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Nipsey Hussle Suspect Attacked in Jail Holding Cell
An attorney for the man on trial for killing rapper Nipsey Hussle pressed the woman who says she served as the unwitting getaway driver over errors in the testimony she gave for the prosecution, asking Tuesday whether she was lying or merely mistaken.
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‘Victory Belongs to the Victims': R. Kelly Sentenced to 30 Years in NYC Federal Sex Trafficking Case
R&B star R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison Wednesday for using his superstardom to subject young fans — some just children — to systematic sexual abuse. The singer and songwriter, 55, was convicted of racketeering and sex trafficking last year at a trial that gave voice to accusers who had once wondered if their stories were being…
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Key Witness in Nipsey Hussle Killing is Pressed Over Errors
An attorney for the man on trial for killing rapper Nipsey Hussle pressed the woman who says she served as the unwitting getaway driver over errors in the testimony she gave for the prosecution, asking Tuesday whether she was lying or merely mistaken.
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Woman Rescued From Hostage Situation After Sending Note With Grubhub Order
Employees at The Chipper Truck in the Bronx reacted quickly when they got the note saying “please call the police” with a food order.
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Woman Recounts Unwittingly Driving Eric Holder to Scene of Nipsey Hussle Shooting
Bryannita Nicholson recalled seeing Nipsey Hussle after pulling into a South LA shopping center that the hip hop artist owned and saying, “I want to take a picture with him.”
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Purple Heart Recipient Who Faked His Own Death Gets 85 Years for Sexual Assaulting Teen
During the trial, the victim cried as she testified that Jacob Blair Scott sexually assaulted her at least 30 times beginning in 2016 and ending in 2017 when she learned she was pregnant.
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Baltimore Suing One of the Country's Largest ‘Ghost Gun' Makers
The suit alleges that Nevada-based Polymer80 intentionally undermines firearms laws by designing, manufacturing, and providing kits and parts without serial numbers to buyers who do not undergo background checks.
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Man Who Won $10 Million Lottery Prize Sentenced to Life in Prison For Killing Girlfriend
Prosecutors said he confessed to shooting the 23-year-old after discovering she was texting with other men while with him.
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California Fisherman Sued in ‘Egregious' Crabbing Case
A California fisherman illegally caught hundreds of Dungeness crabs in the protected North Farallon Islands State Marine Reserve, according to a lawsuit filed last week by the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office.
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Fugitive Yoga Teacher Eyed in Jealous Rage Killing of Elite Cyclist May Be in NYC: Feds
A yoga teacher suspected of killing an elite cyclist possibly in a fit of jealous rage in Texas is believed to have traveled to New York City days after the killing, according to law enforcement.
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DC AG Sues Meta CEO Zuckerberg Over Cambridge Analytica Privacy Scandal
The lawsuit comes after a judge rejected Racine’s attempt to add Zuckerberg as a defendant on his original consumer protection complaint against Facebook.
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‘Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli Released From Federal Prison and Into New York Halfway House
Martin Shkreli gained infamy for raising the price of a pharmaceutical drug by more than 4,000%.
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Ex-Cop Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in George Floyd Killing
The state is recommending a sentence of three years for Thomas Lane — which is below state sentencing guidelines. He was one of two officers who helped restrain George Floyd while fellow officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his back.
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Arby's Manager Caught on Camera Urinating in Milkshake Mix, Police Say
Investigators reportedly found footage of the 29-year-old man peeing into a bag of milkshake mix as they were executing a search warrant on his phone as part of a child pornography investigation.
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Former Food Network Star Found Guilty of Killing Her 3-Year-Old Foster Child
Ariel Robinson, former contestant and winner of “Worst Cooks in America,” was found guilty of homicide by child abuse in the death of her 3-year-old foster daughter, Victoria “Tori” Smith
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Kidd Creole, of Grandmaster Flash, Gets 16 Years in Midtown Steak Knife Killing
Nathaniel Glover, better known as Kidd Creole, a founding member of Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five, was found guilty of manslaughter last month in the 2017 stabbing death of John Jolly on a midtown Manhattan street.
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Former UVA Lacrosse Player Must Pay $15M in Damages for 2010 Beating Death of Girlfriend, Jury Says
George Huguely V is currently serving a 23-year prison sentence in the killing of Yeardley Love after being convicted of second-degree murder in 2012. Huguely and Love both played lacrosse at UVA and had an on-again, off-again relationship before Huguely drunkenly killed her.
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JonBenet Ramsey's Father Supporting Petition for Outside Agency to Test DNA
The 6-year-old was found dead in the basement of her family’s home in Boulder on Dec. 26, 1996, bludgeoned and strangled, several hours after her mother called 911 to say her daughter was missing.
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Retired NYPD Veteran Convicted of Officer Flagpole Assault During Capitol Riot
Thomas Webster, a 20-year NYPD veteran who retired in 2011 after 20 years of service with the department, was the first Capitol riot defendant to be tried on an assault charge and the first to present a jury with a self-defense argument.
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$10K Reward Offered for Info on ‘Dangerous' Escaped Alabama Capital Murder Suspect, Missing Officer
The two have been missing since Friday, when she left a detention center with him, headed for a courthouse appointment that didn’t exist.