Bobby Brown turns himself in for DUI conviction
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Bobby Brown has surrendered to authorities and will begin a 55-day jail sentence for a driving under the influence conviction...
Marchella Pierce's mother gets 32 years to life
NEW YORK - The mother of a little girl who was beaten, starved and drugged has been sentenced to 32 years to life in prison...
Shyne seeks 25,000 signatures to re-enter America
theGRIO REPORT - Rapper Shyne is hoping to be granted a visa to re-enter the U.S. once he gets 25,000 signatures on a petition he created...
Rape conviction overturned: Now what?
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A former high school football star whose rape conviction was thrown out this week plans to file a claim against the state but will not sue the woman who recanted the sexual assault accusation she made a decade ago...
Convicted felon now a Morehouse scholar
Today Genarlow Wilson is a part-time Morehouse student, but nine years ago his world was turned upside down after he was convicted of aggravated child molestation...
Ex-Liberian president convicted for war crimes
LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands (AP) - In a historic ruling, an international court convicted former Liberian President Charles Taylor on Thursday of aiding and abetting war crimes and crimes against humanity...
Rapper G. Dep convicted in 1993 NYC shooting
NEW YORK (AP) - A once-rising rapper has been convicted of a 1993 New York City killing after recently telling police he'd shot someone while trying to rob him years ago...
Dateline: Convicted man proclaims his innocence
DATELINE - In November 2008 I was offered an opportunity to travel to Sing-Sing Prison and interview JJ Velazquez. JJ had written Dateline some very poignant letters proclaiming his innocence...
Rapper C-Murder's conviction, sentence upheld
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A Louisiana appeals court has upheld the murder conviction and life sentence for rapper C-Murder...
Pro-wrestler knowingly exposed partners to HIV
theGRIO REPORT - Pro-wrestler, Andre Davis, known as "the Gangsta of Love," has been convicted of knowingly having sexual intercourse with women while infected with HIV.
