In a stunning turn of events, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón has recommended that Lyle and Erik Menendez, convicted in 1996 for the infamous 1989 shotgun murders of their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, in their Beverly Hills home, be resentenced. This decision comes nearly 30 years after the brothers were sentenced to ...
Co-founder of the Black Mafia Family Demetrius Flenory was placed in the Residential Reentry Program. The infamous co-founder of the cocaine trafficking group Black Mafia Family (BMF), Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory, was released from federal prison ahead of schedule. After receiving a 30-year sentence in 2008 for narcotics trafficking and money laundering, Flenory was moved ...
Lauren Pisciotta, a former assistant to rapper Ye (formerly known as Kanye West), has filed an amended lawsuit containing serious new allegations against the artist. The legal complaint, submitted on October 8 in Los Angeles County Superior Court, accuses Ye of sexual assault, drugging, and other misconduct during Pisciotta’s employment from 2021 to 2022. The ...
The recent release of Netflix’s “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” has reignited public interest in one of the most infamous murder cases of the late 20th century. However, the dramatized retelling of the Menendez brothers’ story has also sparked controversy and drawn sharp criticism from one of its subjects. Background of the Menendez ...
In a stunning turn of events, hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested Monday in Manhattan on federal charges including racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking, and human trafficking. The 54-year-old music producer and entrepreneur now faces serious allegations that could reshape his legacy in the entertainment industry. The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New ...
A concerning rise in cryptocurrency scams has been observed, particularly those involving Bitcoin ATMs, with older adults increasingly being targeted. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), losses from these scams reached over $110 million in 2023, a figure that has increased nearly tenfold compared to the $12 million reported in 2020. The increasing accessibility ...
Meta Platforms and Youth Mental Health Crisis Dozens of US states are suing Meta Platforms and its Instagram unit, accusing them of contributing to a youth mental health crisis through the addictive nature of their social media platforms. In a complaint filed in the Oakland, California, federal court on Tuesday, 33 states including California and ...
Access to xylazine, an animal tranquilizer found mixed with opioids in the illicit drug supply, is being restricted by several states. Xylazine is classified by Pennsylvania as a controlled substance, and regulations on it have been tightened, effective this month. As a schedule 3 drug in Pennsylvania, xylazine has moderate to low potential for physical ...
Italian police have captured two tons of cocaine that were found floating in the eastern Sicily Sea. The cocaine, estimated to be worth 400 million euros ($450 million), was wrapped in protective plastic and strung together with netting. Police aircraft flew over the area of the sea to spot any other cocaine bundles that might ...
The death of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old man, at the hands of five police officers in Memphis, has brought police brutality back into the national spotlight in the United States. The five officers were part of a now-disbanded special unit of the police that was supposed to focus on violent street crimes. They stopped Nichols ...
