Shaquille O'Neal, literally one of the NBA's giants at 7-1, 325 pounds, announced his retirement Wednesday via Twitter after a Hall of Fame career in which he physically dominated pro basketball for the better part of two decades while winning four rings with two different teams.
R&B singer Cassie is set to make a comeback this fall with a new album and a new sound that she claims is reminiscent of Aaliyah.
The songstress, who's also known of her modeling and ties to Diddy, sat down for an interview with Nylon magazine where she compared her project to the late Aaliyah Dana Haughton's.
A Texas man died after crashing his car, climbing on the roof and stripping naked and then getting back behind the wheel and crashing a second time, police said.
Richard Roundtree, 41, was driving his SUV in Dallas Monday night when he crashed into another car.
Roundtree - who is no relation to the actor of the same name from the "Shaft" movies - climbed atop… Continue
It may not be the same as getting a pardon, but for one inmate, it'll do.
A convicted murderer in India who has received a rare death sentence has had his execution date repeatedly postponed because officials can't find a hangman.
There have been only two executions in India in the past 15 years - in a county of more than 1 billion people.
If Floridians want welfare, they better make sure they are drug-free.
Republican Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill on Tuesday that requires benefit recipients to undergo drug testing.
Applicants for the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program who test positive for illicit substances won't be eligible for the funds for a year, or until they… Continue
Popular Hot 97 radio deejay "Mister Cee" 'fessed up Wednesday to a penal code violation: receiving oral sex from another man in a parked car.
Cee, 44, whose real name is Calvin LeBrun, pleaded guilty to a charge of loitering for the purpose of engaging in a prostitution offense. He and his much younger companion, Lawrence Campbell, 20, were busted March 30 at 4 a.m.… Continue
Beanie Sigel is taking back a series of disses aimed at Jay-Z and stepping up to apologize.
As previously reported Sigel lashed out at his former boss in 2009 claiming that he was disloyal and never visited him while in prison.
Since his first public outburst, Sigel has given radio interviews, threatened to “smack the sh*t out of Drake” and released diss tracks… Continue
Police reported a record number of stop-and-frisk encounters for the first quarter of the year - and civil liberties groups are fuming over the spike.
Cops stopped and questioned 183,326 people in the city between January and March, about 22% more than the 149,753 stops recorded over the corresponding period last year.
Only about 12% of those interrogated this… Continue
Actress Lauren London recently opened up about the status of her relationship with rap star Lil Wayne and revealed that their son was not the result of a whimsical fling.
Asked to name what misconception about her bugs her the most, London mentioned people's presumptions about the context for her and Wayne's close relationship.
Busta Rhymes could be in search of a new label to call his home in the near future.
According to XXL's interview with Busta's manager Chris Lighty, the rap veteran has severed ties with Universal Motown Records and will look to release his new album on his own Conglomerate Records.
Rhymes signed with Universal Motown in 2008, and released his last album,… Continue
Despite online rumors that Will Smith passed away, the 42-year-old actor is still alive and well.
Will Smith joins a long list of celebrities that the internet has tried to kill off, including Britney Spears, Miley Cirus, Morgan Freeman, Jackie Chan, Justin Bieber, Paris Hilton and even Orpah.
Nicki Minaj is featured as "The Queen Of New York" in the latest issue of Britain's #5 Magazine and in it spoke on a number of topics including her little brother.
Minaj, whose been known to keep her family life private, answered a few questions about her 12-year-old sibling and revealed that she'd never let him pursue a rap career.
A would-be teen beauty queen was stoned to death after her participation in a Ukranian pageant reportedly infuriated local Muslim youths.
Katya Koren, 19, was targeted by three fellow teens who said her seventh-place finish in the beauty contest was a violation of Muslim laws, according to British newspaper reports.
Basketball Wives" returned last night with its Season 3 premiere -- and it picked up right where all the drama left off last season: Everyone's mad at Royce, Tami hates Evelyn and Shaunie pretty much stays out of it all.
Fans were also introduced to a new Wife: Meeka, who's married to former Golden State Warrior player-turned-scout Speedy Claxton.