Singer R. Kelly’s girlfriends say parents are lying for money
Two women who say they are in a relationship with R. Kelly defended the R&B singer, despite criminal allegations he sexually assaulted teenage girls, and in a tearful interview broadcast on Thursday accused their own parents of trying to extort money from the performer.
Exclusive: For migrant youths claiming abuse, U.S. protection can be elusive
Growing up in eastern Honduras, Jose said his father would get drunk and beat him with a horse whip and the flat side of a machete. He said he watched his father, a coffee farmer whose crops succumbed to plague, hit his mother on the head with a pistol…
Arizona monastery, motel turned into migrant shelters
A motel and a monastery are among pop-up shelters that have opened in the last six months in Arizona to house a rising number of migrants from Central America entering the United States to seek asylum.
Democrats bar Fox News from moderating debates after reported Trump ties
The Democratic National Committee on Wednesday said it will not allow Fox News to host any of its candidates’ political debates through 2020, citing a report this week about the conservative channel’s ties to U.S. President Donald Trump.
Who is Martha McSally? Former fighter pilot in Senate reveals her rape
Martha McSally, who shook the U.S. Senate with an unprecedented statement describing her rape by a senior Air Force officer, took an unconventional path to what is sometimes known as the nation’s “most exclusive club.”
U.S. bolsters ‘Beagle Brigade’ to sniff out deadly hog virus
The U.S. government will employ more dogs to sniff out illegal pork products at airports and seaports in an effort to keep out a contagious hog disease that has spread across Asia and Europe, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday.
Ex-Trump attorney Cohen hands over new documents to Congress
President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen provided the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee with new documents and may hand over more, the panel’s chairman said after a day-long hearing behind closed doors.
R. Kelly arrested for unpaid child support after interview denying sex charges
R&B singer R. Kelly was arrested for a second time in recent weeks on Wednesday – this time for failure to pay child support – hours after lashing out in a television interview against charges that he had sexually assaulted teenage girls.
Cohen cooperative during second day of House intel hearings: chairman
U.S. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff said on Wednesday former Trump attorney Michael Cohen provided additional documents and cooperative testimony during a second day of hearings with the panel, and Cohen will continue to cooperate wi…
Responding to unsafe military housing, U.S. armed forces unveil tenant bill of rights
The U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines unveiled a proposed tenant bill of rights on Wednesday that would hand more power to military families facing housing hazards and place enhanced scrutiny on private landlords drawing billions in fees from thei…
