The gunman who survived at least 21 bullet wounds in a Harlem shootout with cops probably broke a record, a forensic expert said Sunday.
"I would say more than 20 gunshot wounds is a record," said Dr. Vincent DiMaio, 69, a forensic pathologist and author of "Gunshot Wounds: Practical Aspects of Firearms, Ballistics, and Forensic Techniques."
"Of course, the real issue is where you get shot," he added. "One bullet can kill you, but believe it or not, a body can… Continue
The Black Eyed Peas frontman will.I.am continues to make strides in the music industry and has been named to the board of the Grammy Foundation.
The rapper/producer was named director of the Grammy Foundation, along with singer/songwriter Darryl Brown, Daniel Cherry of Anomaly and Michael Rapino, CEP of Live Nation.
The Grammy Foundation promotes the appreciation and advancement of recorded music on American Culture, by engaging the… Continue
The gunman who survived at least 21 bullet wounds in a Harlem shootout with cops probably broke a record, a forensic expert said Sunday.
"I would say more than 20 gunshot wounds is a record," said Dr. Vincent DiMaio, 69, a forensic pathologist and author of "Gunshot Wounds: Practical Aspects of Firearms, Ballistics, and Forensic Techniques."
"Of course, the real issue is where you get shot," he added. "One bullet can kill you, but believe it or not, a body can… Continue
See, hip-hop mogul 50 Cent is a nice guy after all. Just don't tell his nemeses Rick Ross and Fat Joe.
The tough-guy rapper, who just premiered his new film Twelve last week, recently registered as a bone marrow donor in an effort to help a young actress diagnosed with leukemia.
When 50 Cent heard that 11-year-old Shannon Tavarez needed a bone marrow transplant, he and G-Unit member Tony Yayo registered with DKMS and were added to the Be The Match… Continue
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Filmmaker Spike Lee is calling a "lie" a U.S. government report that 75 percent of the spilled Gulf Coast oil is gone.
Speaking to a meeting of the Television Critics Association on Saturday, Lee said journalists should expose what he called the real story. He argued that it's unlikely that "abracadabra, presto chango" the vast majority of the oil has vanished from Gulf of Mexico waters and coastal… Continue
A test of endurance proved fatal for one Russian man.
The finalist at the World Sauna Championships died on Sunday in Finland after suffering burns from exposure to the steam's extreme heat.
Vladimir Ladyzhensky was facing off against Timo Kaukonen when both men collapsed about six minutes into the final round of the annual competition.
The pair suffered severe burns, but Ladyzhensky later died. The exact cause is unknown… Continue
Dumpster-diving made a splash Saturday - on Park Ave., of all places.
Three former garbage receptacles transformed into swimming pools created some summer fun for hundreds of New Yorkers, who lined up in the middle of Midtown to take the plunge.
"It was a little chilly but fun and kind of magical," said Lenna Nepomnyaschy, 43, a Manhattan professor.
"Just the fact that there's Grand Central (station) right there, and you're… Continue
Drizzy Drake is gearing up to go on a three month long tour this Fall and in some cases he plans on staying in your city multiple nights. He kicks things off this September in Miami for two nights and plans on hitting up New York, Washington DC, Chicago, Houston, Denver and whole lot more. He starts off in the East and ends in the West. The tour is officially called the “Lightdreams And Nightmares Tour”. Click below to see if he’s coming to a city near… Continue
Video vixen and Dominican hottie, Rosa Acosta, put herself on blast in a very public way by blogging her thoughts about her own experience getting plastic surgery.
With that said, It’s no secret that I have had cosmetic surgery. I got my breasts done because I have always been into working out and the way I work out I’ll be like flat chested.
I really respect that the point of her blog on the subject matter was to encourage young… Continue
Two cops were shot early Sunday - including one saved by his bulletproof vest - in a wild Harlem gunfight sparked by the slaying of a man at a barbecue, police said.
Angel Alvarez, 23, shot and killed Luis Soto, 22, of the Bronx, and then exchanged gunfire with five responding cops - touching off a shootout in which cops fired at least 40 rounds, police said.
Alvarez was shot 21 times but survived, his family said. Three other civilians… Continue
"American Idol" winner Fantasia Barrino has been accused of making sex tapes with a married man, according to court papers filed in North Carolina last week.
The Grammy Award-winning artist is named in the lawsuit between Antwaun Cook and his wife, Paula Cook, who is filing for divorce from her husband of nearly five years.
Barrino allegedly met her new beau when he was working at T-Mobile in Stonecrest and began a "covert adulterous… Continue
Long before he started producing tracks for Jay-Z, Chris Brown and Drake — and before he whisked Alicia Keys away to get married on the Mediterranean — Swizz Beatz was just a skinny kid trying to make a name for himself.
And he couldn't make a name for himself fast enough, which is why he started working the club scene long before he was old enough to order a drink from the bar.
"When I was 17, I started off DJing for the high school… Continue