"Empire" actor Jussie Smollett has made his first court appearance on charges that he falsely reported being beaten by two men last month in downtown Chicago.
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Barring a dramatic change of direction, Texas and Oklahoma are moving toward taking the Red River Rivalry to the Southeastern Conference in a seismic shift that will have repercussions in college sports from coast to coast.
Nation
1960s civil rights activist Robert Moses has died
Robert Parris Moses, a civil rights activist who was shot at and endured beatings and jail while leading Black voter registration drives in the American South during the 1960s and later helped improve minority education in math, has died. He was 86.
Nation
California's largest fire burns homes as blazes scorch West
California's largest wildfire merged with a smaller blaze and destroyed homes in remote areas with limited access for firefighters, as numerous other fires gained strength and threatened property across the U.S. West.
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Fauci says U.S. headed in 'wrong direction' on coronavirus
The United States is in an "unnecessary predicament" of soaring COVID-19 cases fueled by unvaccinated Americans and the virulent delta variant, the nation's top infectious diseases expert said Sunday.
Olympics
Olympics Latest: Rashitov wins taekwondo gold at Tokyo Games
The Latest on the Tokyo Olympics, which are taking place under heavy restrictions after a year's delay because of the coronavirus pandemic:
