Nation Mar 11 Actor Jussie Smollett sentenced to 150 days in jail for lying about staged hate attack By Don Babwin, Kathleen Foody, Associated Press
Politics Mar 10 Prosecutor seeks incarceration, restitution for Jussie Smollett A special prosecutor is seeking incarceration for Jussie Smollett for lying to police about a racist and homophobic attack that Smollett staged himself. By Don Babwin, Kathleen Foody, Associated Press
Nation Mar 10 Watch 4:37 News Wrap: Major League Baseball, players union reach tentative deal to end lockout In our news wrap Thursday, Major League Baseball players voted to end a lockout that threatened the 2022 season, inflation at the consumer level has hits a 40-year high, the Senate pressed to finish a bill funding the government through…
Arts Mar 10 Jussie Smollett faces sentencing for staged attack conviction Actor Jussie Smollett is scheduled to return to court in Chicago to learn if a judge will order him locked up for his conviction of lying to police about a racist and homophobic attack that he orchestrated or allow him… By Don Babwin, Associated Press
Arts Dec 09 Jussie Smollett convicted of staging attack, lying to police A jury has reached a verdict in the trial of actor Jussie Smollett on charges he staged a racist, anti-gay attack on himself and lied to Chicago police about it. By Don Babwin, Sara Burnett, Associated Press
Dec 08 Watch 5:41 News Wrap: Pfizer says booster offers protection against omicron variant In our news wrap Wednesday, drug maker Pfizer says its double-dose vaccine — plus a booster — may offer significant protection against the omicron variant. Olaf Schultz has officially become Germany's chancellor — marking the end of Angela Merkel's 16-year… Continue watching
Dec 08 Lawyer: Case against Smollett based on testimony of ‘liars’ By Don Babwin, Sara Burnett, Associated Press Neny Uche said during his closing argument Wednesday that prosecutors' case against Smollett is “built like a house of cards.” Smollett is charged with staging a racist, anti-gay attack against himself in January 2019 and lying to Chicago police about… Continue reading
Dec 07 Defense rests at Jussie Smollett’s trial By Don Babwin, Sara Burnett, Associated Press Throughout his second day of testimony on Tuesday, Smollett repeatedly denied claims that he staged an attack against himself. Continue reading
Dec 06 Jussie Smollett testifies ‘there was no hoax’ at his trial By Don Babwin, Sara Burnett, Associated Press Former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett has testified that claims he staged an anti-gay, racist attack on himself are "100 percent false."… Continue reading
Dec 02 Second brother testifies Jussie Smollett paid for staged attack By Don Babwin, Sara Burnett, Associated Press A second man has testified that Jussie Smollett plotted a racist and anti-gay attack on himself and paid him and his brother to carry it out. Continue reading