Chucky Thompson, the hip hop and R&B record producer best known for his work as a part of Bad Boy Records' "Hitmen" production team, has died. He was 53.

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"It is with a very heavy heart that I can confirm the passing of Chucky Thompson," his publicist, Tamar Jada, said in a statement provided to PEOPLE on Monday.

"To anyone in his orbit, you know how generous he was with his energy, creativity and love," the statement read. "Both the music i...

PHOENIX – If there was any concern that Nate Diaz‘s star power has waned in the 19 months since he’s stepped into a UFC cage, it likely vanished in a puff of marijuana smoke at Thursday’s UFC 263 pre-fight press conference.

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With a raucous crowd at Arizona Federal Theater, Diaz was every bit as in-demand as headliners Israel Adesanya and Marvin Vettori, or co-headliners Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno – if not more.

Diaz (20-12 MMA, 15-10 UFC) meets top w...

As Darian Simon was walking his dog with his girlfriend last June, he heard a critical voice yelling at them to not let the dog go to the bathroom in the alley of a Denver apartment building. The man in the ground-level apartment asked the couple if they were going to train the dog or just command the pet to “go poop,” according to a probable cause statement. Simon ignored the man until he saw him point what Simon believed to be a pellet gun at him and his girlfriend, Isabella Thallas.

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A suspected white supremacist is facing charges after allegedly ditching a bullet-riddled car containing three dead men in the parking lot of an Albuquerque hospital this week.

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Richard Kuykendall, a 41-year-old with an “apparent association” with the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang, was charged Friday with being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition for his role in the Wednesday triple homicide, according ...

Archaeologists have discovered the fossilized remains of nine Neanderthals in a cave near Rome, the Italian Cultural Ministry announced.

© Emanuele Antonio Minerva, AP An image released by the Italian Culture Ministry shows a cave near Rome where Neanderthal fossil findings were discovered. The ministry confirmed that the Guattari Cave in San Felice Circeo is “one of the most significant places in the world for the history of Neanderthals.”
The oldest remains date from 90,000 to 100,000 ye...

Six dead in Texas murder-suicide after brothers make pact, leave chilling note, ‘Hey everyone. I killed myself and my family’

Two brothers made a suicide pact. But first, they fatally shot their sister, who was headed to college in the fall, their parents and their grandmother, according to police.

Six people were found dead inside an Allen, Texas, home Monday morning in what police have described as a mass murder-suicide.

Officers with the Allen Police Department performed a welfare check a...

Debenhams Set to Shut Down, Threatening Another 12,000 U.K. Jobs

As Iran buries slain nuclear scientist, leaders promise revenge and no…

Mother of teenager killed by police hit by stray bullet at his funeral: report

The mother of a teen who’d been gunned down two weeks ago by a sheriff’s deputy in Florida was herself shot during her son’s burial service Saturday.

Initial reports were that someone had fired into the crowd mourning 18-year-old Sincere Pierce, who along with 16-year-old Ange...

He killed teen, then posted a video singing about it, and now he’s going to prison for decades

A Franklin Township man who shot and killed an 18-year-old woman and then casually ordered a pizza and recorded a video of himself singing about his crime and posted it on social media was sentenced Thursday to 27 years in state prison.

Tamar Reaves, 20, pleaded guilty on April 2 to aggr...

He chased his wife down with an ax and killed her outside their home, and he just lost another appeal

A state appeals court denied Fernando Chireno post-conviction relief, or PCR, a type of appeal aimed at the trial court where his case was heard. Another appeals panel affirmed his murder and related co...

Man charged with murdering his little brother in Atlantic City casino hotel room

A Philadelphia man has been charged with murdering his younger brother at Harrah’s Hotel and Casino, authorities said.

Around 3 p.m. Tuesday, hotel security was called for a medical emergency in a room at the hotel where they found 32-yea...

                          

A former Democratic National Committee chair on Thursday revealed the existence of a previously secret agreement that appeared to confirm some of Bernie Sanders supporters’ fears about the 2016 Democratic primary.

Donna Brazile, a longtime Clinton ally who stepped in as DNC chair last year in the wake of Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s resignation, published an excerpt of her upcoming book in Politico in which she disclosed the details of a fu...

© Segup Handout/EPA Adam Harris Harteau, Emily Faith Harteau and their two children were traveling through the Amazon river delta and went missing after they were assaulted by river pirates.

