‘Major’ drug supplier nabbed with 50 pounds of heroin and cocaine sentenced to 8 years behind bars

A Middlesex County man caught with heaping quantities of heroin and cocaine was sentenced to eight years in prison Monday, the state Attorney General’s office announced.

Jeffrey Groth, 38, of Dunellen, was pulled over by police in 2014 as par...

Gordon, who has not been criminally charged in his girlfriend's death, was found liable in September by Fulton County Superior Court Judge T. Jackson Bedford. Brown, the daughter the late singer Whitney Houston, was found unresponsive in the bathtub of her suburban Atlanta townhouse in January ...

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Zachary R. Wuester, of the Haskell section of Wanaque was taken into custody Monday night in Willits, Calif, the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office said in a news release Wednesday night.

A United States deputy marshal had been in contact with Wuester a...

Golden Williamson, 30, appears in court in Jersey City today, Nov. 17, 2016, on the charge of attempting to murder a man by shooting at him in Jersey City on Nov. 4, 2015.


JERSEY CITY -- A 30-year-old Jersey City man already facing charges in Ocean and Monmouth counties has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly shooting at a man in Jersey City on Nov. 4, 2015.

Golden Williamson, of Belmont Avenue near Monticello Avenue, is also charged with weapons offenses related to a handgun, incl...

This past Friday (Sept. 23), rumors swirled about Beanie Sigel allegedly getting jumped at a Bad Boy Reunion show in Philly. The incident was said to stem from the fact that Beanie and The Game had communicated about Game’s beef with Meek Mill after Beans got on Meek’s “OOOUUU” diss. Beanie also went on radio and said he’d “helped” some of the Dreamchaserswith their lyrics on the diss, which apparently didn’t help the situation.

Many people believed that Dreamchasers affiliate ...

CLEVELAND — The father of a woman killed by a convicted sex offender dove across a courtroom table to attack him Thursday, shortly after a judge announced the defendant would be sentenced to death for killing three people and wrapping their bodies in garbage bags.

Van Terry, the father of Shirellda Terry, had walked to the front of the courtroom to give a victim-impact statement and turned toward Michael Madison, who gave him a malicious smile. Terry...

Leaders in education, public policy, religion, and black communities discussed the state of the Black Union in America. In part 2 of this panel discussion, Dick Gregory shares his thoughts on...a variety of things in a way that only he can.

When it was all said and done, Novak Djokovic had a better tennis season than Serena Williams. Not even a fan with the biggest Serena blinders could say otherwise. He also won three Slams, but he dominated everywhere else — almost having double the rankings points of the second-best player. He didn’t bail on his sport after losing two matches shy of immortality. He didn’t stop talking to the press after those losses, initially refusing to answer questions about his desires to...

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Suspension proceeding for eight cadets at the Citadel began in Charleston, D.C. on Thursday after social media pictures of a group of white men in white pillo...

This is Amazing! Props! Jadakiss and Styles P know the importance of healthy eating and healthy living. It may have taken them some years to make it their own lifestyle but now they are making sure to be advocates for the juicing lifestyle.

Juices For Life is a juice bar providing fresh fruits, greens and more to fuel the body and give it the nutrients it needs. The NYC hip-hop stars know what kind of impact they have and this is their way of giving their community a healthi...

Craig Schweisinger opened the doors to Skateland U.S.A. on Saturday, Nov. 16, 1984. High schoolers mingled with gangbangers and roller skaters who took their choreography seriously. A sign reading NO CAPS — NO COLORS greeted attendees at the door.

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Sources say Scott Jamal, 35, of Jamaica, Queens, fatally shot Mazaradi Fox, 42, whose real name was Jamal Green, as pay back for the 16-year-old slaying.

The CD album cover photo for 'Mazaradi Fox Presents the Whole Bag or No Bag.' Fox had parted company with 50 Cent and started his own rap label, Dumout.

The January murder of Mazaradi Fox — a Queens rapper who counted 50 Cent as a lifelong friend — was 16 years in the making, cops said Tuesda...

NeNewark high students converge on City Hall after walking out of their schools to protest the designation of eight public schools as "turnaround" schools. They then marched to the Peter W. Rodino, Jr. Federal Building before ending their protest with a sit-in on McCarter Highway. Newark, NJ (Robert Sciarrino | NJ Advance Media )

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So today 50 Cent put his editing skills to the test as he played guest editor for Wednesdays New York Daily News and its Confidential column.

According to the papers managing editor of features, Raakhee Mirchandani, the Power producer will be the “man in charge.” From choosing photographs to attending the news meeting; he’ll even get in on some writing for the paper.

Fif is clearly excited about it as he shared the news with his fans today on instagram posting photos of his day to...

.Trenton police are investigating a reported shooting Wednesday on Market Street near the Route 1 overpass.
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Randy Washington faces charges in two homicides and five armed robberies.

