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The Bronx district attorney announced last week that 20 people have been indicted on charges over various crimes as part of what it’s calling “Operation Drilly.” Those arrested are accused of participating in 32 crimes—involving shootings and stabbings—over the last three years, and are said to be part of the G-Side/Drilly gang, per a release from the DA. The investigation […]
Miya Ponsetto, the woman who attacked a 14-year-old Black teen who she falsely accused of stealing her iPhone, has reached a plea deal in the incident and will not serve jail time. Dubbed “SoHo Karen,” Ponsetto will be required to “live a law-abiding life” for 2 years, continuing therapy and following her probation terms, per TMZ. After […]
ESPN reporter Adam Schefter posted a video where he apologized for an insensitive tweet in the wake of the death of Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins over the weekend. In the since-deleted tweet, Schefter referred to Haskins as “a standout at Ohio State before struggling to catch on with Washington and Pittsburgh in the NFL.” […]
Sony and Kirkbi, the company behind the Lego Group, have announced an investment of $2 billion into Epic Games, creators of the massively popular video game Fortnite. As announced via Epic Games’ website on Monday, the two companies will invest $1 billion each into the Unreal engine and Fortnite developer. Epic founder Tim Sweeney said that the funding […]
Just a month after gas prices in the United States hit a new all-time high of $4.17 a gallon, Rod Wave helped hundreds of drivers in his hometown this weekend with a gas giveaway. NBC affiliate WFLA reports the Florida artist donated $25,000 worth of free gasoline Saturday at a Sunoco Gas Station in St. Petersburg. Wave’s mother, Charmaine Newsome, was […]
The demise of Kmart continues this week, as the former retail giant announced the closure of one of its last four remaining stores. The Associated Press reports the Avenel, New Jersey location will close permanently on April 16, leaving just three Kmarts in the United States. The remaining stores are in Westwood, NJ, Bridgehampton on Long Island, and Miami. Kmart, which […]
Tish Cyrus, the mother of Miley, has filed for divorce from Billy Ray Cyrus following 28 years of marriage, TMZ reports. Tish filed for divorce in Williamson County, Tennessee, citing “irreconcilable differences.” This marks the third time Billy Ray and Trish have attempted to separate since first tying the knot in 1993. Billy Ray first filed for divorce in 2010 before withdrawing the […]
The police aren’t the only ones closely surveying the subgenre. In February, Mayor Eric Adams urged social media companies to ban drill videos after his son, an employee at Roc Nation, showed him local music videos. “I had no idea what drill rapping was, but I called my son and he sent me some videos, […]
You’re in Atlanta right now, what’s that like as an artist in an area that has so much musical presence? Yeah. I’m like 40 minutes away from where my friend stays in the center of Atlanta. I’ve been on the scene and I’ve been around all the Atlanta rappers that are really from the city […]
The Los Angeles Lakers’ Wayne Ellington threatened to fight Denver Nuggets’ Facundo Campazzo following his flagrant foul on Sunday. While Ellington had one of his best games of the season, he was pushed by Campazzo during the second quarter. The Nuggets guard was hit with a Flagrant 2 foul and ejected from the game, but judging by Ellington’s […]
