The world’s oldest dog, a Toy Fox Terrier named Pebbles, died Monday at her home in Taylors, South Carolina, surrounded by her family. Just five months away from her 23rd birthday, Pebbles died of natural causes. “She spent her days enjoying country music and being loved,” Pebbles’ family said in …
Read More »Ludacris’ manager, Chaka Zulu, charged with murder in June shooting
The manager for rapper Ludacris faces a murder charge in Atlanta in connection with a June shooting. The Atlanta Police Department said Chaka Zulu, whose legal name is Ahmed Obafemi, turned himself in to face charges Tuesday. Atlanta news outlets report that he was released on bail the same day. …
Read More »FBI agents search New York and Florida properties linked to Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg
U.S. federal agents on Thursday simultaneously searched properties in Manhattan, a posh Hamptons beach community, and an exclusive Miami island, all of which have been linked to billionaire Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg, whose $120 million yacht was seized in April. The FBI confirmed it was at a Park Avenue high-rise, …
Read More »Judd family asks court to seal Naomi Judd’s death records
The family of country singer Naomi Judd filed a court petition Friday to seal police reports and recordings made during the investigation into her death. The family filed the petition in Williamson County Chancery Court, saying the records contain video and audio interviews with relatives in the immediate aftermath of …
Read More »Paul Sorvino, actor in “Goodfellas” and “Law & Order,” dies at 83
Paul Sorvino, an imposing actor who specialized in playing crooks and cops like Paulie Cicero in “Goodfellas” and the NYPD sergeant Phil Cerreta on “Law & Order,” has died. He was 83. His publicist Roger Neal said he died Monday morning in Indiana of natural causes. “Our hearts are broken, …
Read More »Carlos Santana collapses on stage during performance near Detroit
Guitar legend Carlos Santana is recovering after he collapsed on stage during a concert near Detroit on Tuesday night. The 74-year-old musician was performing at Pine Knob Music Theatre in Clarkston, Michigan, when he collapsed. Photos and video posted to social media showed medics treating Santana on stage. He appeared …
Read More »Britney Spears’ ex
Britney Spears’ ex-husband Jason Alexander was arrested on Thursday after he tried to crash her wedding to Sam Asghari. Alexander was detained by private security shortly after 2 p.m., before the wedding began, at Spears’ home in Thousand Oaks, California, according to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department, CBS Los Angeles …
Read More »Jamaican police officer Shelian Cherine Allen allegedly tried to smuggle cocaine into U.S. on and in her body
A Jamaican police officer is being accused of trying to smuggle cocaine into the U.S. on and in her body, CBS Miami reports. Shelian Cherine Allen, 42, an 18-year police veteran, allegedly attempted to bring in the cocaine from Jamaica to try to distribute it, according to authorities. Police said …
Read More »Maryland Supreme Court hears case from D.C. sniper seeking new sentence
Maryland’s highest court heard arguments Tuesday on whether Washington, D.C., sniper Lee Boyd Malvo’s six life sentences without possibility of parole should be reconsidered because of a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court decision barring mandatory life sentences for juveniles. Kiran Iyer, a Maryland public defender, argued that life without parole sentences …
Read More »California woman killed in 1977 identified as Linda LeBeau by cold case team
A Southern California woman who was killed in 1977 has been identified by a cold case team, authorities said Friday. A skull and other skeletal remains found in 1986 were identified this week as those of Linda LeBeau, who was reported missing in Tustin, the Riverside County district attorney’s office …
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