On Oct. 28, a family of six from Tennessee was traveling near Taos, N.M., when the driver was pulled over by a state trooper for speeding. There was an argument. The driver—the mother of the five children inside, ages 6-18—attempted to leave and was pulled over again. Her 14-year-old son left the minivan and confronted…

The mother of a 14-year-old Pennsylvania boy caught shoplifting believes the police brutally beat her son, causing several cuts, bruises and a broken nose, NBC10 Philadelphia reports. Marissa Sargeant told the news station that her son was arrested for snagging goods at a local Wal-Mart. She claims that once her son was handcuffed, the teen was beaten…

Updated, Monday, Nov. 18, 5:30 p.m. ET: George Zimmerman has been charged with aggravated assault, battery and criminal mischief in Florida today, as police say he pointed a shotgun at a woman, ABC News reports. Police identified the alleged victim as Samantha Scheibe, and said the incident occurred at a home the two share. Zimmerman, 30, was…

Washington Redskins left tackle Trent Williams claims that umpire Roy Ellison called him a “garbage-ass, disrespectful motherf—ker” during a drive near the end of the first half in Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles, ESPN reports. Williams said that Ellison walked by him and cursed him, an accusation that teammates acknowledged happened. After the game,…

Since president Obama took office, the family has made it a point to attend at least one college basketball game a year. That game is whenever Oregon State plays a team in the Washington, D.C. area. This year the unlucky opponents were the Maryland Terrapins, who were stunned in a 90-83 loss in front of…

Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith, CEO of Top Dog Entertainment, isn’t crazy about label star Kendrick Lamar landing GQ’s Man of the Year cover and accompanying story. “This week, Kendrick Lamar was named one of GQ’s 2013 Men of the Year, an honor that should have been celebrated as a milestone in his career and for…

A 31-year-old Texas man has been sentenced to death for killing a teenage babysitter who accused him of rape. Franklin Davis admitted to shooting Shania Gray, 16, at a park in September 2012, then stepping on her throat to stop her breathing, the Dallas Morning News reports. Davis was set to stand trial on a…

The Best Man Holiday almost took down a Norse hammer-wielding god this weekend. In what has most Hollywood execs scratching their heads, a relationship movie starring an all-black cast almost unseated Thor: The Dark World for best at the box office, the Associated Press reports. The sequel, which was released 14 years after the original,…

Nelson Mandela is still unable to speak because of tubes that help keep his lungs clear of fluid, his former wife told the Sunday Independent and the Associated Press reports. According to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the former South African president is “quite ill,” although he is relaxed. She added that 22 doctors are treating him at…