A tragic crash in Long Beach has left a 20-month-old toddler dead and two of her family members injured after a driver allegedly sped backward onto a sidewalk and struck them earlier this week, authorities said. The fatal incident occurred around 11:30 a.m. Monday in the 400 block of Maine Avenue, where police say an SUV…
Hollywood heavyweight Tyler Perry is setting his sights on a new frontier: the high-stakes world of firefighting. The filmmaker and producer has officially announced Tyler Perry’s Where There’s Smoke, a 16-episode drama series centered on the professional and personal lives of firefighters, now in production for Netflix. The series marks another major collaboration under Perry’s ongoing multi-year creative partnership…
West Coast rap legend Kurupt is back at home and continuing his recovery after a serious health scare that had fans and the hip‑hop community deeply concerned. The Tha Dogg Pound co‑founder, whose real name is Ricardo “Ricky” Brown, was hospitalized for several weeks earlier this year while being treated for undisclosed serious health issues. Although details of his…
British rapper and actor Ghetts has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for his role in a fatal hit-and-run crash in northeast London that claimed the life of a university student, according to court officials and media reports. Justin Clarke-Samuel, the 41-year-old artist known professionally as Ghetts and for his role in the Netflix series Supacell, was…
A devastating tragedy unfolded Sunday night at Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital in Homewood, Alabama, when a 19-year-old man fatally shot his wife moments after the couple welcomed their first child — then turned the gun on himself, authorities said. Police and first responders were called to the hospital’s Women’s Medical Center at approximately 9:25 p.m….
University of Colorado quarterback Dominiq Ponder, 23, has died following a single-vehicle car crash early Sunday morning, authorities confirmed, sending shockwaves through the college football community. Ponder was pronounced dead at the scene in Boulder County after the 2023 Tesla he was driving lost control on a curve, struck a guardrail and an electrical pole, then rolled down an embankment….
Authorities in Oklahoma City are investigating a deeply troubling situation in which a 14-year-old girl, now 15 and pregnant with twins, may have been used as a surrogate mother for her own family. The case has raised serious legal, ethical and child welfare questions as investigators work to piece together what happened. The Oklahoma City Police Department began its…
A 61-year-old woman has been arrested and charged in connection with the fatal shooting of retired fire chief Henry Williams and his 15-year-old daughter, Ha’layna Elliot, inside their home in Ferguson, Missouri. According to investigators, Linda Hayden, who was Williams’ live-in girlfriend, faces two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of armed criminal action…
A 12-year-old girl has died days after what her family says was a bullying incident at a Los Angeles school, prompting a homicide investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department. Khimberly Zavaleta Chuquipa, a sixth-grader at Reseda High School in the San Fernando Valley, suffered a fatal brain injury in mid-February when another student allegedly threw a metal…
In a remarkable milestone for music and youth achievement, 8-year-old Aura V of Charles County, Maryland, has become the youngest individual ever to win a Grammy Award. The elementary school student took home the prestigious honor alongside her father, Fyütch, for their collaborative album Harmony, which won Best Children’s Music Album at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards on February 1, 2026. The…
