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Steve Lacy Goes Deep on New Album 'Oh Yeah?'

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August 14, 2025

Steve Lacy Is One of Modern Pop's Most Unique Talents. Just Don't Make a Big Deal About It

He’s a wildly gifted musician and style icon with several streaming-era classics under his belt. Up next: His most personal album yet

By Jeff Ihaza
 

Taylor Swift Unveils 'The Life of a Showgirl' Cover, Sabrina Carpenter Feature

The upcoming LP, co-produced with Max Martin and Shellback, will drop Oct. 3

 

Sabrina Carpenter Is Understandably 'Freaking Out' About Her Feature on Taylor Swift's Album

The singer is the only collaborator on Swift’s forthcoming LP, The Life of a Showgirl

 

Trump Privately Dismissed Epstein Victims as 'Democrats'

The president and his administration are struggling to bury the scandal around their handling of the convicted sex offender's case

 

15 Moments That Defined the Last 30 Years of the Grateful Dead

Reunions, historic tours, Kennedy Center honors, the Sphere, and more

 
 
 

'Nobody 2': Bob Odenkirk Kicks More Ass, Kills More Bad Guys

Everyone’s favorite normcore Rambo is back, now with twice the middle-aged dad anxiety and Sharon Stone going full camp

 

David Byrne on Talking Heads Reunion Rumors: 'You Can't Turn the Clock Back'

In his new Rolling Stone Interview, the former frontman talks about how he's grown since the days of Stop Making Sense, and why he's not interested in going back

 

Pistol Annies Aren't Done Making Music Together, Says Ashley Monroe

“We can’t have our last record be a Christmas record,” says the singer

 

John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Political Period Focus of Massive 'Power to the People' Box Set

9CD/3 Blu-ray collection, compiled by Sean Ono Lennon, features 90 unreleased tracks from his parents’ archive spanning the early Seventies

 
                                                           
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Waterbury Armed Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison
08/14/2025 08:00 AM EDT

ELVIN SANTOS, 26, of Waterbury, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 120 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for drug distribution and firearm possession offenses.
Halifax Man Sentenced as Armed Career Criminal
08/14/2025 08:00 AM EDT

NEW BERN, N.C. – Trevonta Lynch, 34, a convicted felon and armed career criminal, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison following a traffic stop in which he reached for a firearm in front of law enforcement.
Harrison County Woman Indicted on Theft and Fraud Charges Relating to Veterans Benefits and Federal Student Loans
08/14/2025 08:00 AM EDT

A Bridgeport, West Virginia woman is accused of falsifying medical records to unlawfully receive Department of Veterans Affairs disability benefits and the fraudulent discharge of her federal student loans. Christina Nolte, 42, was indicted on one count of theft of public money, property, or records; three counts of making false statements; and one count of student loan fraud. 
Montgomery County Man Pleads Guilty to Receipt and Possession of Child Pornography
08/14/2025 08:00 AM EDT

Monongalia County Man Admits to Methamphetamine Charge
08/14/2025 08:00 AM EDT

LaShawn Monroe, 30, of Morgantown, West Virginia, has admitted to the possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. According to court documents, Monroe possessed and intended to unlawfully distribute more than 1,700 grams of methamphetamine in Marion County, WV.
Fort Wayne Man Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison
08/13/2025 08:00 AM EDT

Southwest Georgia Man Found Guilty at Trial of Pandemic Wire Fraud Scheme
08/13/2025 08:00 AM EDT

A Southwest Georgia resident was found guilty at trial this week of wire fraud resulting from a larger pandemic fraud scheme involving family members.
 
