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In a noteworthy development in the ongoing legal saga surrounding prominent rapper DaBaby, a last-minute delay in his battery trial has raised significant questions regarding evidence admissibility and the implications of language within the context of race relations. The case, stemming from a violent altercation with Gary Pagar almost four years ago, has become emblematic of the complexities that can arise in high-profile legal disputes, particularly those involving celebrity figures. […]

On September 4, 2024, Tameka “Tiny” Harris, the esteemed R&B singer and wife of rapper T.I., made headlines as she took the witness stand in a federal courtroom in California. The focus of her testimony was a lawsuit against MGA Entertainment, the toy giant accused of appropriating the likeness and style of her daughter’s pop group, the OMG Girlz. The controversy erupted when the Harris couple alleged that MGA had […]

The introduction of body scanners to the NYC subway system marks a significant step in enhancing security measures in public transportation. Mayor Eric Adams has announced that after conducting thousands of tests, the city is ready to move forward with the installation of these scanners at select subway turnstiles. The scanners, designed to detect weapons such as guns, are expected to be operational as early as later this week or […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- One person is dead, and 21 others were wounded by gunfire in a mass shooting at the end of the Chiefs' Super Bowl parade Wednesday, according to authorities. Of the people wounded by gunfire, eight were in immediately life-threatening condition, seven were in life-threatening condition and six had minor injuries, Kansas City Fire Chief Ross Grundyson said at the news conference. Kansas City radio station KKFI said […]

Unless blocked by the U.S. Supreme Court, Alabama will attempt to put a man to death with nitrogen gas Thursday night, a never used execution method that the state claims will be humane but critics call cruel and experimental. Kenneth Eugene Smith, a 58-year-old convicted killer whose 2022 lethal injection was called off at the last minute because authorities couldn’t connect an IV line, is scheduled to be executed at […]

ALAMANCE COUNTY, NC  — A driver accused of a deadly hit-and-run in Alamance County has been arrested states away, according to troopers. The North Carolina State Highway Patrol says the suspect in the hit-and-run that killed Darrin Alston Swann, 19, of Liberty, was taken into custody. His vehicle was side-swiped by a Penske box truck, causing him to swerve off the road into a ditch. He died at the scene. The truck […]

In a case that has drawn international attention, a grand jury in Ohio is considering whether to indict a woman who miscarried at home and disposed of the nonviable fetus. The woman, Brittany Watts, 34, of Warren, Ohio, was arrested in October after passing a fetus in her bathroom and trying to flush the remains down the toilet. The case has been before a Trumbull County grand jury since November. […]

WASHINGTON, N.C. (WNCT) — The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office and the NC State Bureau of Investigations on Thursday morning were processing the home of the suspect in Wednesday’s potential explosive device found in a vehicle at a shopping center in Washington. Officials said Thursday morning in a media release that the search warrant was obtained based on information gathered during Wednesday’s incident. There is no known threat to the public, said Maj. […]