Two sisters found dead inside a residence hall at Texas A&M University-Commerce on Monday are the victims of "a targeted, isolated event," campus police say.
The women were identified Tuesday as 19-year-old Deja Matts, of Garland, and her sister, 20-year-old Abbaney Matts. Deja's 2-year-old son, who was also injured in the shooting, was treated for his wounds and released to the care of family members.
The school confirmed Tuesday that Deja was a freshman at the university and was pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Public Health. Her sister, Abbaney, was not enrolled at the school.
"Our continued thoughts and prayers go to the family and friends of the victims from this week’s tragedy," the school said in a news release.
Texas A&M-Commerce University Police Chief Bryan Vaughn said Monday that a student at the Pride Rock residence hall called university police at about 10:17 a.m. though he didn't elaborate on what was reported. Vaughn said officers arrived at the coed freshman dorm and found the bodies of two women and an injured 2-year-old child inside one of the rooms.
NBC 5 reviewed the 911 call on Tuesday and learned a woman called police to report something had gone through her wall. She said she arrived back at her dorm room to find part of the ceiling on her bed, a hole in her wall and a nick on the calendar opposite the hole. She reported that it appeared something had been shot through her wall.
According to the Texas A&M University-Commerce Police Department, "the shooting appears to be a targeted, isolated event." Investigators have not revealed any suspects or motive in the shooting. No arrests have been announced.
"This remains an active investigation with multiple law enforcement agencies assisting. We will continue to provide updates as they become available," police said.
On Episode 2 of UFC 247 Embedded, light heavyweight Dominick Reyes loads up for a travel day and gets fight inspiration from the Super Bowl. Flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko draws energy from the water at a Texas beach, then draws in the sand. Challenger Katlyn Chookagian explains the strategy behind her commuter fight camp. On the mats and in the pool, champion Jon Jones is focused and calm ahead of his title defense. UFC 247 Embedded is an all-access, behind-the-scenes video blog leading up to the two title fights taking place Saturday, February 8th on Pay-Per-View. Order the Pay-Per-View at ESPNPlus.com/PPV
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov is eyeing some big money options in 2020. According to his manager, Ali Abdelaziz, The Eagle could make $100 million to fight Conor McGregor or Floyd Mayweather in Saudi Arabia.
"I know some people in Saudi Arabia right now. They met with me, they want to pay $100 million to Khabib to fight Conor in Saudi Arabia. They want to pay Khabib $100 [million] to fight Floyd in Saudi Arabia," Abdelaziz told TMZ Sports.
Of course, Khabib would need to defeat Tony Ferguson in April before he starts thinking too far ahead, but the money will be there for him if he does.
Ali Abdelaziz added that he believes a Mayweather bout is more likely to happen. He wasn't impressed by Conor's win over Cowboy Cerrone at UFC 246.
“He can’t get a title fight by beating a guy who is 36 years old, coming off a loss,” said Abdelaziz.
“If [Conor] wants to fight for a title shot, he has to, like Khabib said, start fighting guys like [Justin] Gaethje. Guys like Islam Makhachev. Young guys, up-and-coming, who is coming off wins. He knocked out the guy he just knocked out, he’s not gonna get a title shot.”
Khabib also shot down the notion of a Conor rematch.
“Why do I need that kind of money?” he asked reporters during a press conference in Russia on Tuesday (via RT Sport). “There are so many organizations. For example, there’s not only football for the blind, there’s sambo and other sports. Let (the UFC) give it to them if they don’t know what to do with the money. But giving me $100 million for me to beat up that idiot again? I don’t think that’s rational.”
Check out the official music video for "Center Stage" by Sean Price and Lil Fame.
Sean Price and Lil Fame 'Price of Fame' album out now. Limited-edition album bundles available at http://shopduckdown.com. Track produced by Lil Fame. Video directed by Todd Angkasuwan.
CINCINNATI (FOX19) - A 32-year-old Northside man is accused of calling police and 911 operators more than 25 times asking for help finding a lost hoodie, court records show.
