May 10, 2023 4.0K Views
Politics A Pregnant Woman Was Shot 5 Times By Missouri Police Following a suspected armed carjacking, Missouri police shot Leonna Hale five times despite her being unarmed and pregnant. By Brianna Lawson May 31, 2022 7.8K Views
Politics Alex Jones' Infowars Files For Bankruptcy Following Sandy Hook Defamation Lawsuits Alex Jones' company, Infowars, has filed for bankruptcy after the infamous host lost defamation lawsuits concerning his claims that the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting was a hoax. By Rose Lilah April 19, 2022 1166 Views
Life R. Kelly Tests Positive For COVID-19 In Jail, Judge Grants Appeal Extension The disgraced singer was found guilty of racketeering and sex trafficking last year. By Hayley Hynes February 01, 2022 10.1K Views
Crime Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Wants To Sue Gangs Over Gun Violence She is introducing an ordinance that will legally hold gangs responsible for violence, including "seizing assets." By Erika Marie September 14, 2021 3.0K Views
Random Breonna Taylor Protests Erupt Across The Country On First Anniversary Of Death Calls for justice for Breonna Taylor were reignited as people took to the streets across the country to protest a year after her passing, with some demonstrations turning violent. By Madusa S. March 14, 2021 1005 Views
Crime Four Dead, Including A Child, In Southern California Shooting: Report A gunman was injured but taken into custody after reportedly killing four people in a business complex in Orange, California. By Erika Marie April 01, 2021 4.4K Views
Crime Jussie Smollett Case Forces Osundairo Bros. Into Destitution Jussie Smollett was recently indicted on new charges, but the scandal has caused Abel and Ola Osundairo to fall on hard times. By Erika Marie February 12, 2020 2.0K Views
Music Rich The Kid Arrested During Bomb Threat In Miami: Report While police responded to a bomb threat at his hotel, the rapper refused to comply with their procedure and attempted to enter the building. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 11, 2023 767 Views
Crime XXXTENTACION Murder: Drake's Attorney Wants Defense Sanctioned Over Deposition Request Drake's attorney said the defense only wants a deposition from the rapper "to inject celebrity spectacle into an otherwise routine trial and generate headlines in the news." By Aron A. February 21, 2023 508 Views
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 3.1K Views