A police car collided with a Cadillac, jumped the sidewalk and hit several people in the East Village - including a mother clutching her baby girl, cops and witnesses said.
"The cop car went up on the sidewalk and the mom turned around to see," said Emerald Kennedy, 22, who saw the horrific accident Tuesday afternoon.
"She snatched the baby from the carriage and the carriage got smashed by the cop car.
Fans gather and wait in line to enter the Michael Jackson public memorial at Apollo Theater in New York June 30, 2009. The Apollo will welcome fans 600 at a time to to enter the theater to pay their respects, hear Jackson's music spun by New York DJs and see a a video tribute to the late pop star.
MORONI, Comoros – A Yemeni jetliner carrying 153 people crashed into the Indian Ocean as it came in for a landing during howling winds on the island nation of Comoros. There were conflicting reports about whether a child survived.
The crash came two years after aviation officials reported faults with the plane, an Airbus 310 flying the last leg of a journey from Paris and Marseille to Comoros, with a stop in Yemen to change planes. Most of the… Continue
Anyone who watches 'American Idol' knows that Simon Cowell is probably the most essential of the four judges. So, does that entitle him to a 400 percent raise when he already makes $36 million a year from the hit show?
New reports say that's what Cowell may pocket thanks to new contract 'Idol' negotiations. According to a report in The Guardian (via the New York Post), Cowell has reportedly been offered between $100 million and $144 million per… Continue
Rapper Drake got a dose of HARSH reality on what it's like to be a celebrity rapper. According to one of MediaTakeOut.com's snitches, goons allegedly got at Drake on Friday night.
Word on the street is that Drake didn't have security when he was out at one of the BET Awards pre-parties and the wolves noticed.
And MediaTakeOut.com heard whispers that when he left the club - he was attacked and relieved of his chain.
From BallerStatus.com -- He turned himself in on a second-degree murder charge early last week, and then a few days later, rapper Tru Life pleaded not guilty to the charge.
According to a report from the Miami Herald, the rapper (real name: Robert Rosado) was also charged with gang assault and is currently being held without bail.
He's innocent, says his lawyer.
Here's how the story goes: gang members looking to avenge… Continue
Chris Brown was a no-show at Sunday night’s BET Awards because producers pulled his performance at the last minute.
According to several insiders, Brown’s appearance was considered risky business on a night honoring Michael Jackson. The “No Air” singer is facing negative publicity after pleading guilty to the February assault of his ex-girlfriend Rihanna.
One source says Brown’s absence came at the insistence of the Rev. Al… Continue
Don't call it a comeback.
VH1 is giving two '90s female hip-hop icons, Sandra (Pepa) Denton of Salt-N-Pepa and Rozonda (Chilli) Thomas of TLC, their own reality shows.
The as-yet-untitled Pepa project will follow Denton as she looks for love after four years of self-imposed celibacy. The rapper and three of her closest female friends, who are also single, will meet for brunch every week to… Continue
This is not your everyday poseur Eminem wannabe - it's Mariah Carey, who dressed as the controversial rapper while filming her new video "Obsessed" in New York today.
You may recall that in Eminem's "Bagpipes From Baghdad" song, he warns Carey's husband, Nick Cannon, to "back the f--- up."
Eminem has targeted Carey for special abuse in his raps for years, while Carey denies the two ever had a relationship.
ANNA Kournikova got into a fight Saturday night in Las Vegas after an unidentified woman threw a drink at the tennis ace. Kournikova and her pals were partying at Lavo after attending the Hardbat Classic table tennis tournament when a woman at the next table "threw a drink at Anna. She felt Anna was invading her space," our source said. Kournikova "sprung into action" and starting screaming at the woman and shoving her. "It was a big fight," the spy… Continue
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Most of you whom are familiar with urban culture have been scratching your head after seeing the influx of men wearing/sagging in what appear to be their sister’s jeans. You want to know why they’re doing it, don’t you? You want to know where it comes from. You find yourself wondering what on earth could posses so many people to do something that would (post disco era) get one verbally annihilated in any socially urban setting.
THIS is the moment DIZZEE RASCAL took a tumble into a bunch of excitable students.
The Bonkers rapper tripped over mid-song and fell head first into the University of Kent crowd in… Continue