(SAO PAULO) — A California couple and their two daughters who had been missing since Sunday when pirates attacked their boat in the Amazon River delta area have been found alive.

Except for insect bites and scratches, Adam and Emily Harteau and their 3- and 7-year-old daughters were in good condition a...

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Well, now it’s being reported that their reunion will actually be televised!

The reunited group decided to participate in one of the biggest music events ever, Essence Festival.

Members Kandi Burruss, Tameka “Tiny” Cottle, and sisters LaTocha and Tamika Scott, have be...

Early Thursday morning, two men stumbled into a deli in the Bronx, New York for a late night sandwich. After some form of an altercation, the two men got angry and decided to start throwing whole avocados at the deli clerk.

One of two men caught on video can be seen throwing avocados and bananas at a Bronx deli clerk, ultimately breaking the man’s jaw. They have been arrested and charged with assault.

One of the angry men, identified as Brad Gomez, 28, will face assault charges afte...

■ The Islamic State claimed responsibility for a bombing Monday night in the foyer outside the main hall of the Manchester Arena that killed 22 people and wounded 59 others. View photos from the aftermath of the attack.

■ Children and teenagers who were attending a concert by the American pop star Ariana Grande were among the dead, the police said. An 18-year-old student and an 8-year-old girl were confirmed killed in the bombing. Ms. Grande was not hurt...

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Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Turkey, Madagascar, South Africa, Mozambique, Rwanda, Congo, Serbia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Austria and Hungary.

My gypsy soul has now taken me to 70 countries across our beautiful earth. 60 alone. I amtruly blessed and grateful.

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My 5 month adventure has come to an end…for now. It was such an ama...

Reports have surfaced that Kim Kardashian was held at gunpoint at a hotel room in Paris by men dressed as police. A spokeswoman says Kim is “badly shaken but physically unharmed.”

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Kanye West was performing at the very first Meadows Festival in New York Sunday night (Oct. 2) when he suddenly stopped the show and told the crowd he had a “family emergency.” Then he walked off.

He was in the middle of performing “Heartless” when he made the a...

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 ...

In a video Wack 100 posted to Instagram Tuesday night (Sept. 28), he said, “Y’all niggas went back there and put your hands on Beans. On Piru and everything Piru stand for, Beans ain’t told me shit about nothing. If you pay attention to where this problem come from, it all go back to your man Meek. That nigga Beans been carrying Phil...

The freestyle is one of hip-hop’s oldest and purest challenges, vital for an MC to earn their stripes in the game. The ability to effortlessly deliver rhymes straight off the top is a skill equated with one’s talent, largely implying a degree of merit when someone can really drop that heat on the spot. On the flipside, when a rapper falls short upon delivery, it’s grounds for an unapologetic roast session (a la Eminem in ...

As promised, Meek Mill and the Dreamchasers tapped into the energy of Young MA’s “OOOUUU” and have emerged with a Game diss track that can only be measured in kelvin.

I’m just pushin’ them buttons on ’em and they gon’ leave him

Durk checked you (what else?), Thug sonned you (what else?)

Fif dropped you (what else?), Mac warned you (what else?)

Strippers turned rappers look what we come to

You a faggot, my lady’ll never fuck you

G-A-M-E, please don’t tempt me

Four pound with the lem...

Awww @kanyewest are u mad I'm not around to play in ur asshole anymore? #FingersInTheBootyAssBitch☝

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Kanye West spent Wednesday afternoon blasting Wiz Khalifa on Twitter. “I am your OG, and I will be respected as such,” West wrote in one of his many tweets directed at the rapper, which also took aim at Khalifa’s ex, Amber Rose, and the couple’s child. “You own waves???? I own your child!!!!” West wrote. He later delet...

As he's feeling recovered from back-to-back beatdowns, Stitches feels grateful to The Game for granting him increased exposure. 

Stitches may have gotten knocked out in front of the police and jumped by his own crew in a two-day span, but as his conflict with The Game has started to simmer down, he's now saying that he ought to be thanking the Compton rapper for everything that went down. 

Yesterday, Stitches admitted to XXL that he was ready to end his beef with The Game. He explained that his...

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...

All this for some likes? WTF!?

Turn the page to see the kid tweet and brag about getting shot in the head…

R&B star Rihanna had to resort to drastic measures to stop the pound-for-pound king running his mouth off during the ceremony as she stuck a piece of duct tape across his face.

