A 15-year-old boy has been arrested in a shooting that left eight people injured last week at a Wisconsin mall, authorities said Sunday.
Wauwatosa Police Chief Barry Weber said in a news conference that the teenager was arrested Saturday night with a gun alleged to have been used in the shooting. Weber did not identify the teen or say what charges he may face.
Several other people were arrested in connection with the shooting, said Abby Pavlik, a spokeswoman for the police department, but she did not provide details.
Authorities said the shooting followed an altercation between two groups at Mayfair Mall in Wauwatosa, outside Milwaukee, on Friday afternoon. Among the wounded was a teenager.
Pavlik could not say whether the injured teenager was the suspected shooter, adding that several people in the two groups were wounded. Four bystanders were also injured, Weber said.
He said the shooter fled the mall as tactical teams cleared the space of patrons and worked to contain its 1.2 million square feet, a process that took several hours.
Pavlik did not say where the suspect was arrested.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A police officer has been charged with stealing more than $1,300 worth of goods from Home Depot while wearing his uniform, authorities said Tuesday.
The officer was identified as 46-year-old Fernando León Berdecía. It was not immediately known if he had an attorney.
Puerto Rico Police Chief Henry Escalera said León has been temporarily suspended from the department.
Officials said the alleged incident occurred Monday evening.
LONDON (AP) — Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca said Monday that late-stage trials showed its coronavirus vaccine was up to 90% effective, giving public health officials hope they may soon have access to a vaccine that is cheaper and easier to distribute than some of its rivals.
The results are based on interim analysis of trials in the U.K. and Brazil of a vaccine developed by Oxford University and manufactured by AstraZeneca. No hospitalizations or severe cases of COVID-19 were reported in those receiving the vaccine.
AstraZeneca is the third major drug company to report late-stage results for a potential COVID-19 vaccine as the world anxiously waits for scientific breakthroughs that will bring an end to a pandemic that has wrought economic devastation and resulted in nearly 1.4 million confirmed deaths.
Pfizer and Moderna last week reported preliminary results from late-stage trials showing their vaccines were almost 95% effective. But, unlike its rivals, the AstraZeneca vaccine doesn’t have to be stored at ultra-cold temperatures, making it easier to distribute, especially in developing countries.
“I think these are really exciting results,” Dr. Andrew Pollard, chief investigator for the trial, said during a news conference. “Because the vaccine can be stored at fridge temperatures, it can be distributed around the world using the normal immunization distribution system. And so our goal … to make sure that we have a vaccine that was accessible everywhere, I think we’ve actually managed to do that.”
The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is also cheaper. AstraZeneca, which has pledged it won’t make a profit on the vaccine during the pandemic, has reached agreements with governments and international health organizations that put its cost at about $2.50 a dose. Pfizer’s vaccine costs about $20 a dose, while Moderna’s is $15 to $25, based on agreements the companies have struck to supply their vaccines to the U.S. government.
All three vaccines must be approved by regulators before they can be widely distributed.
Oxford researchers and AstraZeneca stressed that they aren’t competing with other projects, and that multiple vaccines will be needed to reach enough of the world’s population and end the pandemic.
“We’re not thinking about vaccinations working in terms of one person at a time. We have to think about vaccinating communities, populations, reducing transmission within those populations, so that we really get on top of this pandemic,″ said Sarah Gilbert, a leader of the Oxford research team. “And that’s what it now looks like we’re going to have the ability to contribute to in a really big way.″
In this clip, TK Kirkland opened up about meeting Haitian Jack in the early 90's when he was just starting out in comedy. TK revealed that he, Mike Tyson, and Haitian Jack would go to celebrity parties together, and TK recalled Tyson warned 2Pac about hanging out with Jack and other seemingly dangerous figures. TK also recalled going to one of Diddy's parties with another Harlem street guy and feeling like he messed up when introducing his friend to Haitian Jack. To hear more, including TK saying that he feels Jack is a different guy now
In this episode of "People's Party With Talib Kweli," Kweli and Jasmin Leigh sit down with legendary New Orleans DJ, producer, rapper:
MANNIE FRESH
Below are just a few of the topics covered with a man that owns the legacy as an integral part of what would become the New Orleans hip hop signature sound.
