The Los Angeles Police Department has released body camera footage showing the moments leading up to an officer fatally shooting a family dog during what began as a welfare check in Canoga Park, an incident that has sparked widespread outrage and renewed scrutiny of police use of force. The shooting occurred on June 13 after…
UPDATE: Five months after the tragic death of Fisk University basketball player Andre Bell, authorities have arrested two men accused of killing the 20-year-old student-athlete in what police say was a jealousy-fueled attack. According to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, 19-year-old Brayden Carter and 18-year-old Damarion Coleman have been charged with first-degree murder in connection…
NEW ORLEANS, La. — Rapper Mystikal has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to a third-degree rape charge stemming from a 2022 case in Louisiana. The 55-year-old artist, whose real name is Michael Tyler, appeared in court Tuesday for sentencing after reaching a plea agreement earlier this year. The agreement reduced the…
Singer and former Danity Kane member Dawn Richard has suffered a legal setback in her lawsuit against music mogul Sean Combs, after a federal judge dismissed the majority of her claims against him. According to court documents released Monday, U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla ruled that most of Richard’s allegations—including claims of emotional abuse, physical abuse,…
Karmelo Anthony has been found guilty of murder and sentenced to 35 years in prison for the fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf during a high school track meet in Frisco, Texas, bringing an end to one of the most closely watched criminal trials in recent memory. After deliberating, a Collin County jury rejected Anthony’s claim…
The cause of death for social media influencer Ashlee Jenae has officially been revealed nearly two months after her tragic passing while vacationing in Tanzania with her fiancé, Joe McCann. According to Tanzanian authorities, an investigation conducted by the Zanzibar Police Force and Criminal Investigation Department concluded that Ashlee Jenae, whose legal name was Ashly Robinson, died by…
A North Carolina community is mourning the loss of an elderly woman who died after being attacked by three dogs outside her home, as authorities have now arrested the dogs’ owner and charged him with involuntary manslaughter. Betty Alston, 84, was found dead in her yard on Alston Road in Chatham County after family members…
A heartbreaking tragedy that claimed the life of a pregnant teenager and left her newborn daughter in critical condition is drawing attention to the devastating consequences of domestic violence and gun violence. Seventeen-year-old Jariah Edwards traveled from Arizona to San Diego with family members for what was supposed to be a relaxing vacation. Instead, the trip ended…
A heartbreaking house fire in Hampton, Virginia, has claimed the lives of a mother and her 3-year-old daughter, leaving a community in mourning and investigators searching for answers. Emergency crews responded to a home on Chippendale Court early Monday morning after reports of a fire with people trapped inside. According to Hampton Division of Fire…
A North Carolina teacher was tragically killed after a high-speed police chase ended in a deadly crash at an Atlanta gas station over Memorial Day weekend, according to reports. Authorities said 51-year-old Chatanna Patterson, a math and robotics teacher from North Carolina, was visiting family in Atlanta when the fatal incident occurred. Georgia State Patrol troopers…