The awards, held at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, California, were established by the Black Entertainment Television Network and ce...

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...

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...

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...

YG stopped bySWAY to speak about his recent issues with DJ Mustard, he also speaks about his new baby on the way, not getting a Grammy nomination and much more. Watch the full Hot 97 interview with YG below! (UPDATED: Also added another interview on Sway In The Morning & DJ Self On Power 105 below!

Seems like Jay Z likes his new job.

The 45-year-old rapper could not stop smiling as he sat ringside 2015 Throne Boxing Fight Night in New York on Friday.

Just hours after signing super middleweight champ Andre Ward to his growing Roc Nation sports empire, the 99 Problems star was celebrating with his new recruit at his first ever boxing show as a promoter.

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D'Angelo held a listening session today in New York for his new album with the Vanguard, Black Messiah. A lyric pamphlet was passed out, revealing fellow Soul...

Update: 9th Wonder releases statement confirming Lil Wayne's Zulu Nation membership.

Lauryn Hill may have kept us all waiting for a new album, but the venerated star has also been blessing stages around the world with intimate performances. This past the summer, the star performed a two-hour set at the Brooklyn Bowl, which was filmed and has since turned into a pay-per-view film, titled Live From the Brooklyn Bowl.

Now, fans can get a look at the film, which will be screened via on-demand and PPV services throughout this month. And in case you’re wondering, the setli...

Spies in the Skies

In an exclusive by The Wall Street Journal, we find that the U.S. Justice Department is scooping up data from thousands of mobile phones through devices deployed on airplanes. These “dirtboxes”—as they are known to law-enforcement officials—mimic cellphone towers, tricking mobile phones into reporting their unique registration information. Our story looks at the technology in use, details the sophistication of the DOJ’s secret program and raises questions abo...

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Ebola is one of the world's most deadly viruses but is not airborne, so cannot be caught like flu. Medics say avoiding it should be quite easy if you follow these top tips:

Wash your hands regularly with soap and clean water - and use clean towels to dry them. This can be difficult in slum and rural areas where there is not always direct access to clean water - but it is an effective way to kill the virus. Ordinary...

Angie Martinez had G-Unit on her show for their first interview as group.

There was a lot to discuss, so get your pillows and cups of water ready for this in-depth interview.

Before moving into the release of their new EP, Beauty Of Independence, Angie Martinez asked 50 Cent to comment on his on-going beef with Floyd Mayweather.

50 Cent was unapologetic for exposing Floyd and said that his reading challenge was his way of being “nice” because he could have been “harder” on F...

Sick as this may sound, the super-slick HD depiction of a pseudo-ninja murdering American journalist James Foley is, not least, a recruiting video. In the warped world of new-generation jihadists—especially those coming out of Western cities—hacking off heads has become a status symbol.

That’s why an Australian lunatic among the ISIS forces posted a pic...

Yesterday Nelly was a guest on ESPN’s segment “Highly Questionable” and he had a lot to said. After addressing his memories of hanging with Julius Peppers, the experience of filming Tip Drill and his future in entertainment, Nelly had a few words to say after a certain professional boxer.

When Bomani Jones asked Nelly about his so called beef with boxing champ Floyd Mayweather, Nelly quickly responded denying any beef by saying. “I don’t have a beef with Floyd Mayweather�...

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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.

In an interview with Power 99 FM...

Lord Jamar confirms his belief that the white man is the devil.

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During a newly-published interview with Vlad TV, Brand Nubian rapper--and 30-year member of the Five-Percent Nation--Lord Jamar shared his thoughts on Jay Z's affiliation with the Nation.

“There’s been little hints,” Jamar said. “I’ve heard him for a while now dropping little things in his music. Saying little—Giving slight ...

Get ready for the biggest Hip-Hop weekend in Brooklyn.

Ladies and gentlemen, summer is officially upon us and we couldn’t be more pleased to announce the First Annual SOURCE360 Music, Art & Culture Expo right in the heart of Brooklyn’s cultural district, including trade shows, concerts and panels, centered around the digital, tech, gaming, sports, art, music and fashion worlds in the heart of Brooklyn.

Events will take place at Brooklyn Academy of Music, The Barclays Ce...

Let us start off by saying this, if there is someplace worse than under the bus…then that is where rapper Ferrari Ferrell just threw Love & Hip Hop Atlanta star Joseline Hernandez as it pertains to those crazy videos that we saw the other day of her rapping in the studio! He not only confirmed that she was on some serious drugs but he also claims to have been hooking up with her at that time! Even worse he says he was with her at her place when Stevie J came ov...

