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Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned
Chicago's highest court ruled on Smollett’s argument that a special prosecutor should not have been allowed to intervene after the local state’s attorney initially dropped charges.
FBI and DHS leaders won’t testify publicly about national security threats before Senate
The decision is a break from precedent following years of open testimony.
US towns plunge into debates about fluoride in water
Recent developments have fueled debates into the practice.
What to know about Transgender Day of Remembrance and violence against trans people
Vigils and other events are being held to draw attention to transgender people who have lost their lives due to violence in the past year
‘Bomb cyclone’ kills 1 and knocks out power to over half a million homes across northwest US
A major storm was sweeping across the northwest U.S.
Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy as financial losses pile up and debt payments loom
Spirit Airlines will attempt to reboot after Monday's filing.
Judge blocks Biden administration’s rule to expand overtime pay for millions
The Labor Department estimated that an additional 4 million lower-paid salary workers would become eligible for overtime protections in the first year under the new rule.
New Hampshire shelter faces enor-mouse problem after man surrenders nearly 1,000 rodents
There’s enough to give one mouse to every member of the U.S. Congress and the 424-member New Hampshire Legislature combined.
The daughters of Malcolm X sue CIA, FBI and NYPD over civil rights leader’s assassination
For decades, more questions than answers have arisen over who was to blame for the death.
Fighting conspiracy theories with comedy? That’s what the Onion hopes after its purchase of Infowars
After shutting down Infowars and chasing Alex Jones out of the building, the Onion hopes to reopen the site in January as a parody of what he and others have peddled for years.
Texas Supreme Court rules against lawmakers who stopped execution with last-minute subpoena
Robert Roberson has gained bipartisan from lawmakers and medical experts who say he was convicted on faulty evidence of the shaken baby diagnosis.