Teenage assassin, Edgar Jimenez Lugo, was previously reported as a suspected killer for a Mexican drug cartel.

The teen who confessed to killing four people whose beheaded bodies were found suspended from a bridge, was given the maximum sentence allowed for a minor in the central state of Morelos, three whole years.

The boy known as "El Ponchis" was drugged up at the time and has his own life threatened as he carried out the heinous acts as a 12-year-old.

Lugo, is a U.S citizen, born in San Diego, California who was allegedly working for drug dealer, Hector Beltran Leyva when he committed the murders.

In November, stories of a hit boy, maybe as young as 12, spread after a YouTube video appeared with teens mugging for the camera next to corpses and guns. One boy on the video alleged that "El Ponchis" was his accomplice.

Maybe the bosses knew that a minor getting caught and confessing to murder wouldn't result in much jail time. Then again, Mexican prisons are slightly different from the correctional facilities in the U.S.

Japan Earthquake

A massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake hit Japan Friday causing massive damage and sparking a tsunami.

The Wall Street Journal reports that the quake hit at 0546 GMT and originally was reported at a magnitude of 7.9, but later was upgraded to 8.9 by the U.S. Geological Service.

The U.S. Geological Service also notes that this is the the fifth largest earthquake recorded worldwide since 1900.

Japanese news services have shown cars, ships and buildings swept away by massive waves of water.

Several fires have been reported and the official death toll sits at 32 but is expected to rise quickly.

A warning has been issued for the Pacific Basin, including Hawaii, the Philippines, Indonesia and Taiwan.

Authorities in Hawaii have ordered the evacuation of coastal areas.

The entire coast of California and Oregon has been issued a tsunami warning as well.

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According to Ross, starting today fans that join the Freeway Rick Ross community can enter for their chance to win $50,000 and a starring role in Ross's new movie about his life written by Nick Cassevetes.

The film, which is an autobiographical story about Freeway Rick Ross's life before, during and after his stint in the drug game,  also points out that the film will showcase how he has turned his life around following his release in 2009.

The contest is open to both experienced and non experienced actors and Ross will choose the one male and one female to cast as the winner. The contest will end on April 1, 2011. For contest rules and to enter, log onto: Freewayenterprise.com

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H.S. Wrestler On Trial For "Butt Drag"

A California student athlete has been expelled and charged with sexual battery after performing a controversial move during a wrestling match.

According to published reports, High school wrestler Preston Hill has been expelled indefinitely after he used a legal move in the sport called the “butt drag” in which a wrestler grabs his opponent's butt cheeks and places his finger in the opponent's anus for leverage.

The teen's father said coaches taught his son the "butt drag" when he was in middle school and that it was a common move, but the Clovis police department state that the teen went too far when he inserted his fingers deeply into his freshman teammate at a July practice session.

According to the unidentified freshman's father, Hill targeted his son because the 14-year-old stood up to him for bullying. The freshman father also states that Hill's friends are now in school bullying the freshman student for speaking up about the encounter in July.

Although bizarre, Hill is not the first wrestler charged for the move. In 2007, a wrestler from South Dakota was found guilty and sentenced to probation after being charged with rape for performing the same move on at least six other wrestlers.

Hill, who denies the bullying allegations, was captain of the wrestling team prior to incident.

What do you think? Did the student go too far? Let us know!

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The NAACP is the latest organization to offer support for the initiative.

The NAACP expressed support and “unconditional endorsement” for the initiative after considering recent study released by the Drug Policy Alliance, which found that Blacks are more likely to be arrested for marijuana possession than whites.

The study also found that in 2008 African Americans and Latinos combined comprised less than 44% of the state's population, but together constituted 56% of the people arrested in California for possessing marijuana.

Most people that live in cities that have a street named after Dr. King will probably make that the street is flooded with violence and negative activity.

On Sunday, a 21-year-old male was shot and killed outside a sports bar that was rented out under the false pretense that it would be the venue for a Martin Luther King celebration, according to authorities.

Deandre Bailey, of Oakland, was taken to Eden Medical Center where he was pronounced dead by officials.

Located at the corner of Clawiter and Depot roads at Mike's Sports Bar and Grill, the shooting was reported at 10:42 p.m., Hayward police spokeswoman Lt. Chris Orrey said.

According to Orrey, the space was rented by a promoter using the ruse that it was a celebration for MLK along with a fundraiser.  In actuality, the event was merely a party which was promoted to the masses as being a club even with Hip Hop and Rap music.

The night erupted when fights began to break out and once two were taken outside of the bar, the owner of the bar put an end to the event and security escorted some to the parking lot.

Tension must have still been there as gunfire rang off shortly after being relocated to the parking lot.

As of now, there are no suspects in custody and police are looking to those that attended the event to provide any information pertaining to the fatal shooting.

Acting in the interest of fairness, both legal and socially, a three-judge panel comprised of justices hailing from the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals voted in an effort to restore the voting right of over 18,000 felonious inmates.

