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Caregiver accused of stealing $37K worth of jewelry from 83-year-old woman

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  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A Memphis caregiver is accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of jewelry from her elderly patient. Jasmine Durham , 32, is charged with felony property theft and financial exploitation of an elderly or vulnerable person . On December 12, 2025, the Memphis Police Department responded to a call about expensive jewelry that disappeared from the apartment of an 83-year-old woman living at Trezevant Manor Assisted Living Facility on Highland Street . The woman told police that she requires a caregiver due to her declining health. The woman’s family hired Durham as her caregiver on September 19, 2025. The victim told police that during Durham’s nearly three-month tenure, seven pieces of jewelry valued at $37,857 came up missing. Two weeks after the police were called, an investigator discovered via online records that Durham had pawned rings in late October. Investigators later learned that she sold several pieces of jewelry to local pawn sho...
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Wisconsin dad threw 8-month-old baby at wall in rage because he was losing video game

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  A Wisconsin dad has been sentenced to more than a decade behind bars after he admitted to throwing his 8-month-old son against a wall because he was losing at a video game. Jalin A. White, 22, pleaded guilty to one count each of physical abuse of a child and neglecting a child on Monday as part of a plea agreement in relation to the incident, which happened last year. On November 5, 2024, Milwaukee police officers and detectives responded to Children's Wisconsin Hospital to investigate a child abuse complaint. Earlier that day, White had been watching his son in a room he and the baby's mother rented in her parents' house, according to a criminal complaint. The father and baby were alone in the room, and the baby was in good health when the mother left to buy some marijuana, authorities said. It comes after  a disturbed mom pushed her son on a swing for 44 HOURS until he died . When White's son's mom returned home, she found the baby boy in his playpen "makin...
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‘It was good’: Kentucky man shoots woman after she confronted him about eating her kids’ snacks

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  A dispute over food took a violent turn last weekend, leaving a woman hospitalized with a gunshot wound and a 57-year-old man behind bars. Kenneth Beals remains in custody at the Louisville Metropolitan Detention Center following his arrest Sunday. He faces charges of second-degree assault and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon after Louisville Metropolitan Police say he shot a woman who confronted him for eating snacks she had purchased for her children. According to the arrest report, officers were called to the University of Louisville Hospital around 7:00 p.m. Sunday, where the victim had arrived with a gunshot wound to her left arm. She told investigators the altercation began at a residence earlier that evening when her aunt witnessed Beals eating the food intended for the victim's kids. When the woman crossed paths with Beals as he was leaving the home, she asked him about the missing food. Police say Beals’ response was blunt. "Yes, I ate your snack, ...
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Three winning lottery tickets sold in Shelby Co.

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  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER! Three people in Shelby County gained a few extra bucks in their wallets Monday night, according to the Tennessee Lottery. A 1 million dollar ticket was sold at the Food Mart located at 5665 Quince Road in Memphis. They matched 5 of the 6 numbers in the Powerball drawing. Someone else in Memphis won the $100,000 Power Play Monday night. That ticket was sold at the All-in-One Shelby located at 6434 East Shelby Drive. Lastly, someone in Germantown matched four of five numbers plus the Powerball in the Double Play drawing and won $50,000. That ticket was purchased at the Fast Gas at 9432 Poplar Avenue. The  Powerball jackpot  has now jumped to an eye-popping  $1.7 billion , after Tuesday night’s drawing passed without a big winner. The numbers drawn Monday night were 3, 18, 36, 41, 54, and the Powerball 7. The next drawing will be on Christmas Eve, on Wednesday, with the prize expected to be the 4th-largest in U.S. l...
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Conviction overturned in murder of rap star Jam Master Jay, Run-DMC member Judge overturns conviction in 2002 murder of Run-DMC founder DJ Jam Master Jay.

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  A judge in the United States has overturned the murder conviction of one of two men found guilty of murdering pioneering rap star Jam Master Jay in 2002, ruling that prosecutors had failed to satisfactorily prove their case. Ronald Washington and Karl Jordan Jr, the alleged shooter, were found guilty on all counts and convicted of murdering the rapper, whose legal name was Jason Mizell and who rose to fame as a producer and founding member ‍of the 1980s hip-hop group Run-DMC. Mizell and his Run-DMC bandmates helped usher rap into the music mainstream in the 1980s with such hits as It’s Tricky and a cover of Aerosmith’s Walk This Way off the best-selling 1986 album Raising Hell. On Friday, Judge ⁠LaShann DeArcy Hall granted a rare judgment of acquittal for Jordan, but denied a similar request for co-defendant Washington. Jordan, the godson of Mizell, and Washington, a longtime friend of the rap artist, were found guilty in February 2024 on federal charges of murder while engaged i...
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Woman 'shot in the face' with AR-15 by ex at 'worst time' to leave him

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  A woman has recounted the chilling tale of how she narrowly escaped death when her ex-fiancé shot her in the face with the infamous AR-15 'mass murder' rifle after their breakup. Abigail Winters survived a horrifying assault by her former fiancé, Bryan States. The 21-year-old had broken off her engagement with States seven months before the incident  that occurred outside his home on May 2, 2022. On that fateful day , Winters was sitting in her car when States came out of his house, armed with a semi-automatic  AR-15 rifle . He fired at Winters twice in the shoulder and once in the face through the car window, before he fled the scene and took his own life. Winters and States had been in a relationship since they were in junior high. The couple parted ways in October 2021 following the birth of their baby, Staisles, as Winters began to fear for her son's safety. Winters subsequently started a new relationship with Jordan Taylor, a painter she met on Tinder. Abigail Win...
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Charlamagne Tha God Inks Five-Year, $200M Extension Deal with iHeartMedia

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  Radio personality Charlamagne Tha God is set to transform the podcasting landscape following his $200 million deal with iHeartMedia. The five-year extension keeps him on  The Breakfast Club  while giving him the platform to expand his Black Effect podcast network. “When I was looking at doing my new deal with iHeartMedia, I said, ‘I don’t want to just be talent. I want to create this podcast network. I want to create the BET for podcasting,” Charlamagne shared with  Forbes . Black Effect, a joint venture with iHeartMedia, has launched over 60 shows since 2020, featuring guests from former NBA stars Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson to entrepreneurs Daymond John and John Hope Bryant. The network has become a key revenue driver for iHeartMedia, which reported $448.8 million in podcast revenue in 2024, up from $101 million in 2022. Charlamagne plans to add 10 more shows in 2026. iHeartMedia CEO Bob Pittman praised Charlamagne’s authenticity, saying, “Does he say stuff t...
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