They talk....
• New Orleans' rich history of music and how that inspired Mannie. • Mannie's mother being a teacher and his father being a New Orleans DJ legend in his own right. • Forming one of the first New Orleans hip hop crews with 'New York Incorporated'. • His long-time friendship with renowned musician Trombone Shorty. • Manny's work with Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce. • The humble beginnings of Cash Money Records. • Juvenile and his incredible freestyle abilities. • Cash Money's defining moment with 'Back That Azz Up'. • Lil' Wayne and his evolution into a lyrical juggernaut. • The criticism of Cash Money and their bling brand of hip hop. • The recent Verzuz battle with Scott Storch and the backlash that followed.
All this and much more as they delve deeply into Cash Money Records and New Orleans hip-hop history.
Meeko Kolledi features L.A Rapper Jag on his latest track. Jag is a well respected emcee in the game whose credits include Cassidy, Trey Songs, J.R Writer & More. The two hit up a freestyle track that's made for the Hip Hop heads. Produced by D.Lynch, credits include Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa, Rick Ross, & More!
A man of many talents; actor, audio engineer, and hip-hop recording artist, Meeko Kolledi, born Domenico P. D’Ippolito, comes from an Italian American, blue collar upbringing in Westchester, New York, a suburb of New York City. As an artistically inclined youth, Meeko studied music theory, played cello and guitar, as well as, sang in his school’s chorus. With a diverse musical palette in his background, Meeko drew inspiration from bands like Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Linkin Park during his musical growth as a youth. Hip-Hop was introduced into his life as an adolescent and artists like Tupac, Eminem and The LOX influenced Meeko’s early interest into the genre.
Introspective by nature, Meeko has consistently transformed his internal conflict into his music. With a style and tonality most compared to NF, subject content similar to Joyner Lucas and a rhyme scheme like Hopsin’s; Meeko’s music has been described as raw, gritty and genuine by his peers and pays tribute to many fundamental elements of Hip Hop.
Meeko has a total of 300,000 from his releases on Spotify and has been recognized in his hometown area of Cortlandt Manor/Peekskill New York, as a rising player in the local scene. Meeko pushes forward with new projects consistently and seeks to connect with listeners on a personal level, as he describes stories of pain, ego and love for the craft.
In the latest clip, Boosie reacted to Joe Biden defeating Donald Trump in the 2020 election. After expressing his love for Vice President Kamala Harris, Boosie stated that he wanted Trump out of office due to attitude towards Black and Brown people and didn't understand how a Black person could vote for Trump. He also commented on Lil Wayne endorsing Trump and said he believes Wayne thinks he's "rich more than Black." Boosie added that Wayne's Trump endorsement was likely in response to Biden's tax plan, which Boosie also criticized. Boosie also wasn't shocked at Trump's refusal to concede but stated that Trump's "hatred" towards Black and Brown cost him the election
A New Yorker put his martial arts skills to use and thwarted an attempted baby-snatching in a Big Apple park last week, pinning the perp down for 15 minutes until authorities arrived, he said Monday.
Brian Kemsley, a 33-year-old Muay Thai coach, stepped in when he saw a man trying to grab a baby inside a stroller from a woman who was also holding another child in her arms last Monday in Madison Square Park.
“I was trying to get him away from the mother, and let her get away to safety … But toward the end of it, I was also trying to keep the guy safe from the mob,” he told The Post.
The NYPD said it responded to the park that day around 3:35 p.m. for a report of an emotionally disturbed person, who was taken into custody and to Bellevue hospital for psychiatric evaluation.
The foiled kidnapping — first reported by PIX11 — was captured on cellphone footage showing Kemsley tackling the man to the ground and holding him there.
As he was holding him, Kemsley said, he realized that the man, who kept itching for a fight, was also unwell, at one point appearing to think he was speaking to President Barack Obama in the Oval Office.
