Rapper Lil Wayne Sentencing Postponed

The rapper Lil Wayne was supposed to begin serving his one-year jail term but it has been postponed due to a basement fire at a Lower Manhattan courthouse. In October, he pleaded guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon after police found a loaded gun on his tour bus in July of 2007.

50 Cent Passes Drug Test

The rapper 50 Cent is able to take his son on vacation after passing a court-ordered drug test. He was in a Long Island courtroom on Thursday to ask a judge for permission to take his 11 year old son, Marquise, on a trip scheduled for next month. A drug test was ordered and came back clean.

Marquise lives with his mother, Shaniqua Tompkins. She recently blamed 50 Cent for a fire that destroyed the Long Island mansion where she and their son was living. 50 Cent denied any accusations. After the fire, six people, including Shaniqua and Marquise, were treated for smoke inhalation.

Police Shoot and Kill Suspect Who Started California Wildfires

Last night, police shot and killed one of the people suspected in causing the wildfires that have devastated California. The man was found near a campus in San Bernardino by the police and was shot while trying to get away in his pickup truck.

A man named John Alfred who is being held on $750,000 bail on suspicion of arson. Somebody saw him start a fire along Highway 173, which was extinguished, but so far he has not been connected with the fire around Lake Arrowhead. Police are sure that the two fires in Orange County and Temecula were started by arsonists.

iPod Sets Man’s Pants on Fire

A man in Atlanta says that he had placed his iPod Nano in his pocket and it burst into flames causing his pant to catch fire. He also had a glossy piece of paper in his pocket that he believes shielded him from being burned. He believes that the iPod’s battery is responsible because it uses a lithium ion battery, the same kind of battery that was recalled for setting laptops on fire. The Apple company says that they would replace the device when he sends it back. This is not the first time this kind of thing has happened with iPods.