Citing a violation of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, the ruling flies in the face of conventional wisdom and beliefs.

The move would do away with former voting requirements bestowed upon former prisoners, rules that demanded former incarcerated persons be released from person and no longer on parole of probation before being able to once again cast ballots in the state.

Currently, 37.1 percent of inmates in Washington state are minorities, of which, 19.2 percent are Black which effectively makes them the largest minority demographic in the prison system.

Also benefiting from the ruling will be felons in Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, California, Nevada, Arizona, Alaska, Northern Marianas, and Guam as all areas are apart of the Ninth Circuit Court system.

Nationally, 5.3 million people are ineligible to vote because they were convicted of a felony.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Carl Bryan, a 21-year-old man that found himself temporarily paralyzed only to later be wracked with pain as the shear magnitude of his injuries overcame him, all resulting from one 1,200 Taser blast to the arm.

Bryan was unarmed and nonthreatening at the time, though clearly emotionally distressed and without normal mental faculties. He sued Coronado PD claiming that their improper use of what is meant to be a nonlethal alternative to firearms violated his constitutional right to be free from excessive force, a claim that was held to be true.

To date, there have been around nine Taser-affiliated deaths in the Sacramento area, the area covered by the 9^th Circuit Court, of which the most recent loss of life stems from the death of an inmate at local Roseville jail whom was shocked to death after guards felt that he was resisting arrest.

There has been no report of exaclty how much Bryan was paid for having to suffer this misappropriation of justice.

One such figure, Michael Steele, is feeling the heat after members from within the Grand Ol' Party (GOP) have called for him to take what has been deemed as the defining tool to determine who is and is not a true conservative; a “purity” test.

Unwilling to bow to the wishes of his constituents, a close ally for the Republican National Committee Chairman is coming to the aid of his friend, saying that the test is nothing more than a well coordinated publicity stunt that was created by enemies of the party.

"You've got a few backbenchers who are unhappy," remarked Shawn Steel of California's RNC chapter to media. "They don't have the power they once had under the previous chairman, and that's what motivating this. This is an attempt to stick it to Chairman Steele by the losers."

The purity test is to be administered to all members of the RNC in an effort to make sure that all proposed candidates and party leaders meet ten core principles that define the party.

A revelation that says otherwise will mean political death for that person due to the party withdrawing its financial strength and aid of any type from the equation.

Ironically, distinguished Republican demi-gods such as Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush would have failed the purity test with flying colors.

“Me personally, I feel like if you banging outside of California, stay there cause if you come back to California where it originated at, we have different sets of rules and regulations that don't apply to you n*ggas and you will become victim of circumstances.”

Gang life used to be a means to bring together Black men and form a type of Brotherhood.  Although prejudged as something negative and only bringing trouble, the origination of the Bloods and the Crips wasn't based around violence, but more of an outlet to build family relations.

These days, gangs have been a catalyst to crime and increased violence within the community as the youth, whether due to ignorance or immaturity, have used their affiliations as a way to intimidate those that are outside of the set.  Gangs have sporadically popped up across the country leaving chaos at their footprints.

As a Crip of the old school, Snoop Dogg caught up with DJ Green Lantern to speak on the current status of gang life and how it has transitioned drastically from what it was initially.

“I'm proud, but at the same time, I'm disappointed because there's no understanding.  It's cool to be in a gang, it's cool because gangs breed love and family and friendship.  A lot of people don't understand the positives of being in a gang.  If there's no understanding or explanation of why this gang was created, what's the origins of this gang, the rules and regulations, then it becomes a disappointment.”

Feeling as though many are heavily influenced by the media, many are feeding into the visuals portrayed on the television or movies and are allowing others to infiltrate their thought process to give them false representation of being in a gang.

“I feel like a lot of these guys watch TV and they see it, then a couple of guys come from out of town and they brainwash them and they get em and they just gangbangin' for no reason.  When we was doing it, we was brought up in it.  We understood the rules and regulations.  We were there for the foundation.  We knew why we were getting involved and knew the consequences.  These youngsta's that's in it right now don't understand the consequences.  They don't realize that their life is on the line every five minute.”

The rapper also spoke on reppin' sets in Hip Hop and how some artists may need to watch how much they expose themselves when they are on music videos and on the Internet.

“Then, when you find a young rapper who takes on the gangbang mode, who ain't from California, and he goes to California, and some real n*ggas ride up on him from the other side, it's like ‘N*gga, what you was claiming?  We done already did our YouTube research on you and all that.  You flaggin that Shyte and you ain't really a real one?'”

Without naming particular rappers, Snoop stated that there are certain rapper flaggin sets in different areas of the country, but will be quickly approached when they arrive in California.  Without particular badges and documentation from people on the West Coast, some of these rappers have landed themselves in hot water once they touched down into the state.

“I've always expressed on songs that if you come to L.A., you need to come get at a couple of people, I'm one of them.  If you don't get at me, you're in trouble.”