The Chicago Police Department on Thursday released a batch of documents from the investigation into actor Jussie Smollett’s claim that he was the victim of a racist and homophobic attack in January. The newly released documents include over 450 pages of case reports, arrest files and supplementary files, Chicago Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said in […]
May 29 (Reuters) ― House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday that Facebook’s refusal to remove a heavily edited video that attempted to make her look incoherent had convinced her the company knowingly enabled Russian election interference. “When something like Facebook says, ‘I know this is false … It’s a lie but we’re showing it […]
LONDON (AP) — Danish-born socialite Claus von Bulow, who was convicted but later acquitted of trying to kill his wealthy wife in two trials that drew intense international attention in the 1980s, has died. He was 92. Von Bulow, who moved to London after he was cleared, died at his home there on Saturday, his […]
Simon & Schuster will no longer publish self-help guru Tony Robbins’ next book amid mounting sexual harassment allegations. The publisher was set to release The Path: Accelerating Your Journey to Financial Freedom this summer, a book co-written by wealth management expert Peter Mallouk with contributions from Robbins. But a spokesperson for the publisher told NBC News […]
WASHINGTON ― Robert Mueller on Wednesday encouraged Americans to read his special counsel report on Russian interference in the 2016 election and reiterated his office’s position that, while President Donald Trump could not be charged with a crime while in office, that doesn’t amount to an exoneration. “If we had confidence that the president clearly did not […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A vicious storm tore through the Kansas City area, spawning tornadoes that downed trees and power lines, damaged homes and injured at least a dozen people in the latest barrage of severe weather that saw tornado warnings as far east as New York City. The latest round of damaging weather […]
The CEO of Boeing apologized Wednesday to the families of those who died in recent 737 Max jet crashes, saying he feels “terrible” about the deaths on board the since-grounded plane model. Dennis Muilenburg, the CEO of the beleaguered aircraft manufacturer, made the apology in a sit-down interview with CBS News. “I do personally apologize […]
An employee at a Mississippi campground was fired after pulling a gun on a black couple having a picnic and ordering them to leave the property. Jessica Richardson, 26, and her husband, Franklin Richardson, 28, say they had been looking for a place to enjoy the vistas of Oktibbeha County Lake in eastern Mississippi with […]
Although anti-abortion activists don’t know me personally, they use my story in their arguments ― rewriting it to paint me as one of the “unwanted” children “saved” by adoption. People often conflate adoption and abortion as opposite sides of the same coin, despite research that shows women, for the most part, do not choose abortion […]
As planet-warming gases reach levels not previously seen in human history, the Trump administration’s bid to restrict how federal scientists conduct the next National Climate Assessment risks delaying urgent action required to curb emissions and climate change. But the administration effort could also backfire, becoming yet another loss for a president whose deregulatory efforts struggle […]