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“Now we are staying here to preserve our and the babies’ lives.”

CHICAGO — Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett was sentenced to 150 days in the Cook County Jail Thursday, three months after he was found guilty of lying about a racist, homophobic hate crime attack in Streeterville in early 2019.  In announcing his verdict Thursday evening after an hours of arguments, Cook County Judge James Linn […]

The omicron wave that assaulted the United States this winter also bolstered its defenses, leaving enough protection against the coronavirus that future spikes will likely require much less — if any — dramatic disruption to society.

Many Los Angeles Rams fans first came under the team’s spell because of the Fearsome Fearsome, perhaps the greatest defensive line in NFL history.

The Beijing Games are the first Winter Olympics to be 100% reliant on artificial snow.

SHELBY COUNTY, Tenn. — A dangerous drug emerging across the country may now be in the Mid-South. One family is sounding the alarm. “Something in me kept telling me something is not right here,” Diana Mendoza said. “Yes, he was an addict and had his demons.” But that doesn’t excuse what happened to her nephew, […]

Democrats are looking to shake off the “defund the police” slogan, moving to be more visibly proactive in addressing rising crime rates even as Republicans seek to tie them back to the 2020 movement ahead of November’s midterms.

The total amounts to more cases than in all of 2020, the first year of the pandemic.

(AP) – More than a year after a bout with COVID-19, Rebekah Hogan still suffers from severe brain fog, pain and fatigue that leave her unable to do her nursing job or handle household activities. Long COVID has her questioning her worth as a wife and mother. “Is this permanent? Is this the new norm?’’ […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — In just three days, a jailed Memphis activist will learn how long she has to stay behind bars as part of an illegal voting conviction. Pam Moses, an activist who was jailed back in December on voter fraud charges, spoke out from behind bars about how she’s still not giving up. “It […]

The Green Bay Packers are the only NFL team that didn’t lose at home this season. They’re the NFC’s top seed again.