Actor Jussie Smollett indicted on 16 counts of lying to Chicago police
Television actor Jussie Smollett, arrested last month on a single charge of perpetrating a hate-crime hoax, has been newly indicted on 16 felony counts of falsely reporting to police that he was assaulted by two strangers shouting racist and homophobic slurs.Powered...
U.S. presidential hopeful Warren wants breakup of Google, Facebook and Amazon
Senator Elizabeth Warren said on Friday that if elected U.S. president she would seek to break up tech companies Amazon.com Inc, Alphabet Inc's Google and Facebook Inc as part of a structural change to the sector aimed at promoting competition. Powered by WPeMatico
Exclusive: U.S. Air Force Secretary Wilson to resign, eyes return to academia
U.S. Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson, long considered a top candidate to become the next secretary of defense, has decided to resign after about two years leading a service at the heart of America's campaigns in Syria and Afghanistan, a U.S. official told Reuters....
‘Simpsons’ producer pulls episode featuring Michael Jackson
An old episode of "The Simpsons" featuring the voice of Michael Jackson is being pulled from all future broadcasts, the show's producer told a newspaper, following a documentary about alleged child abuse by the late pop star.Powered by WPeMatico
Megaphones and more: Mueller details Russian U.S. election meddling
From breaking into computers to paying for a megaphone, Russian efforts to undermine the U.S. political system have been spelled out in detail by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who has described an elaborate campaign of hacking and propaganda during the 2016...
Trump campaign ex-chief Manafort faces years in prison in sentencing
President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort will be sentenced by a U.S. judge in Virginia on Thursday for bank and tax fraud uncovered during Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's role in the 2016 election. Powered by...
Singer R. Kelly’s girlfriends say parents are lying for money
Two women who say they are in a relationship with R&B singer R. Kelly rejected criminal allegations that the performer sexually assaulted teenage girls, and in a tearful interview broadcast on Thursday accused their own parents of trying to extort money from...
Why Mueller’s report might be a letdown for Trump critics
A lavishly detailed 445-page report by Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr released by the U.S. House of Representatives in 1998 concluded that President Bill Clinton "committed acts that may constitute grounds for an impeachment" and paved the way for an unsuccessful...
Ready to inhale: Democratic 2020 contenders embrace marijuana legalization
Cory Booker has reintroduced his U.S. Senate bill to legalize marijuana at the federal level. Beto O'Rourke called for expunging the records of those arrested for possession of the drug. Kamala Harris admitted she had smoked pot - and inhaled. Powered by WPeMatico
Keeping up with Kylie: Jenner is world’s youngest billionaire
Kylie Jenner on Tuesday was named the youngest self-made billionaire of all time by Forbes magazine, thanks to the booming cosmetics company she founded three years ago.Powered by WPeMatico