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Lynn Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Armed Robbery of Two Drug Dealers
08/14/2025 08:00 AM EDT

BOSTON – A Lynn man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to two armed robberies which took place in March 2020 and January 2023, targeting drug dealers and their drug proceeds.  Claudio Melo, a/k/a "Blue Drilla," 33, pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery (Hobbs Act Robbery). U.S. District Court Senior Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV scheduled sentencing for Nov. 13, 2025. In February 2025, Melo was arrested and charged.Melo is a Crip street gang member who is a convicted felon with an extensive record of criminal offenses for which he served various state prison sentences, including assault with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery, armed robbery, larceny and malicious destruction of property.The first armed robbery took place in March 2020 and targeted a drug customer of Vincent Caruso, a/k/a "Fatz." Vincent Caruso was then on pretrial release for state fentanyl and firearm charges. Caruso orchestrated an armed robbery and home invasion in which Melo and another coconspirator broke into an apartment and robbed the occupants of approximately $18,000 in drug proceeds and jewelry. During the incident, Melo engaged in a struggle with the victim and struck him with a weapon. Caruso previously pleaded guilty to charges involving the armed robbery and was sentenced to nearly 21 years in federal prison in June 2022.The second armed robbery took place on Jan. 30, 2023. A drug transaction was scheduled to take place at an apartment in Woburn, during which an associate of Melo was to deliver a kilogram of cocaine in exchange for approximately $24,000. During the transaction, Melo and another individual entered the apartment and pointed semiautomatic pistols at the drug customer before taking the $24,000 in cash. The $24,000 cash was proceeds of drug trafficking activities the drug customer was engaged in. Melo and the other individual forced the drug customer to open a safe in his bedroom, which was empty. Shortly thereafter, both robbers departed with the $24,000 cash.The charge of conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery provides for a maximum penalty of up to 20 years, up to three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000.   Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based on the United States Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.United States Attorney Leah B. Foley; Ted Docks, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Division; and Colonel Geoffrey D. Noble, Superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police made the announcement today. Valuable assistance was provided by the Essex County District Attorney's Office and the Lynn Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Philip A. Mallard of the Organized Crime & Gang Unit is prosecuting the case. 
 
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Waterbury Armed Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison
08/14/2025 08:00 AM EDT

ELVIN SANTOS, 26, of Waterbury, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 120 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for drug distribution and firearm possession offenses.
 
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Lynn Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Armed Robbery of Two Drug Dealers
08/14/2025 08:00 AM EDT

BOSTON – A Lynn man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to two armed robberies which took place in March 2020 and January 2023, targeting drug dealers and their drug proceeds.  Claudio Melo, a/k/a "Blue Drilla," 33, pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery (Hobbs Act Robbery). U.S. District Court Senior Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV scheduled sentencing for Nov. 13, 2025. In February 2025, Melo was arrested and charged.Melo is a Crip street gang member who is a convicted felon with an extensive record of criminal offenses for which he served various state prison sentences, including assault with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery, armed robbery, larceny and malicious destruction of property.The first armed robbery took place in March 2020 and targeted a drug customer of Vincent Caruso, a/k/a "Fatz." Vincent Caruso was then on pretrial release for state fentanyl and firearm charges. Caruso orchestrated an armed robbery and home invasion in which Melo and another coconspirator broke into an apartment and robbed the occupants of approximately $18,000 in drug proceeds and jewelry. During the incident, Melo engaged in a struggle with the victim and struck him with a weapon. Caruso previously pleaded guilty to charges involving the armed robbery and was sentenced to nearly 21 years in federal prison in June 2022.The second armed robbery took place on Jan. 30, 2023. A drug transaction was scheduled to take place at an apartment in Woburn, during which an associate of Melo was to deliver a kilogram of cocaine in exchange for approximately $24,000. During the transaction, Melo and another individual entered the apartment and pointed semiautomatic pistols at the drug customer before taking the $24,000 in cash. The $24,000 cash was proceeds of drug trafficking activities the drug customer was engaged in. Melo and the other individual forced the drug customer to open a safe in his bedroom, which was empty. Shortly thereafter, both robbers departed with the $24,000 cash.The charge of conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery provides for a maximum penalty of up to 20 years, up to three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000.   Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based on the United States Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.United States Attorney Leah B. Foley; Ted Docks, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Division; and Colonel Geoffrey D. Noble, Superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police made the announcement today. Valuable assistance was provided by the Essex County District Attorney's Office and the Lynn Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Philip A. Mallard of the Organized Crime & Gang Unit is prosecuting the case. 
 
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Halifax Man Sentenced as Armed Career Criminal
08/14/2025 08:00 AM EDT

NEW BERN, N.C. – Trevonta Lynch, 34, a convicted felon and armed career criminal, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison following a traffic stop in which he reached for a firearm in front of law enforcement.
 
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