Kemsley said that despite having trained in martial arts, including jiujitsu for a decade, he was “worried about passing out and losing my grip” by the end of the 15 minutes.
“Here’s the thing, I don’t enjoy jiujitsu, I don’t think training is particularly fun, but I have a lot of respect for it as it is absolutely essential in a street fight and self-defense,” he said in an Instagram post about the incident.
“I’d like to point out that when it comes to community security, that smashing someone should not be the priority,” he added in another post.
“We’re not suppose to show up with sticks and start beating people. The priority should always be to defuse the situation safely and as non violently as possible so we do not escalate the situation.”
After the ordeal, Kemsley said a bystander lent him a bottle of hand sanitizer that he “used in one shot.”
Then “everyone started clapping, everyone was grateful.”
Jeremih is gonna be alright -- at least that's what his family is signaling after revealing he's out of the ICU and on his way to recovering after coming down with COVID-19.
The R&B singer's family tells TMZ ... Jeremih has been transferred out of the ICU he was being treated at last week and is now going to spend the rest of his recovery in a regular hospital setting, where the "true healing" is set to begin.
We're also told the fam thanks everyone for their thoughts and prayers during this health scare -- there was no shortage of people sending good vibes his way ... including a ton of artists he's collaborated with over the years, like 50 Cent and others.
The update is fantastic news, as it appeared Jeremih's health was going downhill and fast last weekend, when we learned he was on a ventilator after having been admitted for intensive care. The prognosis sounded quite grim, but now ... it's almost like a 180.
It's unclear if Jeremih still has the virus -- or how long he's even had it ... but the fact he's being treated normally now seems to mean the guy will be okay after all.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on November 21, 2020 at 11:56am
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Alex Perez cuts weight in his hotel with teammate Chito Vera. Valentina Shevchenko continues to train at UFC Apex. Champs Deiveson Figueiredo and Shevchenko both make weight, as do their challengers, Perez and Jennifer Maia.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on November 21, 2020 at 11:35am
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In this clip, BG Knocc Out gave his take on artists like Megan Thee Stallion and SOB X RBE sampling Eazy-E and thinks more artists should do something with the music. He also reacted to Tory Lanez dressing up as Eazy for Halloween, and offered his critique of Eazy's portrayal in 'Straight Outta Compton.'
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on November 21, 2020 at 10:39am
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A man who confessed this week to killing another man 25 years ago in Decatur told police he is terminally ill with lung cancer and wanted to “lift a weight from his chest.”
Detective Sean Mukaddam, a Decatur police violent crimes investigator, said he was initially skeptical Wednesday when a secretary told him a man was on the phone wishing to confess to a murder.
“You’re always leery,” Mukaddam said. “I thought it might be a prank call. But it quickly developed that this was the real deal.”
Johnny Dwight Whited, 53, of Trinity, said he wanted to be ready to “meet his maker,” Mukaddam said. The case he confessed to had gone about as cold as a murder can get.
“There was nothing else to follow up on,” he said. “When it gets like this, you’re hoping something else will come up. It usually doesn’t occur like this.”
The body of Christopher Alvin Dailey was discovered by two hunters on April 26, 1995 in a wooded area on George Russell Road S.W. in Decatur. About 90 minutes later, Dailey’s partially submerged 1983 Toyota Tercel was found in the Tennessee River. Dailey had been killed by a single gunshot to the head.
Mukkadam, who has been with the violent crime unit for two years and in law enforcement for 15, said investigators put in many hours and ran out several leads on the case over the years, but nothing solid developed. Forensics in those days, he said, was like “a stone wheel” compared to the present. To his knowledge, Whited had never come up as a suspect.
After the initial call on Wednesday, Whited, a bald man with a grizzled white goatee, met with Mukkadam and directed police to the crime scene, telling them which roads to turn down. The passage of time showed itself when they had to stop at a gate that wasn’t there 25 years before.
From there, they walked a quarter of a mile to the place where Whited said he killed Dailey. He then took them to the place where he dumped the vehicle in the water - a riverfront stretch had also changed from commercial growth.
