Father's Day came a bit late for Patrick Fousek.
The demented dad, arrested for allegedly trying to hawk his 8-month-old in a Walmart parking lot, has been brutally beaten in a California jail after his cellmates heard of his heinous crime, police said.
The baby bargain was $25.
Before being arraigned on Friday, Fousek was attacked in an open dorm of the Monterey County Jail when inmates learned of the offense on television,… Continue
(CNN) -- Authorities in southern California said the strong smell of marijuana helped them discover $45 million worth of drugs in the back of a tractor-trailer they had pulled over for a traffic violation.
Deputies stopped the truck Wednesday morning, then opened the trailer after finding problems with the paperwork for the load, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office said Friday.
An "overwhelming odor" led investigators to about 20… Continue
Rapper 50 Cent has a message for kids: Get off your butts.
The platinum-selling superstar hosted a day of games and healthy snacks at a Queens park Saturday to encourage kids from his old 'hood to put down the video games and get some exercise.
"I just want [kids] to be active, move around and be physical," the 34-year-old Queens native told the Daily News. "Don't sit in front of a computer all day."
Two weeks ago, a Bronx woman e-mailed a photo of her boyfriend to her daughter.
She told her that if anything happened to her, the man in the photo would be the one responsible.
The dark prophecy appeared to come true Saturday after Anna Silva's boyfriend was charged with stabbing her to death.
"He knew my mom wanted to leave him. That's why he killed her," a devastated Sirena Frias, 18, said. "He was very… Continue
(AllHipHop News) Atlanta rapper/producer Soulja Boy has deleted his Twitter account, after amassing over two million followers on the popular social networking site.
Although the rapper has yet-to-reveal his reasoning for deleting his Twitter account, the website was abuzz with the news, as the rapper quickly became a trending topic.
The rapper caught a lot of negative feedback from people on Twitter using the hash tag… Continue
After selling out their upcoming concert at New York's Yankee Stadium before tickets even officially went on sale, Eminem and Jay-Z took the stage on the "Late Show With David Letterman" Friday night. The two veteran MCs are promoting their co-headlining hometown stadium performances in Detroit's Comerica Park and Yankee Stadium this September
Eminem, sporting a black jacket, jeans and a white shirt, began by presenting the comedic "Late Show Top Ten" list segment… Continue
Sunday marks the 17th year of National Annual HIV Testing Day, and as part of MTV's GYT: Get Yourself Tested campaign, R&B star Ciara wants everyone to make sure they are informed of their status.
"You gotta do it," Ciara told MTV News' Sway about getting tested. "Knowing is greater than doubt."
The GYT campaign was launched to help combat STDs among young people around the country. Statistics demonstrate that young Americans… Continue
ALBANY - Soda's out and wine's in.
Gov. Paterson scrapped a controversial penny-per-ounce tax on soda from his nuclear option emergency budget bill unveiled Friday.
Instead, he proposed selling wine in grocery stores - an idea lawmakers long have rejected.
The push to bring Chardonnay to the shelves could generate $150 million in tax revenue for the cash-strapped state, Paterson officials said.
The New York Post: Beyonce Knowles is still refusing to speak to her dad and manager, Matthew Knowles, after he fathered a love child with a woman 20 years his junior -- and suits at her record label fear the rift could damage her career.
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But one music industry insider said, "Beyonce was horrified to find out her dad cheated on her mom. She always looked up to him, and she is very close to her mom, so this has hit… Continue
The Kellogg Co. has issued a voluntary recall of 28 million boxes of some of its most popular cereals because of an "uncharacteristic off-flavor and smell" coming from packaging.
The recall includes Froot Loops, Apple Jacks, Corn Pops, and Honey Smacks that have been sold around the country, the company says.
Kellogg, based in Battle Creek, Mich., says it issued the recall in consultation with the FDA.