photo credit: Fer Gregory // Shutterstock Up and coming New York rapper, Pop Smoke. 20, has been killed during a home invasion on Wednesday morning. According to police, around 4:30 a.m., 4 men wearing masking and hoodies broke into the rapper’s Hollywood Hills home, firing multiple shots, critically wounding Pop Smoke. He was rushed to a…… read more »
photo credit: Debby Wong // Shutterstock Two weeks after passing away in a helicopter crash, Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gigi Bryant, have been laid to rest in California during a private funeral. A public ceremony is set to be held for the two on Monday, February 24th at the Staples Center in L.A. where…… read more »
photo credit: Tinseltown // Shutterstock Chicago isn’t done with Jussie Smollett yet! The former Empire star has just been indicted on 6 felony counts of lying to law enforcement, specifically disorderly conduct but all involved allegations of lying to cops. Of the 16 original charges, 6 were re-filed “in the interest of justice.” Special Prosecutor Webb says Jussie…… read more »
photo credit: Ken Wolter // Shutterstock Sprint and T-Mobile may soon become one! A U.S. District judge has just ruled in favor of a $26 billion deal to merge to two companies, but the deal still won’t close until California Public Utilities Commission approves. The two companies have been trying the merge for a few years, but have…… read more »
photo credit: lev radin // Shutterstock With Power now over, three new spin-offs have been announced. We already know about the “Power Book II:Ghost” series with Mary J. Blige and Method Man, premiering later this year, which will pick up where “Power” ends, but apparently that’s not all to come. The latest to be announced are “Power Book II: Raising…… read more »
photo credit: Jamie Lamor Thompson // Shutterstock The G.O.A.T. has done it once again! Lil Wayne has earned his 5th number 1 album on the Billboard 200 with Funeral, selling 139,000 equivalent albums in the U.S. in its first week. This is the rappers 12th top 10, earning his first hit on the Billboard 200 over 20 years…… read more »
photo credit: Debby Wong // Shutterstock A public memorial for Kobe and Gigi Bryant has been set for Monday, February 24th at the Staples Center in L.A. The date, 2/24, is in honor of Kobe and Gigi. The number 24 for Kobe, and #2 for the jersey number Gigi wore. Vanessa announced the service and organizers…… read more »
photo credit: I’m friday // Shutterstock Across North Carolina, today is the last day to register for the state’s primary election. Voters have to register with their county Board of Elections before 5 p.m. Friday night. If you miss the deadline, you can still register and vote during the early voting period next week. The primary…… read more »
photo credit: Evan El-Amin // Shutterstock President Donald Trump has been acquitted by the Senate of both articles of impeachment against him, abuse of power and obstruction of justice. All but one Republicans voted no on article 1: Abuse of Power. Who was the one Republican? Mitt Romney. Romney joined the Republicans with votes of…… read more »
photo credit: goodmoments // Shutterstock A man has been arrested for the double murder of two women on the campus of Texas A&M University. Police said Jacques Dshawn Smith, 21, was arrested on a charge of capital murder in the shooting deaths of Deja Matts, 19, and Abbaney Matts, 20, that happened on Monday. Smith was the…… read more »