In today’s top news, Jay-Z and Kanye West lead 2012 Grammy nominations; Alicia Keys’ new album, Girl on Fire, takes the number-one spot on the Billboard charts; and a Texas high school student allegedly shot himself while sitting in the back of a police cruiser.
Jay-Z and Kanye West lead 2012 Grammy nominations. [BET]
Alicia Keys’ new album, Girl on Fire, takes the number-one spot on the Billboard charts. [BET]
Police in Texas say a high school student shot himself while sitting in the back of a police cruiser. [AP]
A New York TSA screener has been accused of stealing iPads from passengers’ luggage. [NBCNews]
Forbes names Eddie Murphy the “most overpaid actor in Hollywood.” [BET]
Marijuana smokers in Seattle sparked up outside the Seattle Space Needle in celebration of the drug’s legalization. [USATODAY]
Barefoot “homeless” man famously given boots by NYPD officer has an apartment. [CNN]
Afghan president Hamid Karzai accused the U.S. of creating the country’s insecurity. [NBCNews]
Mali’s rebels agree to respect the country’s “national unity.” [AJE]