Meek Mill (real name Robert Williams) is currently locked up for the next 4-6 months  (or 3 weeks, depending on who you ask) for violating his probation, but the rapper scored a legal victory against a Philadelphia Police officer with the 750k lawsuit filed against him being dismissed.

The 27-year-old Maybach Music Group artist was sued earlier this year by Officer Boyer, who was one of the police officers who arrested the rapper back in 2012 for allegedly having marijuana on him. Howe...

Are you a big fan of the G-Unit movement? Were you down with “Love & Hip Hop” since season one? Ready to indulge in the must-read of the summer?

Today, check out R&B singer Olivia Longott’s top five reasons you need to check out her new Release Me book right now! [Make sure to read each reason to win your own copy!]

Reason 1: Get To Know Me

The reader gets to see real dialogue and grasp a clear visual of how I was raised and things that happened as I entered the music industry.

Rea...

Murder Inc.'s Ja Rule has stepped forward to speak out on including his past problem with G-Unit head 50 Cent in his new autobiography, Unruly. #Unruly

Rule said he does not have any issues with 50 but explained why he had to include their relationship in the book.

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...

West Coast rapper Ab-Soul is heating things up with his new These Days... album with new snippets from the long-awaited project bubbling online. #Teaser

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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Maya Angelou liked to say that people will forget what you said or did in your life, but they will never forget how you made them feel.

Former President Bill Clinton, first lady Michelle Obama and media personality Oprah Winfrey said Saturday that they were among the millions touched by Angelou's wi...

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Former Roc-A-Fella Records co-owner Damon "Dame" Dash has shared his thoughts on longtime friend Cam'ron nearly getting set-up at a London concert this week. #KillaInLondon

In Dame's opinion, Cam's wit ultimately bailed him out of possibly being involved in a nasty physical altercation.

"Me and Cam are having fun making music and laughing at everybody," Dame said in an interview. "That sh*t that h...

A fight breaks out as G-Unit reunites on stage for Hot 97's Summer Jam.

Apparently 50 likes his milk spoiled. Just a few months after referring to his G-Unit associates as "having an expiration date," the general has officially reunited live onstage with Tony Yayo, Lloyd Banks and Young Buck. Tonight's Summer Jam performance marks the first time the entire group has performed together since 2008 when 50 leaked audio of Buck crying to him for advice to the internet, prompting a split between...

Love & Hip Hop Atlanta‘s Benzino posted a photo on his Instagram this morning of he and boo thing Althea Hart in white wedding realness. Don’t get too hyped though because the “costumes” seem to be for a video shoot. Benzino offered the hashtag #GhettoLove over a series of photos and videos with the two dressed to marry.

How do you think Thi & Z look in their bride and groom best? W...

Police discovered the bodies of two males and two females in a Mission Viejo home Tuesday morning. A shocked neighbor described hearing screaming from the home just before dawn. Police said they are not looking for a suspect.

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Mark Rightmire/ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER/AP The Orange County Sheriff's Department is seen investigating a home where four bodies were found Tuesday morning.

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Early this morning I awoke to my phone ringing off the hook. It was one of my well-connected sources informing me that rap mogul T.I. Harris and soon-to-be washed up boxer Floyd Mayweather were arguing over T.I.’s wife, Tameka “Tiny” Harris. I noted all the details of the argument, th...

Floyd Mayweather’s next fight isn’t until September, but the undefeated boxer got an unexpected tune-up Sunday morning in Las Vegas.

Mayweather and rapper T.I. got into it at Fatburger on the Las Vegas Strip, according to TMZ, where chairs and fists were flying in the early-morning hou...

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We all know not to text and drive. Maybe should have stressed the no selfie-ing while driving thing a little more. A lesson two women in Iran learned the hard way when they crashed their car while filming a video of themselves karaoking.

There really is only one way this video could have ended: The driver is looking away from the road, into the camera the entire time, and takes both her hands off the wheel to make a hand heart (because is selfie withou...

The gunman rolled up in a car, got out and blasted the victim, who was standing on a sidewalk outside of P.S. 112 in Bronxwood.

A man was shot to death outside of a Bronx school on Wednesday morning, not long after the start of classes.

