Crime
Laquan McDonald's grandmother said Jason Van Dyke would still be in prison for murdering her Black teenage grandson if the former Chicago cop wasn't white. Van Dyke was released Thursday after serving less than half his sentence.
It appears that authorities may have a lead on those responsible for bomb threats at many HBCUs across the nation this week after the FBI recently identified six suspects in the racially-motivated case.
Four men have been arrested and charged in the overdose death of actor Michael K. Williams in September. Three of the four defendants showed up in court on Wednesday and the fourth man was arrested in Puerto Rico and is expected to appear in court on Thursday. Irving Cartagena, 39, stands charged with narcotics conspiracy […]
The ladies imprisoned at Women's Huron Valley Correction Facility in Michigan, most of them Black, have some unfortunate stories of sexual abuse and severely poor living conditions that make an already tough situation seem unbearable.
Faculty, students and staff were told to shelter-in-place and not proceed on campus.
Actress Tisha Campbell recently revealed that she almost became a sex trafficking victim while on set shooting a movie in Texas, and she's even warning those still in the area to be on a careful lookout.
Police said Cheryl McCormack was shot during a robbery at around 2 a.m. on Monday. Her incident came hours after a Little Italy restaurant manager was also shot and killed in Fells Point.
The latest uphill legal battle for controversial hip-hop couple Nicki Minaj & Kenneth Petty now comes in the form of an assault allegation from a former security guard who claims Minaj berated him to the extent that it caused Petty to break his jaw with one punch.
The upcoming criminal trial for Brett Hankison, a former Louisville police detective involved in Breonna Taylor's killing - but not charged for her killing Breonna Taylor -- will be open to the press, a Kentucky judge ruled Thursday, delivering him a legal setback.
A man is expected to survive after he was shot in the face early Tuesday in Northeast Baltimore.
What exactly does one call a male “Karen?” A “Ken?” A “Scott?” A “Brad?” How about a “James Iannazzo?” I guess that last one is a little too specific, but Iannazzo is certainly a man who checked off all the “Karen” boxes in a Tik Tok video that recently went viral showing him accosting a […]
Griffin Police department accuse Georgia Pastor Curtis Keith Bankston & wife, Sophia Simm Bankston of false imprisonment.