In the space of a little more than three hours, police finally had a solution that checked out with the available evidence. Mukkadam said he couldn’t comment on the motive. Based on his conversations, he said, prosecutors intend on moving ahead with a murder trial, regardless of Whited’s health.
Calls to the Morgan County District Attorney for comment were not immediately returned.
Whited has been charged with murder in Dailey’s death and is being held on $15,000 bond. At the time of his confession he was awaiting trial on a methamphetamine charge. Whited had a string of arrests for traffic and drug offenses through the years, including one for possession of a crack cocaine pipe less than three weeks after Dailey’s body was discovered.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on November 21, 2020 at 10:30am
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Queens, New York emcee Focus the Truth delivers yet another new visual from his stellar "Immortal" album. This one is for a banger titled "Dear Father."
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Shot and edited by Trypta Media
"Immortal" is available now on all streaming platforms:
CHICAGO (CBS) — Accused Kenosha gunman Kyle Rittenhouse walked out of jail Friday on a $2 million bond. He was seen hours later in a photo flanked by his lawyer and actor Ricky Schroder, who helped get the teen out of jail.
Rittenhouse was in jail for nearly three months before he was freed on bond. The 17-year-old is accused of driving from Antioch, crossing over into Wisconsin with a loaded gun, and killing two during the unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
A judge granted Rittenhouse that $2 million cash bond, a bond the father of one victim felt was still too low.
“He has people out there who will help him, organizations, militia groups raising money for his defense right now,” said John Hubert, whose son was killed in Kenosha.
It turns out conservative groups such as FightBackLaw.com helped out. More than $500,000 was raised through a legal defense fund for Rittenhouse.
Most of the money came from small donations, and Rittenhouse’s attorney took to Twitter thanking donors and saying, “We the people did not let him down.” Celebrities joined in, too. Rittenhouse was seen with Schroeder and his attorney hours after paying the cash to get free. Money was also raised by businessman Mike Lindell, inventor of the My Pillow.
But those who lost loved ones begged weeks ago for Rittenhouse to receive no bond, saying they were fearful of this moment.
“He thinks he’s above the law,” said Hubert. “He’s been treated as such by law enforcement. He believes he’s justified in the case, and for him to run wouldn’t surprise me.”
Stipulations regarding where Rittenhouse can go are not detailed in online court filings, but he has been ordered to not have any weapons or contact with the victims’ families.
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KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A 17-year-old from Illinois who is charged with killing two people during a protest in Wisconsin and whose case has become a rallying cry for some conservatives posted $2 million bail Friday and was released from custody.
Kyle Rittenhouse is accused of fatally shooting Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber and wounding Gaige Grosskreutz during a demonstration Aug. 25 that followed the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha. He posted bond through his attorney at about 2 p.m., Kenosha County Sheriff’s Sgt. David Wright said.
Rittenhouse, of Antioch, Illinois, told police he was attacked while he was guarding a business and that he fired in self-defense.
He faces multiple charges, including intentional homicide, reckless endangerment and being a minor in possession of a firearm. Wisconsin law doesn’t permit minors to carry or possess a gun unless they’re hunting. He is due back in court on Dec. 3 for a preliminary hearing.
His case has taken on political overtones. Supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement have painted Rittenhouse as a trigger-happy white supremacist. Conservatives upset over property destruction during recent protests have portrayed him as a patriot exercising his right to bear arms during unrest. A legal defense fund for him has attracted millions of dollars in donations, and his mother got a standing ovation from women at a Waukesha County GOP function in September.
Huber’s father, John Huber, asked Kenosha County Circuit Court Commissioner Loren Keating during a hearing Nov. 2 to set Rittenhouse’s bail between $4 million and $10 million. Huber said Rittenhouse thinks he’s above the law and noted the effort to raise money on his behalf. He also suggested militia groups would hide him from police if he were released.
Rittenhouse’s attorney, Mark Richards, asked for $750,000 bail.
Keating ultimately set bail at $2 million, saying Rittenhouse was a flight risk given the seriousness of the charges against him.
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