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Jussie Smollett addresses the media after appearing in a Chicago courtroom on Tuesday. The <em>Empire</em> actor reasserted his innocence after prosecutors dropped the charges against him, but Chicago police are upset with the decision.

Prosecutors Drop Smollett Charges In Move Decried As 'Whitewash Of Justice'

The Empire actor was accused of filing a false report of a hate crime. Now, the decision to drop the charges has exposed a stark fault line between Chicago authorities and state and county officials.

King County jail still puts teens in solitary confinement despite ban

The King County Council is frustrated that some teens are still being put in solitary confinement a year and a half after the council passed an ordinance…

Meng Hongwei was the president of Interpol when he was reported missing while on a trip to China last fall. He's now facing prosecution on bribery charges, China's Communist Party says.

China Will Prosecute Former Interpol Leader On Bribery Charges

Meng Hongwei's case drew international headlines last fall after one of the world's top law enforcement officials suddenly lost contact with his family during a trip from France to China.

James Levine, in rehearsal at the Metropolitan Opera in 2008.

Majority Of James Levine's Defamation Claims Against Met Opera Dismissed

The New York State Supreme Court dismissed most of the fallen music director's claims against the Metropolitan Opera and its general manager, Peter Gelb. Even so, both sides are claiming victory.

Idaho Power says it already gets nearly half its energy from hydroelectric dams such as the Swan Falls Dam on the Snake River, just south of Boise. The utility plans to phase out its use of coal power plants.

Idaho Utility Spurns Coal, Pledges 100 Percent 'Clean' Energy By 2045

Idaho Power plans to stop using coal power plants. The news comes as a U.S. energy agency says renewable sources produced a record amount of electricity in 2018.

The car of storm chasers, Kelley Williamson and Randall Yarnall, was destroyed during the March 2017 tornado near Spur, Texas, leaving both men along with storm spotter, Corbin Lee Jaeger dead.

The Weather Channel Sued For $125 Million Over Death In Storm Chase Collision

The suit alleges that the channel continued to employ two storm chasers, ignoring their alleged history of reckless driving. A crash eventually killed both storm chasers and the plaintiff's son.

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