TRENTON — The Trenton man accused in two killings at least five armed robberies in a four-month span "was a terror and was spiraling out of control" before authorities arrested him in October, prosecutors said Tuesday.

Authorities are still trying to determine if Randy Karee...

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The Chinese Northeast is flooded with meth from North Korea. But with crackdowns from the authorities, Chinese chemists are now cooking up their own batches. Many of the raw ingredients are produced domestically. Motherboard previously reported on the state of meth in China: just like in the US, there are plenty of open spaces in rural areas that are perfect for setting up makeshift meth labs. In a labor-intensive country where blue-coll...

Barbara Crowley, a St. Francis Hospital nurse and the mother of seven children, sustained injuries to her right arm and right leg when she was arrested in December of 2011 by an Enfield police officer. She has since undergone surgery on her arm and continues to suffer from a torn ACL in her right leg. Her lawyer has filed their intent to sue the town over the incident. (STEPHEN DUNN / Hartford ...

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A Las Vegas attorney invoked events in Ferguson, Mo., in a call Tuesday for federal prosecutors in Nevada to take over the investigation of the February slaying of a 20-year-old man by Bureau of Land Management rangers in a chaotic scene on a state highway.

Jacob Hafter, representing the family of D'Andre Berghardt Jr., said Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson has the results of a...

UPDATE: (Aug. 26, 9:43 p.m.): A rep at BET confirmed with XXL that it was a planned hiatus. Relax everyone.

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UPDATE: (Aug. 26, 9:13 p.m.): BET’s 106 & Park will not be on air for the rest of the week. At this moment there is no confirmation if this was preplanned or is the result of Blue Ivy comment and The Carters’ divine power.  It should be noted that on TVGuide.com has BET running movies instead of 106 & Park.

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UPDATE: (Aug. 26, 6:28 p.m.): BET President of Music Progra...

DETROIT - A suburban Detroit homeowner who fatally shot an unarmed woman on his porch was found guilty of second-degree murder and manslaughter Thursday afternoon.

The jury began deliberating shortly before noon Wednesday.

Theodore Wafer, 55, said he shot 19-year-old Renisha McBride in self-defense when she showed up drunk on his porch before dawn on Nov. 2. Several hours earlier, McBride had crashed her car into a parked car on a De...

The Standard-Examiner of Ogden reports that 35-year-old Brianne Altice is now charged with four counts of rape and two counts of sodomy. The new charges were filed last month.

Altice is accused of engaging in sex...

Well, Charlamagne brought the pain once again. The Breakfast Club provided another explosive interview, this time in the form of Onyx. The storied rap group went head-to-head with Charalmagne over a slew of topics, including Fredro Starr’s relationship with former co-star Brandy from their time together on Moesha.

Initially, the interview began calmly highlighting the group’s origin and being discovered by hip-hop pioneer DJ Jam Master Jay. Then Charlamagne decided to push the en...

Atlanta, GA- Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta cast member, Mimi Faust, has finally confessed that her alleged “leaked sex tape” featuring her boyfriend, Nikko Smith, was staged. Faust claims the sextape was filmed in a hotel downtown Atlanta with a professional film crew of about five. As most have already suspected, Faust claims the sextape was produced with the hopes of acclaiming fame like the leaked sextapes of socialites Kim Kardashian and Paris Hilton. Initially, Faust and Smith cla...

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Rapper 50 Cent is making boxer Floyd Mayweather feel the burn after posting an intimate photo of "Hot in Here" rapper, Nelly with his ex-fiance Shantel Jackson on his Instagram page.

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The controversial rapper posted the photo of Nelly hugged up with Floyd's smiling ex captioning the photo, "Nelly put this up @floydmayweather DAMN da ni**a really took your lady Champ. It's @missjacksonbirthday. Smh"

In another post, the rapper continued to...

Wiz Khalifa calls Tyga out for not reaching out to him directly when he dropped out of the "Under The Influence" tour.

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Wiz Khalifa just kicked off the 3rd annual Under The Influence Tour, which features the stacked lineup of Jeezy, Ty Dolla $ign, Rich Homie Quan, Mack Wilds, Sage The Gemini, Iamsu! and DJ Drama. The bill also boasted Tyga's name initially, but the rapper has since dropped out of the tour.

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Meek Mill had a few choice words for MMG label mate, Wale. And, of course, the best place for him to do it was Twitter. Fed up with the lack of support he has seen on social media, the Philly rapper let everyone know how he felt.

Shall we break this down? You know we have to say things like ‘no shade’ nowadays before we talk about anything, so there’s that…

Whether or not Wale is on the same label, he can do what he wants. And just because something isn’t visible to yo...

On Monday, NASA's Cassini probe celebrated ten years of Saturnian exploration – a decade of stunning images and insights about the planet and its moons. But in late 2016, Cassini will begin the dramatic final phase of its mission – a newly annointed "Grand Finale" that will culminate with an intentional dive into Saturn's atmosphere.

