The 37-year-old man killed by Baton Rouge police was a good-humored person nicknamed "Big Boy" who was orphaned young, loved children and earned a living selling CDs of music downloaded from the internet, said family and friends who knew him. The U.S. Justice Department is investigating the video-recorded killing of...
A woman who watched as a police officer fatally shot her boyfriend during a traffic stop streamed the gruesome aftermath of the slaying live on Facebook, telling a worldwide audience that her companion had been shot "for no apparent reason" while reaching for his wallet. Within hours, the Minnesota governor...
The manager of a young Baltimore rapper gunned down after an anti-violence fundraiser was himself fatally shot less than two weeks later, police said Thursday. Trayvon Lee, 24, was killed near his home Wednesday evening in what police described as a second "targeted attack." Lee, the CEO of YBS records, managed...
An online appeal to raise college funds for the five children of the Baton Rouge, Louisiana, man killed early Tuesday by police has surpassed $375,000 in less than a day. The campaign, posted on the Gofundme.com website, raised contributions for the family of Alton Sterling from some 13,000 donors in...
A woman is now in critical condition after she was allegedly chopped all over her body by her common-law husband in Great River, Hanover on Tuesday. According to reports, the incident spurred from a domestic dispute which became violent. The couple reportedly became engaged in a heated dispute in which...
The shooting deaths of two black men within days by law enforcement officers are the latest in a spate of such cases that have made headlines nationwide in recent months. A Minnesota officer fatally shot a man — identified by relatives as 32-year-old Philando Castile — while he was in...
Rapper T.I. and a business partner are reportedly being sued by employees at their Scales 923 restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia, according to Fortune. A lawsuit was filed by 12 employees, who claim that rapper and business partner Charles Hughes violated the Fair Labour Standards Act. The employees claim they were subjected...
Kobe Bryant has received a one-of-a-kind retirement gift from rapper Snoop Dogg: a Los Angeles Lakers-themed convertible. Bryant retired from the Lakers in April after 20 seasons in L.A. He posted a picture on Twitter of him and Snoop standing by the purple and gold car Wednesday. Snoop Dogg put up...