USDA2DAY Staff's Blog – September 2008 Archive (267)

CINCINNATI -- A man accused of having sex with a murder victim's body more than 20 years ago has pleaded no contest.

Kenneth Douglas made the plea in court on Thursday. A judge then found him guilty.

Douglas is accused of sexually assaulting the body of 19-year-old Karen Range, who was murdered during an attempted rape Aug. 19, 1982, at her Roselawn home.

The man who killed her, David Steffen, had stated that he didn't rape… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on September 5, 2008 at 7:22pm — 12 Comments

Boy Knocks Down a Grandma and Steals Her Purse

Memphis, TN -- Memphis Police need the public's help finding a young boy who was caught on surveillance video knocking down a grandma and stealing her purse.

The incident happened Monday, September 1, 2008 outside the front door of Cooper's Neighborhood Supermarket on Quince in East Memphis. Surveillance video made available to Eyewitness News Everywhere shows the boy hanging around the front door for several minutes before finding his… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on September 5, 2008 at 7:20pm — 5 Comments

125 Shot Dead In Chicago Over Summer Total Is About Double The U.S. Troop Death Toll In Iraq

CHICAGO (CBS) ― An estimated 125 people were shot and killed over the summer. That's nearly double the number of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq over the same time period.

In May, cbs2chicago.com began tracking city shootings and posting them on Google maps. Information compiled from our reporters, wire service reports and the Chicago Police Major Incidents log indicated that 125 people were shot and killed throughout the city between the start of Memorial Day weekend on May 26, and the… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on September 5, 2008 at 7:17pm — 11 Comments

Home Invasion: Man Shot and Robbed in East Memphis

MEMPHIS, TN -- Police say two guys wearing red bandanas kicked in an East Memphis apartment door and are accused of shooting one man and robbing two others.

Police say it happened Friday, September 05, 2008, around 3:15 a.m., at the Trails Apartments in the 3100 block of East Whispering Lane.

According to police, after the two accused home invaders kicked in the locked door, they demanded money and other items from three men… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on September 5, 2008 at 7:11pm — 4 Comments

T-Pain Named “Songwriter Of The Year”

Grammy award winning singer T-Pain has added another trophy to his collection as he took home the “Songwriter of the Year” honors last night (September 4) at BMI’s Urban Awards in California.

According to Variety, the event took place in Beverly Hills where the mega hitmaker also shared “Producer of the Year” with Jonathan “J.R.” Rotem and Kanye West, both whom have boosted the careers of superstars like 50 Cent, T.I., Talib Kweli, Young… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on September 5, 2008 at 6:57pm — 5 Comments

Bow Wow Excited To Show Baby Chest in His First Sex Scene On Entourage

The recently retired rapper (Bow Wow) turned actor (Shad Moss) will make his HBO debut in the series “Entourage” which premiers this Sunday, September 7th. Moss joins the wildly succusful cast as “Charlie” an up and coming comedian/ struggling actor and Eric “E” Murphy’s newest client.

And as part of his new role he will be getting butt ass for his first on screen sex scene. “It’s with a porn star,” he told Wenn.com. “I don’t know her name.… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on September 5, 2008 at 5:11pm — 3 Comments

Saigon Takes Us Through The Hood's Where He Grew Up In N.Y!

Saigon takes us to a few of the Neighborhood's he grew up in in New York. From 11212, Brownsville Brooklyn to 10977, Mooseknuckle a.k.a. Spring Valley N.Y. Shout out to Abandoned… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on September 5, 2008 at 3:31pm — 4 Comments

The Hughes Brothers To Direct Denzel Washington In 'Book of Eli'

It's about time these guys came out of whatever shell they were hiding under. In 1993, Allen and Albert Hughes blazed on the screen with the cult classic 'Menace II Society;' that starred Larenz Tate and Jada Pinkett Smith. Then they followed it with 'Dead Presidents', which again featured Tate, and Chris Tucker and N'Bushe Wright. A few documentaries came in between their next feature, 'From Hell', which starred Johnny Depp. After 2001 , they dropped… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on September 5, 2008 at 3:27pm — 3 Comments

LIL WAYNE ON TMZ

Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on September 5, 2008 at 3:25pm — 12 Comments

T.I. and Tiny hit up the BMI Awards last night in LA ***Pictures

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on September 5, 2008 at 3:23pm — 6 Comments

VENUS, SERENA STILL BOYCOTTING INDIAN WELLS: Sisters may face suspension. Plus, Serena plays tonight after beating sis.

*Under new 2009 Women's Tennis Association [WTA] rules announced Wednesday, both Venus Williams and her sister Serena face suspension for continuing to boycott the Indian Wells tournament, where they were booed in 2001.

Their boycott stems from a 2001 semi-final match at the tournament when the sisters were scheduled to play each other for the chance to face Belgian Kim Clijsters in the final. Venus pulled out with a knee injury five minutes before… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on September 5, 2008 at 3:17pm — 3 Comments

KWAME KILPATRICK PLEADS GUILTY, RESIGNS: Detroit mayor will serve four months in jail to settle 10 felony counts in two criminal cases.

*After months of stubbornly holding onto his job amid an embarrassing sex scandal, Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick pleaded guilty to felony charges Thursday and has agreed to resign immediately and go to jail.

Kilpatrick admitted that he lied under oath when he and his former top aide Christine Beatty were accused of having an affair and denying their roles in the firing of a deputy police chief.

As part of his plea deal, the mayor will… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on September 5, 2008 at 3:14pm — No Comments