For Erin Piacenti’s family, the hardest part of the past few days has not been trying to understand how she died. It has been trying to describe everything she was before that moment. The 32-year-old Bank of America vice president was fatally stabbed in Times Square on Monday afternoon, August 31, in what police have … Read more
Singer D4vd has entered another major phase of his criminal case after his high-profile private defense team was allowed to withdraw and a Los Angeles County public defender took over his representation. The development came during a Los Angeles court hearing on August 31, when the 21-year-old musician, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, … Read more
A Florida mother is facing criminal charges after authorities say she allowed her 11-year-old son to drive a vehicle from their home to a 7-Eleven — a decision that ended when the child accidentally pressed the accelerator instead of the brake and crashed into a concrete traffic barrier. The incident happened Sunday evening, August 16, … Read more
More than three years after a fatal confrontation inside a Chicago home, Keshia Golden has learned that she will not spend time in prison for the death of her boyfriend, Calvin Sidney. Golden, now 37, pleaded guilty on August 24, 2026, to involuntary manslaughter in connection with Sidney’s death, bringing a long-running case to an … Read more
Karmelo Anthony’s legal battle is far from over. Just months after the 19-year-old was convicted of murder and sentenced to 35 years in prison for the fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a Texas high school track meet, Anthony’s family and new appellate legal team are asking supporters for another round of financial help. … Read more
The Lindsay Clancy murder trial has reached a critical point in Massachusetts, with jurors telling the judge they have been unable to reach a unanimous verdict after days of deliberation. But instead of ending the trial with a mistrial, Judge William Sullivan has ordered the jury to continue working toward a decision. The jury returned … Read more
Concern is growing around Lionel Richie after the legendary singer remained hospitalized in a St. Louis intensive care unit following a troubling moment during his latest concert. Richie, 77, performed at The Muny in Forest Park on Saturday, August 29, but appeared to struggle near the end of the show. During his final number, “All … Read more
The trial over the 2020 killing of Dallas rapper MO3 has entered another critical stage, with prosecutors presenting jurors with forensic evidence, surveillance footage, digital records and testimony they say connects Kewon White to the fatal shooting on Interstate 35. White is the first of three defendants to stand trial in the case. Prosecutors allege … Read more
A Florida man convicted in a violent 2023 crime spree involving a DoorDash driver and two other women has been sentenced to four life terms in prison, bringing a major chapter of the Hillsborough County case to a close. Joseph Killins was convicted after a jury deliberated for only about 20 minutes. The verdict followed … Read more
The investigation into the sudden death of actress Hayden Panettiere has continued to develop in the weeks since she was found unresponsive in Greenville, South Carolina, with investigators still working to determine exactly what caused her death. One of the earliest developments that drew public attention came just three days after Panettiere died, when police … Read more