Harves Gardner faces a felony count of disrupting public services.
Cincinnati police wrote in a criminal complaint he only wanted “rides around town to find his hoodie that he lost.”
Gardner was arrested early Monday and booked into the Hamilton County jail shortly after 4 a.m.
Edmonton, Alberta, emcee DarkNess and Baltimore rapper Piff release a devastating project to start off the new year. The 'BloodShed & War EP' is definitely one of a kind, with powerful lyrics and great production, both emcees give us 7 tracks accurately reflecting what it means to be at 'War' on beats.
1. BloodShed (Prod. Syndrome) 2. Drip ( Prod. D-Low) 3. War ( Prod. BRAKOSS) 4. Hoodlum Tales ( Prod. Elias X) 5. Virtue & Sin (Prod. Syndrome) 6. Gun Smoke (Prod. Syndrome) 7. Era of Kingz (Bonus Track)
Kodak Black is pushing for a lighter prison sentence because he thinks the judge unfairly threw the book at him.
The rapper's attorney, Bradford Cohen, tells TMZ ... they'll be filing legal docs soon appealing the 46 months he got in his federal gun case. They're looking to get several months cut off that time, and here's why.
Cohen says Kodak shouldn't have been classified as a prior convicted felon at sentencing. He says Kodak's previous guilty pleas didn't result in convictions -- because under those deals there would be NO conviction on his record ... provided he met all the terms.
It's a technicality, but nonetheless Kodak believes that error opened the door for a harsher sentence.
We broke the story ... Kodak will likely be serving out his time in a federal prison in Kentucky, and as of now, he's slated to be free again on or around Aug. 14, 2022.
If his appeal is successful though, his team believes he could be out in late 2021. Of course, this is all under the assumption Kodak can stay out of trouble behind bars ... which ain't always easy to do.
On Episode 1 of UFC 247 Embedded, light heavyweight Dominick Reyes trains in Southern California under Joe "Daddy" Stevenson for his title fight and pays homage to another sports great. Flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko finishes her globe-hopping training camp outside of Houston. Challenger Katlyn Chookagian pursues greatness alongside former champ Frankie Edgar at her home gym in New Jersey. Champ Jon Jones starts his practice with a prayer. UFC 247 Embedded is an all-access, behind-the-scenes video blog leading up to the two title fights taking place Saturday, February 8th on Pay-Per-View. Order the Pay-Per-View at ESPNPlus.com/PPV
Almost everyone in attendance at Hard Rock Stadium during Super Bowl Super Bowl LIV on Sunday, February 2, stood while Demi Lovato sang the national anthem, but Jay-Z and his wife Beyonce remained seated.
The move puzzled former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick because when Jay attended a press conference in August 2019 to talk about his and Roc Nation's multiyear partnership with the NFL, to enhance the NFL's live game experiences and to amplify the league's social justice efforts he said: "I think we've passed kneeling. I think it's time to go to actionable items."
Kaepernick famously chose to start kneeling during the national anthem in 2016, to call attention to the issues of racial inequality and police brutality.
Many believe that got him blackballed by the NFL, even though he was/is good enough to at least earn a backup role on one of the 32 teams.
Kaepernick reacted to Jay and Beyonce sitting Sunday In an Instagram Story re-post of a friend who tagged him, He shared an image from a TMZ story about Hov and Bey's actions during the anthem with the words, "I thought we were 'past kneeling' tho?" written on the picture.
What do you think of Jay sitting during the national anthem. Is he being a hypocrite?
Future says he's sick and tired of his alleged baby mama talking about their sexual encounters with anyone who'll listen ... and now he's suing her.
The rapper just filed suit against Eliza Seraphin, the woman alleging Future fathered his SEVENTH child with her, for defamation and invasion of privacy.
According to the suit, obtained by TMZ, Future claims Eliza's sharing intimate facts about him from their private sexual relationship in order to gain clout and squeeze money outta him.
