George Zimmerman, the former neighborhood watch volunteer who was acquitted of murder in the shooting death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin in 2012, will not face charges in his latest domestic violence incident, the State Attorney’s Office said. The 31-year-old was arrested and accused of aggravated assault in Lake Mary, Fl. for allegedly throwing a […]
A 13-year-old Minnesota boy died Sunday after his older brother shot him during a game of “cops and robbers.” The child, identified as Eagan eighth-grader Suhayb Jamal Hassan, and his 15-year-old brother were playing with their father’s 9-millimeter pistol when the younger sibling was shot in the chest. Detective Desiree Schroepfer says the 15-year-old pressed the […]
Police have arrested a Florida man who asked his pregnant girlfriend if she was ready for her “abortion date,” before he plowed into her with a vehicle on Monday. The woman, identified as Crystal Lynn Noordhuizen, and her unborn baby, survived the hit-and-run. In video taken from a surveillance camera, 33-year-old Justin Lee Colby can be seen […]
In a phenomenon that’s too similar to Stephen King’s Pet Sematary for our liking, a cat named Bart crawled out of his shallow grave five days after he “died” in Tampa, Fl. Bart, whose apparent resurrection proves felines really do have nine lives, was hit by a car almost two weeks ago. When his owner, Ellis […]
Former Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta star Benzino ran into some drama Tuesday when he was arrested for trying to take a loaded gun through the security checkpoint at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. According to TMZ, a TSA employee found the 9 mm gun with seven rounds in the magazine inside a carry-on bag Benzino put on […]
A 5-year-old Detroit boy is recovering in the hospital after he was shot in the face Tuesday as he played video games at home. Police are investigating if the shooting was random. Shell casings for up to five rounds were found outside the home. “Right now we’re trying to determine if the house was a […]
A woman in Washington State has been charged with attempted murder after she cut the throats of her three children in order to keep them quiet, authorities said. Christina Booth, 28, injured the children she has with her husband Thomas Booth — a 2-year-old and 6-month-old twins — and called 911 to report that her […]
It’s true. The blizzard of 2015, the “life-threatening” storm dubbed Juno by meteorologists, didn’t live up to its hype in the city that never sleeps. The 2-3 feet New Yorkers were promised never came. In its place, less than 10 inches fell to the ground — a fault of Mother Nature’s (not Mayor Bill de […]
Following the horrific discovery that North Miami Beach Police were using mugshots of African-American men as shooting targets, the police chief denied any racial profiling, claiming the practice was common for “facial recognition drills.” That’s a response National Guard Sgt. Valerie Deant — the woman who found that her brother was one of those mugshots — and […]
The “life-threatening” and “historic” blizzard New Yorkers hunkered down for reared its head Monday evening, but pulled back just when meteorologists thought it would deliver its promised Day After Tomorrow wrath. And people expecting to get their Jake Gyllenhaal on weren’t very happy with New York City officials for preparing for the worst. We’re not kidding. […]
Fidel Castro, former Cuban leader, is finally breaking his silence on the decision to restore diplomatic ties with the United States in a statement that cites his distrust for the nation, but openness to smooth relations over. “I don’t trust the policy of the United States, nor have I exchanged a word with them, but this […]
UPDATE: Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015 The teenager shot and killed by Denver police Monday has been identified as 17-year-old Jessie Hernandez. According to the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner’s preliminary autopsy results, the 17-year-old died of multiple gunshot wounds. The shooting has been ruled a homicide. “I don’t know what else they stole or whatever they […]