Concert giant seeks Jermaine Jackson's book drafts

Anthony McCartney, Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Concert giant AEG Live is seeking book drafts and manuscripts by Jermaine Jackson that it claims may reveal details about his superstar brother that will help its defense in a lawsuit filed by the singers' mother...

Zimmerman wants Trayvon Martin's school records

Mike Schneider, Associated Press

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Former neighborhood watch leader George Zimmerman wants to use Trayvon Martin's school records as part of his defense...

Michael K. Williams struggled with cocaine addiction

theGrio

There was a time when actor Michael K. Williams, best known for his role as Omar on The Wire, was living his character's life more than his own...

'Godmother of Cocaine,' Griselda Blanco, gunned down

NBC News Staff

NBC NEWS - The convicted Colombian drug smuggler known as the “Godmother of Cocaine,” Griselda Blanco, 69, was gunned down by a motorcycle-riding assassin in Medellin, Colombian national police confirmed late Monday, according to the Miami Herald...

Harlem granny indicted for abetting million-dollar drug ring

Alexis Garrett Stodghill

theGRIO REPORT - Doris Smith, 72, walks with a cane, yet provided solid assistance and a stable home to her son-in-law as he ran a million-dollar drug ring out of her Harlem apartment...

Grandma arrested for leaving kids with bottles, knives and meth

Kyle Harvey

theGRIO REPORT - Martha Bagby, a 64-year-old Sacramento grandmother, was arrested for child endangerment over the weekend...

'Sparkle': Whitney's farewell to fans

Courtney Garcia

theGRIO REPORT - When Whitney Houston died tragically this February at the age of 48, along with great sadness, the world lamented the lack of a proper goodbye...

Eminem to fans: Thanks for help in dark times

Mesfin Fekadu, Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) - Eminem, who battled an addiction to prescription drugs, thanked his fans at a New York concert for helping him get through dark times...

Man complains to cops about crooked drug dealer

Similoluwa Ojurongbe

theGRIO REPORT - Online Athens reports the police in Athens Clarke Georgia were called in by a man who wanted to report that he went to buy dope...

Judge rejects Buju Banton plea for new US trial

Associated Press

TAMPA, Florida (AP) — A federal judge has denied reggae singer Buju Banton's request for a new trial, saying there's no need because of a previous appeals court ruling...