Fair warning: There are questions we just can’t answer at this point. But there are also plenty we can. Here’s an attempt to explain the charges against the Empire actor — and the move to drop them.
A four-alarm fire at the Karpeles Manuscript Museum on Tuesday nearly destroyed a large collection of artifacts. But firefighters were able to preserve many of the rare items.
The company says such content is linked to white supremacy and organized hate groups. Users who search for terms related to white supremacy will be directed to an anti-hate site.
In an interview with WBEZ, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx explains why her office suddenly dropped charges against the actor.
A flood of migrant families and children arriving at the Southern border is straining the U.S. immigration system. Authorities say daily apprehensions are at the highest levels in over a decade.
Idaho Power plans to stop using coal power plants. The news comes as a U.S. energy agency says renewable sources produced a record amount of electricity in 2018.
Members of May’s own party had urged her step aside — a move that would clear the way for a new Conservative leader to steer through the next phases of the U.K.’s departure from the EU.
A lot has happened in roughly two months — from the Empire actor’s initial police report in Chicago to prosecutors’ decision to drop the charges against him. Here’s a brief history of the key dates.
Under a proposal, each EU member state would need to choose either “summertime” (daylight saving time) or “wintertime” (standard time). The change would go into effect in 2021.
The suit alleges that the channel continued to employ two storm chasers, ignoring their alleged history of reckless driving. A crash eventually killed both storm chasers and the plaintiff’s son.
New Delhi says it destroyed one of its own satellites in orbit, making India only the fourth country to test such a weapon.
The Trump administration’s decision to fight for total repeal of the Affordable Care Act in court sent shock waves across Congress, where lawmakers were caught off guard by the renewed repeal effort.
Author Claire Harman writes that one reason François Benjamin Courvoisier gave for why he murdered his boss Lord William Russell in 1840 was that he wanted to model himself on a book character.
The New York State Supreme Court dismissed most of the fallen music director’s claims against the Metropolitan Opera and its general manager, Peter Gelb. Even so, both sides are claiming victory.
The aviation subcommittee has called a hearing to focus on the FAA’s response to crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia involving the 737 Max, which was subsequently grounded around the world.
In the late ’70s, Ranking Roger left punk rock to join The Beat — later known as The English Beat. His presence helped it become one of the most unforgettable bands of the ’80s.
Rockland County declared a state of emergency after more than 150 people contracted the virus in recent months.
Meng Hongwei’s case drew international headlines last fall after one of the world’s top law enforcement officials suddenly lost contact with his family during a trip from France to China.
The U.S. has delivered powerful blows to al-Qaida and ISIS. So what should the U.S. do now to combat terror? NPR’s Greg Myre went inside the National Counterterrorism Center to ask that question.
What if we just pulled names out of a hat to find out who gets into America’s top colleges? K-12 lottery systems might give us an idea about what would happen.
The law runs afoul of Supreme Court precedent banning abortion restrictions based on how many weeks pregnant the mother is, the judge wrote.
As baseball tries to appeal to a younger audience, there’s concern the long game times may drive away that demographic. So MLB is experimenting with speeding games up and eliminating downtime.
Unlike many private health plans, Medicare has no cap on out-of-pocket expenses for prescription drugs in Part D. As the cost of specialty drugs rises, some Medicare patients owe thousands of dollars.
Election officials have been planning and preparing for 2020 based on what they know happened leading up to 2016. The question now is what more they may learn from the special counsel.
Authorities in Ethiopia are preparing to release preliminary findings on the cause of the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 jet that killed all 157 people on board.
An independent investigation finds that police failed to follow up on allegations made against the now-disgraced sports doctor in 2004.
Vanessa Rodel and her daughter, Keana, arrived in Montreal on Tuesday after years of living in legal limbo. They and other refugees helped NSA leaker Edward Snowden after he fled the U.S.
A Spanish judge said the alleged attackers offered stolen hard drives and other materials to the FBI.
The court once again appeared divided on whether redistricting could be done on the basis of politics. The newest justice seemed to be at least open to considering it as a problem.
The maker of OxyContin will pay to settle a historic opioid lawsuit brought by the attorney general of Oklahoma. Will other drugmakers named in the lawsuit follow?
The vote means the administration can continue to spend billions of dollars to construct a Southwest border wall. The fight shifts to federal court, where several states sued to block the president.
After the special counsel apparently found no conspiracy by the Trump campaign to attack the 2016 election with Russia, Democrats in Congress want to focus on health care with help from the president.
A letter from the Department of Justice announced the shift, in support of a district court judge’s ruling that the law is unconstitutional. The case is likely to end up in the Supreme Court.
The town of Chimanimani is said to be the hardest hit in Zimbabwe. Survivors are searching for the bodies of their lost loved ones.
The Empire actor was accused of filing a false report of a hate crime. Now, the decision to drop the charges has exposed a stark fault line between Chicago authorities and state and county officials.
Multiple interceptors tracked and destroyed a missile carrying a dummy warhead. Advocates claim the test proves the system can provide some defense against countries such as North Korea.
