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New Orleans Mayor LaToya, theGrio.com
August 15, 2025
The New Orleans mayor faces 11 charges in connection to her security card, who she was having an affair with,…
Hunter Biden, theGrio.com
September 14, 2023
Hunter Biden was charged with two counts of making false statements by checking a box falsely saying he was not…
July 7, 2022
A federal judge on Thursday sentenced Derek Chauvin to 21 years in prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights.
May 13, 2022
Brooklyn rapper Casanova pleads guilty to federal charges of drug trafficking and racketeering, faces up to 60 years in prison.
April 25, 2022
William McDonald allegedly targeted eight Black neighbors and a Puerto Rican resident at the apartment complex where they all live.
Floyd Former Minneapolis Police Officers J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao. thegrio.com
April 13, 2022
J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao are set to go to state trial in mid-June for aiding and…
April 8, 2022
Quintez Brown's lawyer is calling on the young activist's supporters to protest outside the federal courthouse at 1 p.m. today.
January 16, 2021
Jenna Ryan, who flew in a private jet to Washington, D.C. in support of President Donald Trump, was arraigned for…
Lil Wayne's "Funeral" Album Release Party
December 11, 2020
Rapper Lil' Wayne pleads guilty to federal gun charge. The 38-year-old rapper was convicted of a felony gun charge in…
Tekashi 6ix9ine thegrio.com AP
March 29, 2019
As Tekashi awaits his fate at the hands of the justice system, those around him seem to be trying to…
Ralo thegrio.com
April 22, 2018
An Atlanta rapper arrested for trying to traffic 440lbs of marijuana into city via a private plane.
March 31, 2016
He was recently on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to receive $500,000 for his struggling Detroit school, but now, Principal Ronald…
March 31, 2016
He was recently on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to receive $500,000 for his struggling Detroit school, but now, Principal Ronald…
February 24, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) — George Zimmerman, the former neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot Trayvon Martin in a 2012 confrontation with…
July 16, 2013
NBC NEWS - A decision is very likely months away. But several legal experts say it would be surprising if…
July 15, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama won't involve himself in decisions by the Justice Department on…
July 15, 2013
NBC NEWS - Acquitted of second-degree murder by a Florida jury, George Zimmerman still faces federal scrutiny and a possible…
February 19, 2013
CHICAGO (AP) - The Rev. Jesse Jackson says his former congressman son is under strict medical supervision as he struggles…
February 18, 2013
CHICAGO (AP) - For all the talk of Jesse Jackson Jr. aspiring to be a U.S. senator or mayor of…
February 16, 2013
CHICAGO (AP) — The prospect of prison looms over former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife after they…