Reeling from the outcry over dropping the charges against Jussie Smollett this week, Chicago prosecutors prepare to try R. Kelly on multiple sex crimes.
Author: Maria Puente, USA TODAY
Exclusive: Crew member recounts what happened on that stranded, storm-tossed Viking Sky cruise ship
All on board the Viking Sky cruise ship are safe now, but it was touch-and-go for 48 hours: Dead engines, wicked storm, dangerous rocks, harrowing helicopter rescues.
Duchess Kate steps out with Queen Elizabeth at King’s College London
In the first of her two appearances on Tuesday, Duchess Kate joined Queen Elizabeth II to open a new teaching-and-research facility at King’s College London.
Lori Loughlin taken into custody, set to make first court appearance
Lori Loughlin, charged with paying bribes to cheat her kids into college, was taken into custody in Los Angeles after turning herself in.
Smollett’s lawyer cites ‘overkill’ after actor indicted on 16 counts of lying to police
The “Empire” star’s legal woes deepened after a Chicago grand jury indicted him on 16 felony counts of lying to police about alleged hate-crime attack.
R. Kelly’s ex-lawyer says he was ‘guilty as hell’ when he defended him years ago
The latest blow to R. Kelly’s defense on sex-crime charges comes from his ex-lawyer, who says he was “guilty as hell” when he defended him years ago.
Pregnant Duchess Meghan feels ’embryonic kicking of feminism’ on International Women’s Day
‘I feel the embryonic kicking of feminism,” pregnant Duchess Meghan, newly named vice president of the Queen’s Commonwealth Trust, said on International Women’s Day.
Kevin Spacey’s lawyers get expanded access to groping accuser’s cellphone data
The first pretrial hearing in the Kevin Spacey sex-crime case on Nantucket gave the defense expanded access to his accuser’s cellphone data.
First lady Melania Trump hits the road to promote her ‘Be Best’ campaign
First lady Melania Trump hit the road for a two-day, three-state trip to promote kindness, online safety and fighting opioid abuse.
Johnny Depp sues Amber Heard for defamation seeking $50 million
Johnny Depp says his ex-wife, Amber Heard, defamed him when she made “false” allegations he abused her. Now he’s suing her for $50 million.