Future doesn't address whether he's the father to Eliza's child, but he says they had a sexual relationship from 2016 to 2018 and claims he never would have slept with her in the first place if he knew she would kiss and tell.
In the docs, Future claims Eliza gave a vivid description of his genitals during an interview on Rah Ali's Onsite on Stationhead and then blasted it out to her Instagram followers.
In the suit, Future also claims Eliza is spreading lies about him on social media -- like the time she claimed he hired someone to murder her because she wouldn't get an abortion -- and claims it's hurting his brand and causing substantial emotional distress.
Future wants a court to stop Eliza from trashing his name publicly and he's going after her for damages.
On Monday's (Feb. 3) episode of#EverydayStruggle, Nadeska, Wayno and DJ Akademiks start off the show with a heated debate on the recent occurrences between Jay-Z and Colin Kaepernick surrounding the NFL. The crew also speaks about Beyonce and Jay staying seated during the Super Bowl National Anthem performance and the criticism they’ve received online since their stance. Soon after, the EDS squad discusses Mase calling out Diddy for conducting shady ‘business practices’ with all Bad Boy artists from the past. Next, the trio comments on the rumors circulating on the web about 50 Cent allegedly punching French Montana at a nightclub in Miami, and share their reaction to French’s Instagram video following the fight rumor. Later in the show, the crew dissects Lil Wayne’s latest album ‘Funeral’ in their ‘The Review’ segment, and react to Lil Wayne’s recent Drink Champs interview where he admits that he had no clue who 21 Savage, QC (Quality Control Music) and TDE (Top Dawg Entertainment) were.
On the latest episode of "What Happened To," Diverse Mentality focuses on the career of super talented, but highly underrated Chicago emcee Lupe Fiasco.
(CNN) -- A Detroit man is recovering after a woman he was kissing bit off his tongue, according to the Macomb County Prosecutor's Office.
Youlette Wedgeworth, 52, and the man were engaged in a consensual kiss on January 28 when the incident occurred, police and prosecutors allege. She had asked him to not put his tongue in her mouth. When he did anyway, she bit it off, Prosecutor Eric J. Smith told CNN affiliate WXYZ.
CNN has attempted to reach Wedgeworth for comment.
Police responded to the incident and found the man bleeding from his mouth and missing about 1 inch of his tongue, the prosecutor's office said in a statement.
"I believe this is the first case of this nature in my 27 years in the prosecutor's office," Smith said in the statement.
Police were able to recover the man's tongue in his apartment bedroom. He was transported to an area hospital and Wedgeworth was taken into custody without further incident, the prosecutors office said.
There was no immediate word of the man's condition.
Wedgeworth was charged with aggravated assault, a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine.
A pre-trial conference is scheduled for February 19.
(CNN) Joaquin Phoenix urged the film industry to dismantle a "system of oppression" in an acceptance speech at the British Academy Film Awards on Sunday.
Phoenix, who won the award for best leading actor for "Joker," criticized the lack of diversity among the nominated creators and performers this awards season, saying the issue could no longer be ignored.
Phoenix said that while he felt "honored" to be in attendance and appreciated the support from the BAFTA organization, he was "ashamed" that actors of color were not afforded the "same privilege."
"I feel conflicted because so many of my fellow actors that are deserving don't have that same privilege. I think that we send a very clear message to people of color that you're not welcome here," Phoenix said. "I think that's the message that we're sending to people that have contributed so much to our medium and our industry and in ways that we benefit from."
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts stirred controversy last month when it was revealed that no people of color were nominated in the four film acting categories. This year's list of Oscar nominees -- predominantly male and white -- earned similar criticism.
"I don't think anybody wants a handout or preferential treatment, although that's what we give ourselves every year," Phoenix continued. "I think people want to be appreciated and respected for their work."
Phoenix acknowledged that he views himself as "part of the problem." "I have not done everything in my power -- not all sets I've worked on are inclusive," he added.
