Andre Bell, a 20-year-old sophomore and standout basketball player at Fisk University, was killed in a shooting on a Nashville interstate late Sunday night, authorities confirmed. Bell, a Business Administration major and valued member of the Fisk Bulldogs men’s basketball team, was driving northbound on Interstate 65 near the I-40 interchange with two friends after…
A young child and a dog were found alone inside a vehicle Sunday morning after an attempted car theft in the Highland Park area of Los Angeles, authorities said. The case took a major turn this week with the arrest of the child’s mother on suspicion of child endangerment and related felony charges. Shortly before…
The Greenville community is mourning after Susan Harrison, a local resident and mother, died by apparent suicide, according to reports emerging December 30, 2025. Authorities are investigating her death, which occurred near the same Planet Fitness parking lot off Thomas Langston Road where her son, Jayden Harrison, was fatally shot more than two years ago. Susan’s son Jayden, 22 years old,…
Former Broadway child star Imani Dia Smith, best known for her role as Young Nala in The Lion King, was fatally stabbed inside her New Jersey home on December 21, 2025, authorities confirmed. She was 25 years old. Police and emergency responders were called to a residence in Edison, Middlesex County, early that Sunday morning…
A 13‑year‑old girl was shot and killed Sunday afternoon in a residential neighborhood in Goldsboro, police confirmed, and three teenage suspects are now in custody facing murder charges. Goldsboro police responded to reports of gunfire just after 4:30 p.m. on December 21 in the 200 block of Alpha Court, a residential area that includes the…
A federal judge has overturned the conviction of one of two men found guilty in the 2002 killing of hip-hop pioneer Jam Master Jay, marking a dramatic development in one of the most high-profile cold cases in music history. On Friday, U.S. District Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall in Brooklyn granted a rare judgment of acquittal for Karl Jordan Jr., vacating his…
Los Angeles, CA— Rob Reiner, the acclaimed Hollywood director and actor known for classics such as When Harry Met Sally…, The Princess Bride and A Few Good Men, and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead Sunday afternoon in their Brentwood residence in Los Angeles in what authorities are investigating as a double homicide. Emergency crews, including the Los…
A birthday party meant to celebrate childhood turned into a scene of tragedy and grief after a mass shooting at a north Stockton banquet hall killed four people — three of them children — and left over a dozen wounded. What should have been an evening of joy and laughter ended in shattered families and…
A mother in Fayetteville is pressing prosecutors to bring more serious charges following the tragic death of her 1-year-old daughter at an unlicensed home day care. Gigi Michelle James drowned in September after slipping into a fenced backyard pool at Mema’s Playhouse, a day care run out of the home of 51-year-old Melissa Ann Ortiz‑Fikes. Her mother, Ginger Calder,…
CONCORD, N.C. — A festive evening of lights and holiday cheer turned into chaos Friday night when gunshots rang out during Concord’s 28th annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony, wounding four people and abruptly ending the celebration. Authorities say the incident occurred at approximately 7:30 p.m. along Union Street South near the intersection with Corban Avenue,…
