Grammys Take A Chance

Chance The Rapper landed seven nominations including the best new artist category, in which the 23-year-old Chicago native is up against pop duo The Chainsmokers, California rapper Anderson Paak and country music singers Kelsea Ballerini and Maren Morris.

Beyonce got a leading nine Grammy nominations on Tuesday, followed…

At Least 24 Dead In Oakland Warehouse Party Fire

Doomed partygoers trapped on the second floor of a crudely converted warehouse screamed, “Help us! Help us!” as one of the deadliest structure fires in Oakland’s history ripped through a tinderbox of makeshift living spaces and a labyrinth cluttered with art late Friday night, killing at least two dozen…

College Football Final Four

The College Football Playoff’s selection committee on Sunday announced the four teams that will contend for this season’s national championship: Alabama (13-0), followed by Clemson (12-1), Ohio State (11-1) and Washington (12-1).
The Crimson Tide — who earned a sort of home-field advantage as…

Fashion Policed? Cam Benched For Dress Code Violation

Every time you think the Carolina Panthers’ lost season can’t sink to new lows, something like Sunday night happens.

National TV. The eyes of the NFL on the Panthers and Seattle Seahawks.

And Panthers quarterback Cam Newton was benched for the start of a game the Panthers would…

Man Who Killed Ex-NFL Player Joe McKnight, Walks Free

Ronald Gasser, the man authorities say shot and killed former NFL player Joe McKnight, was released from custody overnight without being charged, Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office authorities said Friday morning (Dec. 2).

Gasser, 54, has not been formally charged, said JPSO spokesman Col. John Fortunato. Investigators are consulting with…