The lead homicide detective probing the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin wanted the Florida neighborhood watch volunteer slapped with manslaughter charges from the get-go. Investigator Chris Serino, of the Sanford Police Department, expressed doubt in George Zimmerman’s account of how the shooting went down, ABC News reported Tuesday. Serino wanted Zimmerman, 28, tossed behind bars, but the state Attorney’s Office said there was not enough... 

An aide to Whitney Houston has confessed to clearing her room before police arrived following her death. Self-described entertainment consultant Raffles Van Exel admitted he carried out the action to Dutch Telegraph newspaper, saying ‘Someone had to do it.’ However he stopped short of saying exactly what he removed from the suite, an important omission following claims cocaine had been removed from the scene. Celebuzz revealed he made... 

Students burned effigies of Barack Obama and chanted ‘death to America’ in eastern Afghanistan today – as anger towards the U.S. soldier who massacred 16 civilians on Sunday continued to rise. Taliban militants also opened fire on a delegation of senior Afghan officials – including two of President Hamid Karzai’s brothers – who were visiting the southern villages he targeted. The attack raised worries of a repeat... 

Deborah Fisher, a 58-year-old Louisiana woman was jailed Thursday after she allegedly stored her dead father’s body in an ice chest for years while she collected his Social Security chest. Police say Fisher’s father died up to two years ago. But instead of reporting her father’s death, Fisher cut off his hands so he couldn’t be identified and then stored his decomposing body in an ice chest inside her apartment. The man’s amputated hands... 

Without mentioning her by name, Ray J told reporters yesterday he is “still hurting” from the death of Whitney Houston and that he’s been having a “tough time” since she passed. Ray J was at an event to support the Brotherhood Crusade and Mothers in Action Organizations … and he knew the increased media presence was there because of his relationship with Houston. So he decided to address the issue without being asked, telling reporters,... 

“THE GREATEST RAPPER OF ALL TIME DIED ON MARCH 9TH!” Today marks 15 years since we lost the legend, Biggie Smalls. We’ll always love Big Poppa! RIP B.I.G.!  Read More →

The fate of Osama bin Laden’s remains have been called into question after emails leaked from an intelligence firm say the body of the terror leader was actually sent to the U.S. for cremation. According to the emails, the Al Qaeda boss was shot and killed during the famous Navy SEAL Team Six raid on his Pakistan compound, was transported back to the U.S. and cremated. The emails were allegedly obtained by the hacker group Anonymous from Stratfor,... 

Houston’s body arrived at the Whigham Funeral Home in Newark under heavy police escort on Monday, the Associated Press reported. About 40 fans who were gathered nearby to catch a glimpse of the hearse sang and applauded, the New Jersey Star-Ledger said, and mother Cissy Houston was photographed arriving by car at the same time. Entry to the funeral service — to be held at noon Saturday at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark — will be by invitation... 

A 74-year-old man died after he accidentally swallowed his dentures during sex with a 62-year-old prostitute. What a way to go meeting your maker in the midst of having one of  the greatest pleasures. The man, known as Chen, had been living with a close female friend in New Taipei City after separating from his wife many years ago. The prostitute said she had sex with Chen for 30 minutes. She said Chen had got up from the bed, paid her and was about... 

Don Cornelius’ son is giving some more details about his father’s last day, and has revealed the “Soul Train” creator called him hours before the suicide and it was a “call of urgency.” Don’s son Tony Cornelius wouldn’t specify what the call was about — telling Gayle King on “CBS This Morning,” his dad’s health was failing and he was “unhappy about some things” in his life. Tony told Gayle, “You have to be in a person’s...