Kobe remembered during memorial.  Blog King, Mass Appeal LOS ANGELES — A capacity crowd of 20,000 mourners filled the Staples Center on Monday to pay their respects to Kobe Bryant during a public memorial fit for a monarch. Kobe, 41, lost his life in a fiery helicopter crash a few weeks ago. His 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others were ...

Mom, boyfriend killed daughter.  Blog King, Mass Appeal LOS ANGELES — Here’s another reason to keep stepparents and significant others away from your babies. On Wednesday, prosecutors at the Los Angeles County Superior Court charged a mother with the brutal murder of her 9-year-old daughter. Now she’s putrefying behind bars. Taquesta Graham, 28, is accused of killing Trinity Love Jones ...

Uncle Norvel left fantastic legacy. Blog King, Mass Appeal KANSAS CITY — Let’s convey a heavenly shout-out to Uncle Norvel Daniels who migrated to that great Pentecostal in the sky. The convivial Deacon was a youthful 85. We celebrated Uncle Norvel’s home-going Saturday afternoon with an exuberant ceremony at Memorial International. The turnout was great. Apostle Larry Aiken and his ...