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Jussie Smollett has lost his conviction appeal, the Appellate Court of Illinois decided Friday. The decision comes after the actor sought out a new trial in the case, in which he was found guilty on five counts of felony disorderly conduct regarding his role in a hate crime hoax in 2021. With an Appeals Court in Illinois upholding the lower court’s conviction, Smollett will likely return to

In a 2-1 decision issued on Friday, judges determined that prosecutors did not commit double jeopardy in charging Smollett, who faced the charges in connection with falsely reporting a hate crime. Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx had previously dropped charges against the former “Empire” actor, who was accused of hiring two brothers to stage and racist and homophobic attack on Smollett.

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On Tuesday, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives narrowly voted to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

House Republicans accuse Mayorkas of “willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law” in regard to enforcing immigration policy. The

The Stanley drinking cup craze has landed a 23-year-old woman in hot water after police say they found 65 allegedly stolen stainless-steel cups, valued at nearly $2,500 total, in her vehicle. The alleged crime took place on Jan. 17 in Roseville, CA, about 20 miles northeast of Sacramento, where a woman was stopped by authorities with Stanley merchandise overflowing from her vehicle's passenger