The 45-year-old victim was shot in the back of the head as he stood on a sidewalk outside of Public School 112 at the corner of E. 229th St. at Schieffelin Ave. in the Bronxwood section just after 9 ...

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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...

The 2014 Met Gala red carpet was so filled with extravagant gowns, photo bombs and sexy couples that it was kind of hard to just relax and enjoy the beauty of it all. But, that’s what the photographs are for.

Throughout the night, there were moments that just begged to be captured, and it’s no secret that the glamour and glitz of it all really exudes its power every year at the Met Gala.

From intimate shots to dress trains flowing down those famous steps, here are 18 of the best photos ...

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 —Despite comprising just more than half of Newark’s population, African Americans make up 75 percent of the stops under the city Police Department’s stop-and frisk-program, a report released today by the American Civ...

No one was injured and additional property was not damaged, mall general manager Michael McAvinue said.

The collapse was reported around 5:10 this morning, outside of the Bloomingdale's near John F. Kennedy Parkway, he said. A contracted snow removal worker who was a distance away from the parking deck "heard a noise" and went over and ...

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

Floyd Mayweather and Canelo Alvarez square off Saturday night in "The One." (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)

Floyd Mayweather puts his legacy and undefeated record on the line Saturday night when he steps into the ring against Saul “Canelo” Alvarez. Mayweather will receive a record guarantee of $41.5 million (Canelo is due $5 million) and is in line for a total payout millions more after all of the pay-per-view receipts are counted and “Money” Mayweather take...

Kassim Mohammed is the manager of Royal Fried Chicken on Broad Street across from the Prudential Center. He claims the arena hasn't brought his business more traffic. (Aristide Economopoulos/The Star-Ledger)

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NEWARK — At 5:30 a.m., the city hosting Super Bowl Media Day was yawning to life, trying to shake the single-di...

The son of a Newark imam and another woman were killed, and three others were shot, when a "lone gunman" opened fire on a car in the city's Central Ward on Wednesday morning, police said. (Seth Augenstein/The Star-Ledger)

NEWARK — The oldest son a Newark Imam was one of five people shot when a gunman opened fire on a car outside a city eatery this morning, police said.

Akbar Muhammad, who...

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...

Congregation members file into their seats at Temple Beth-El of Jersey City for an annual sabbath service honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Friday, Jan. 17, 2014. Former Jersey Journal columnist Earl Morgan spoke at the 29th annual event. Molly J. Smith/The Jersey Journal

Long time Jersey Journal columnist Earl Morgan spoke Friday night at Temple Beth-El of Jersey City’s 29th Annual Sabbath service honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and noted a speech by King he attended in a ci...

One man is critically hurt and his juvenile son has serious injuries after a shooting in northwest Wichita last night.

A motive is unknown, but the victims' family members believe it might be gang related. Police are looking for two males in a red SUV, possibly a Tahoe, with tinted windows.

Just before 6 p.m. S...

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...

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.

While we were busy wis...

The Kansas City Chiefs’ shocker loss to the Indianapolis Colts in Saturday’s wild card playoff game has reverberations in New Jersey.

The Chiefs broke Missouri hearts with their fourth-quarter collapse and in the process, the team also undermined the credibility of an Essex County groundhog.

Clover, the resident weather prognosticator at the Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange, predicted that the Chiefs would win the first-ever Groundhog Day Super Bowl at MetLife Stadium.

Sh...

 New Baby Momma Admits To Being His Side Piece for the Past Decade?

If you’re someone’s sidepiece for that damn long, you are officially a sideWife not a sidepiece. The Twitter page reportedly owned by Dwyane Wade’s new baby momma, Aja Metoyer, sent out a series of tweets in defense of her relationship with Wad...

Man charged in Jefferson Park stabbing death

A man suspected of fatally stabbing a 35-year-old man turned himself in for the Dec. 20 killing late last week, police said.

Michael Allen McGilvery, 44, was arrested Friday after he walked into the Los Angeles Police Department’s 77th Street Community Police Station, said Det. Supervisor Sal LaBarbera.

McGilvery is suspected of stabbing William Jennings, 35, in Jefferson Park. Jennings was on his way to th...

Chicago Rapper Qawmane "Young QC" Wilson Kills His Mother For Insurance Money, Then Pass Money Out To The Hood - Video Inside --- Chicago Rapper Qawmane "Young QC" Wilson Kills His Mother For Insurance Money, Then Pass Money Out To The Hood - Video Inside.

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