On the 33rd episode of People's Party, Talib Kweli and Jasmin Leigh sit down with rapper, actor, producer, director, writer, sports league founder, and all-around legend among legends: Ice Cube. The conversation covers a multitude of subjects and starts at the beginning -- with the story of Cube growing up with aspirations of playing pro-football before transitioning into one of the most respected, prolific lyricists of all-time. The trio discusses the origins of Ice Cube classics like "Boyz-n-the-Hood" and "It Was A Good Day," the booming growth of the BIG3 basketball league, and emcees who had the most impact on the development of Cube's pen-game.
Later in the episode, Cube is asked if there is such a thing as a good cop, and they discuss police force gang mentality and bullying within the department to escape accountability. Cube also sums up why so much of America loves Trump, how he balances family-friendly entertainment while still maintaining his gangsta-rap persona, and stories surrounding the making of "Janky Promoters," and the Friday franchise. They also discuss how Cube's group Westside Connection was formed as a response to some of the East Coast backlash to West Coast rap dominance of the airwaves at the time, and reflect on how he feels about beefs of the past with Common and B-Real of Cypress Hill.
2:22 -- Talib recounts the first Ice Cube concert he attended, as well as the first time they met.
4:07 -- Cube explains the inspirations for his iconic song "It Was A Good Day."
5:40 -- Cube speaks on growing up a huge sports fan, playing football as a youth, why he stopped, and his full transition to the world of hip-hop after meeting Dr. Dre.
9:19 -- The trio discusses the "BIG3" -- a 3-on-3 basketball league Cube co-founded, featuring former NBA, and international players as well as talented walk-ons. Cube explains how it came together, and details the unique rules and dynamics of the league.
24:35 -- Cube talks about writing "Boyz-n-the-Hood", tells about how it wasn't originally intended for Eazy-E, and speaks on how he learned to craft rhymes that tell a story. He also details why, to him, Slick Rick is the greatest "storytelling emcee" of all-time.
30:53 -- Cube talks about his Mt. Rushmore of hip-hop -- those that had the most impact on his development as an emcee, and the influence that Public Enemy had on N.W.A. and his early solo outings.
32:57 -- Talib asks Cube if there a such a thing as a "good cop." The trio discusses many police departments being essentially gangs with badges, using loyalty as way to keep any potential whistle-blowers from speaking up.
38:23 -- Cube speaks on his quote from a recent interview where he gave his take on Donald Trump's popularity.
40:03 -- Cube touches on moments surrounding the release of his album "Death Certificate," and the backlash from critics over its controversial content.
44:44 -- Talib asks Cube how he has been able how to balance making movies like "Are We There Yet," while maintaining his gangsta rap persona.
49:21 -- Cube speaks on his approach to working with comedians on his projects, giving them full creative freedom. The movie "Janky Promoters" gets discussed, as well as Cube's real-life experiences that inspired making that film.
55:26 -- Cube talks about working with the late, great John Witherspoon, and the incredible legacy he leaves behind. The trio goes on to discuss some favorite moments from "The Friday After Next", and it being the first hood Christmas movie.
1:01:58 -- Talib mentions the second concert of Cube's he attended where rapper King Sun was in the audience, somehow got a mic, and attempted to call out Cube out for stealing the song "Wicked."
1:07:15 -- Cube discusses the creation of Westside Connection and tells the story of how he felt like east coast radio and a couple of rap diss tracks were eating into the respect levels that West Coast hip-hop had gained.
1:19:58 -- Cube speaks on his son's feeling of obligation to play his father in "Straight Outta Compton," which then led to him having further acting ambitions.
1:22:25 -- Talib asks Cube about Common appearing in "Barbershop" and how they squashed any beef between them. Ice Cube details their reconciliation, working together, how he feels about Common now, and discusses how his ending the beef with B Real played out similarly.
1:26:51 -- Talib asks Cube about his history of being affiliated with the Nation of Islam, and where he is with religion present-day.
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