CHASKA, Minn. (AP) — Attorneys are tackling the complicated job of dividing up Prince‘s estate. The first hearing is scheduled Monday in probate court in Carver County in suburban Minneapolis. Prince’s full sister, Tyka Nelson, filed papers last week saying Prince had no known will. That means under Minnesota law his estate would be divided […]
A Baltimore police detective shot a boy in East Baltimore on Wednesday afternoon who he wrongly believed was carrying a semiautomatic pistol, Police Commissioner Kevin Davis said. The boy suffered what police called non-life-threatening injuries to a “lower extremity,” Davis said. The weapon turned out to be spring-air-powered BB gun — not a real firearm. […]
Former Gap Band icon turned successful solo act Charlie Wilson knows a little something about addiction. He battled it for years and is, today, drug-free. He spoke briefly on the speculation that Prince may have succumbed to prescription drug addiction in the last years of his life, possibly due to hip and ankle problems. Though […]
16-year-old Amy Joyner will never see her prom or her graduation from high school because she was killed after being reportedly attacked in the bathroom at school. ABC 7 Chicago reports: Classes will let out early Friday at the the Howard High School of Technology in Wilmington, as the school comes to terms with the […]
MONEYWATCH via CBS NEWS — This past February, Sears Holdings announced its plans to shutter a number of unprofitable stores nationwide, but at the time did not specify exact locations. On Thursday, the ailing retailer released a list of 68 Kmarts and 10 Sears stores that will close this summer. In a press release, the company said the […]
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — In four years at Clemson University, the rotting bananas hanging from an African-American history banner on campus weren’t the most racially offensive thing biology major Brendan Standifer has seen. They were just the latest. Standifer said a quiet racial schism runs through the campus. “The only time you see true unity […]
Two of our favorite men are in a P.S.A. all about the importance of mentorship, and it couldn’t be better. President Barack Obama and Golden State Warrior Steph Curry partnered up for a fresh Mentor.Gov commercial that aired on ABC, The White House website and the NBA’s Instagram. In the short video Obama acts as Curry’s […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Aretha Franklin was in the mood for celebrating, and not just because she had a birthday party. “Good news, we’re ready to sign for the movie,” Franklin said Thursday night of the biopic about her life she has been trying to arrange with “Straight Outta Compton” producer Scott Bernstein. “We’ve agreed […]
(CNN)It’s a whopper of a prank that could lead to felony charges. Calls have been coming into fast-food restaurants in several states, leading employees to break out the windows. The prankster frames it as a gas emergency and the only way to vent the store is to smash all the glass. At least three Burger […]
Janet Jackson fans you may be both excited and disappointed to know that the long-awaited Unbreakable tour has officially been postponed. Miss Jackson posted a message to fans on social media finally explaining the reason why the tour has been delayed. Apparently she and hubby Wissam want to plan a family and it’s “important that they do […]