Smokey Robinson accused by former housekeepers of sexual assault and rape
Four former housekeepers of Smokey Robinson allege in a lawsuit that the Motown music legend repeatedly sexually assaulted and raped them while they worked for him.
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Trump administration says it will pay illegal immigrants $1,000 to leave U.S.
Some analysts say it costs less to buy someone a plane ticket and give them some incentive money than it does to pay to find them, detain them if necessary, wait for the courts to rule on their case and then send them home.
Diddy sex trafficking trial set to start with jury selection
The 17-page indictment against hip-hop star Sean “Diddy” Combs reads like a document filed against a Mafia leader or the head of a drug gang, accusing him of engaging in sex trafficking and presiding over a racketeering conspiracy.
President Trump says he will reopen Alcatraz prison
President Trump says he wants to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on a hard-to-reach California island that has been closed for more than 60 years.
Ruth Buzzi, comedy sketch player on groundbreaking TV series “Laugh-In,” dies at 88
Ruth Buzzi, who rose to fame as the frumpy and bitter Gladys Ormphby on the groundbreaking sketch comedy series “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” and made over 200 television appearances during a 45-year career, has died at 88.
President Trump signs executive order to cut federal funding for PBS and National Public Radio
President Trump has signed an executive order to cut taxpayer funding for PBS and National Public Radio.
Trump nominates National Security Adviser Mike Waltz for UN ambassador
Mike Waltz has been under scrutiny for weeks due to reports that he accidentally added a magazine editor to a Signal chat being used to discuss military plans.
Trump national security adviser Waltz to leave office
White House national security adviser Mike Waltz is leaving the administration just weeks after it was revealed he added a journalist to a Signal chat being used to discuss military plans.
UPS to cut 20,000 jobs, close some facilities
UPS says it’s planning to cut about 20,000 jobs and close more than 70 facilities as it slashes the number of Amazon shipments it handles.
Thousands say farewell to Pope Francis during Vatican funeral and last popemobile ride
According to Vatican estimates, some 250,000 people flocked to the funeral Mass at the Vatican and 150,000 more lined the motorcade route through downtown Rome to witness the first funeral procession for a pope in a century.