According to Dizaster, the reason he initiated the fight was due to Math repeatedly interrupting his verse and d...

Investigators want to speak to the woman, who is between 18- and 25-years-old, about the shooting of Xavier Logan in Parkchester on May 11.

Cops want to speak with a Hispanic woman (left) and a black man (right) in relation to the fatal shooting Xavier Logan on May 11.

New surveillance images have surfaced of a woman cops want to talk to in connection with the fatal shooting of a 22-year old Bronx man, police said Wednesday.

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Visible on the morning of May 24, for the first time ever, the Earth will cross through the debris field left by Comet 209P/LINEAR. (Photo : FLICKR)

Stargazers around the world will get to witness the event of a lifetime next week when the debris tail of Comet 209P/LINEAR unleashes a myriad of cosmic explosions to lighten up the sky next week, Daily Digest News reported.

A meteor shower happens when the Earth pass...

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Now: Photo of #Manhattan collapse. #FDNY has 39 units and 168 members responding. The scene is developing.

A building collapsed in East Harlem on Wednesday morning and authorities were responding to reports of people trapped in the rubble, according to fire officials.

Witnesses reported hearing what sounded like an explosion before the building collapsed. Flames and smoke could be seen billowing from the street, and video from the scene showed broken window...

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'Basketball Wives LA' Draya Michele and Sundy Carter are spilling their feuds onto red carpets events and was caught on camera during a major fighting match.

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HipHollywood caught the loud argument at the Uptown Magazine's pre-Oscar party in Los Angeles, where the women seemed to get into it over their VH1 differences. Co-star Malaysia Pargo stood by close to prevent fists from flying as Michele yelled Carter, "You came to my job!"

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When the Fever Was Mecca-The Legacy of Disco Fever

As we celebrate Hip Hop Appreciation week we wanted to help people get a slice of history by reading about the legendary night club Disco Fever. back in the pioneering days of Hip Hop this was the club of clubs where all the ballers went…

When the Fever Was Mecca-The Legacy of Disco Fever

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If Hip Hop was your thing in the early 80′s there were a few things you understood: The hottest ...

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NEWARK — One of the city’s “Most Wanted” was arrested Wednesday by...

Newark police arrested a supermarket owner accused of unloading $6,500 worth of stolen meat into his store on Wednesday night, authorities say.Star-Ledger file photo 

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Hilbert Thomas was convicted of two felony counts of murder as well as robbery, burglary and car theft. (Orange County district attorney's office) ...

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Essex County corrections officer Carlton Clark (left), shown here with attorney Anthony IIacullo, faces 20 years in prison on aggravated assault and official misconduct charges.John O'Boyle/The Star-Ledger 

NEWARK — An Essex County corrections officer told jurors today she lied to protect a fellow officer accused of pummeling a female inmate in 2...

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A Neptune Township teen was hospitalized after being shot on Milton Avenue early Monday morning.Google Maps 

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Akbar Muhammad, the 36-year-old son of a longtime leader in Newark's Muslim community, was likely the target of a spray of gunfire that left two dead and three others hurt in the city on Tuesday, law enforcement sources told The Star-Ledger. Muhammad died at the scene. (Courtesy Muhammad Family)

NEWARK — A Newark imam’s son was the likely target of a gunman who opened fire on five people in a vehicle parked on a city...

A 39-year-old Ewing man was shot dead yesterday afternoon at the corner of Walnut Avenue and Chambers Street, police said. (Alyssa Mease/ The Times of Trenton)

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TRENTON — The identity of a 39-year-old man who was shot dead yesterday afternoon at the corner of Walnut Avenue and Chambers Street in Trenton has been releas...

Exceptional dryness brings the hazy days of winter

A high-pressure zone that has been warding off rain for months has worsened air pollution across California and the Southwest.

A band of sooty brown haze cloaks downtown Los...

A Newark police officer was shot at during a foot pursuit in the Central Ward Thursday night, authorities say.Star-Ledger file photo 

NEWARK — Gang detectives were investigating drug activity in a Central Ward neighborhood when an u...

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SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Two California police officers who were videotaped in a violent struggle with a homeless man during an arrest were acquitted Monday of killing him.

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Contrary to popular thought, athletes can't sully great legacies by staying in the game too long and not knowing when to retire or stay retired.

They can damage their bodies and brains, perhaps, by not knowing when to quit but loving your craft so much you don't know when to stop is not a character flaw. Making excuses and vainly trying to diminish the accomplishments of your opponents, however, is a sure-fire way to tarnish even the shiniest legacy.

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Andre Mells, 29, faces 30 years to life in prison for the May 2011 killing of Idris Denmark, 27, when he is sentenced next month.

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Police Suspect Murder of 50 Cent Associate Mazaradi Fox To Be Gang Related 

We told you about the death of a longtime friend of 50 Cent and G-Unit affil...

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