Jennifer Hudson can finally close the book on the most painful chapter in her life. Friday afternoon, her former brother-in-law William Balfour was co...
AP | MICHAEL TARM | Posted 05.12.2012
CHICAGO — Jurors shrugged off Jennifer Hudson's star status and insisted it played no role in their decision to convict her former brother-in-la...
AP | MICHAEL TARM | Posted 05.12.2012
CHICAGO — A Chicago jury convicted Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson's former brother-in-law on Friday of murdering her mother, brother and 7-year-ol...
AP | Posted 05.11.2012
CHICAGO (AP) — Jury convicts Jennifer Hudson's former brother-in-law of murdering her mother, brother, nephew....
The Huffington Post | Lee Hernandez | Posted 05.10.2012
And we thought last week was good... On last night's episode of "American Idol," the final four were tasked with performing California-themed songs...
AP | MICHAEL TARM | Posted 05.11.2012
CHICAGO — Jurors finished a second day of deliberations Thursday without a verdict in the trial of the man charged with murdering Oscar winner J...
AP | MICHAEL TARM | Posted 05.10.2012
CHICAGO — Jurors deliberated late into the night Wednesday without reaching a verdict after sitting through sometimes heated and embittered clos...
AP | MICHAEL TARM | Posted 05.09.2012
CHICAGO — The man accused of killing three of Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson's relatives did not take the stand and his attorneys put on a mere 30...
AP | MICHAEL TARM | Posted 05.02.2012
CHICAGO — Cellphones ringing during testimony at the trial of the man accused of killing relatives of Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson so piqued a j...
AP | MICHAEL TARM | Posted 05.01.2012
CHICAGO — Jennifer Hudson arrives each day at the trial of the man accused of killing three of her close family members with her personal bodygu...
Posted 04.30.2012
Grammy Award-winning rapper and Academy Award-nominee Queen Latifah is set to headline this year’s annual Long Beach Lesbian & Gay Pride Festival on...
The Huffington Post/AP | Posted 04.30.2012
A Cook County judge on Monday released tape of a chilling 911 call placed by Jennifer Hudson's sister in 2008, after discovering her murdered mother i...
Kirsten West Savali | Posted 04.30.2012
On the surface, Ron Artest and Jennifer Hudson have nothing in common -- besides sharing melanin content. Still, the media is approaching both of their current controversies as ghetto, Black soap operas being aired around the world.
The Huffington Post / AP | Posted 04.29.2012
Jennifer Hudson's former brother-in-law allegedly admitted to killing at least two members of the Oscar winner's family in 2008, the suspect's mistres...
AP | Posted 04.26.2012
CHICAGO -- Prosecutors at the Chicago trial of the man accused of killing Jennifer Hudson's family head into their fourth day presenting evidence with...
AP | By MICHAEL TARM | Posted 05.17.2012
CHICAGO -- The otherwise blank-faced defendant accused of killing Jennifer Hudson's family appeared to cry at his trial Wednesday when prosecutors pro...
AP | MICHAEL TARM | Posted 04.25.2012
CHICAGO — Jennifer Hudson shut her eyes tight Tuesday, holding still on a spectators' bench, as a police officer at the trial of the man accused...
Posted 04.23.2012
Jennifer Hudson is used to being in the spotlight, but the singer broke down when all eyes were on her today. Hudson took the stand to testify agai...
AP | Posted 04.23.2012
CHICAGO -- A court official says Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson has arrived at a Chicago courthouse for the start of the trial of a man accused of killi...
AP | MICHAEL TARM | Posted 04.24.2012
CHICAGO — The trial of the man accused of killing Jennifer Hudson's family opened with the marquee witness, as prosecutors put the award-winning...
AP | DON BABWIN | Posted 04.22.2012
CHICAGO -- The house is like many others nearby. Blinded by boards over windows after witnessing the worst kind of violence, the white two-story house...
Lyle Denniston | Posted 04.18.2012
If there is going to be a judicial order against tweeting or texting during a trial, it would have to depend upon a neutral justification -- some objective reason to curb this new mode of communicating. It does not appear that judges or the media have given that a lot of thought.
Posted 04.18.2012
It turns out his pending trial in the 2008 Hudson family murders are not the only legal matters that William Balfour has on his mind these days: Accor...
Tamika Sayles | Posted 04.13.2012
While, I'm happy at the increase of African-American endorsements and health awareness, I'm skeptical as to whether or not these advertisements are giving off the right impression. Are weight loss programs (such as Weight Watcher's, Nutrisystem, and Jenney Craig) enough to obtain a Hollywood figure?
AP | MICHAEL TARM | Posted 04.10.2012
CHICAGO — Jury selection wrapped up Tuesday for the Chicago trial of the man accused of killing the mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew of act...
theurbandaily.com | Posted 05.14.2012