After a trial that lasted nearly two months, five African-American men were convicted Tuesday of plotting to blow up Chicago’s Sears Tower and FBI offices in an ill-fated attempt to trigger an al-Qaeda-led rebellion against the U.S. government. Following two prior mistrials, the Miami jury agreed with prosecutors that five of the so-called “Liberty City Six” had conspired to inflict terrorism. Read more.

Cleveland Brown wide receiver Donte Stallworth was driving drunk when he struck a pedestrian with his car and killed him last weekend, according to a Miami television station and newspaper. Both WSVN-TV and the Miami Herald cited unnamed sources who say that Stallworth’s blood-alcohol level was .12 – .04 over the legal limit. Read the rest.

Last night, Two people were killed and seven more injured in Miami’s notorious Liberty City neighborhood. Violence is not uncommon in the high-crime but many residents are shocked by the randomness of this particualr shooting since shots were fired into a crowd of what seems like innocent bystanders.  At least one of the wounded is in critical condition at a hospital, police spokeswoman Kenia Alfonso said. So far, no arrests have been made and details as to what motivated the shooting spree are sketchy. “We have someone out there that is armed, it is a dangerous situation,” Alfonso said. When authorities got to the scene of the shooting, the dead and wounded were lying in the street. Lt. Ignatius Carroll with Miami Fire Rescue said Six people were taken to trauma units and another person went to a hospital with less severe injuries, reports the associated Press. There has been heavy police presence since the shooting. Authorities confirm that no children were killed in the spree.

Clarence Thomas visits an old theme: Affirmative action is bad.

There’s one undeniable fact about U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas: He’s consistent. On Tuesday, speaking before an audience of Black-college presidents, the ultra-conservative justice, who was appointed by President G. H. Bush following the death of Thurgood Marshall, hammered home one of his favorite themes – that affirmative action is unconstitutional. Read more of what he said at BET.com/News. Nation’s top educator is canned in Miami. Rudy Crew, who just seven short months ago was lauded as the No. 1 school superintendent in America, was canned amid charges that his action within Miami-Dade County schools didn’t quite match the rhetoric. Find out more at BET.com/News.

DMX gets sweet plea deal on Miami drug charges. After cursing at his recent bond hearing and saying he wasn’t coming back to a Florida court on pending drug charges, rapper DMX has been proved correct. X’s lawyer Brad Cohen, who once competed on Donald Trump’s show “The Apprentice,” got the hook-up: a deal letting the rapper plead guilty to attempted purchases of cocaine and weed, in exchange for time already served in jail and a $483 fine. If he’s not returned to Arizona on a bench warrant within 15 days, the performer is free. Not a bad look after Judge Lawrence Schwartz warned Cohen about X’s mouth; the rapper had muttered, “I ain’t coming back on f–king Oct. 3,” the date Schwartz set after denying bond. “You need to tell your client that I’ve heard the ‘F’ word before,” Schwartz told Cohen. “…He can send it to me anytime he wants to come in, if that’s what makes him happy, but he certainly didn’t help his stature any with what he mumbled as he left the podium.” Apparently, something did help the rapper’s “stature” – he could’ve faced six years in prison, if convicted.

Tyrese Gibson: “Racing is what I do…for real.” Maybe the adrenaline from shooting scenes in his current flick simply hasn’t worn off, but singer-actor Tyrese shows little concern about admitting to an illegal pastime: street racing. The former Guess jeans model says he’s challenged his Death Race co-star Jason Statham to a contest off the set. Nevermind the danger, possible jail time or less-than-exemplary image, the singer says he literally wants to take it to the streets with Statham: “He’s like this big rock star, but let’s take it to the freeway for real. Let’s go get us a high-speed speeding ticket. Let’s go dip in and out of the traffic. So let’s go make it happen. I’m calling him out, and I’m gonna keep calling him out until he accepts my offer because I’m ready. Racing is what I do in the streets for real.” Keep an eye out for Tyrese at a courthouse near you.