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FILE - In this Tuesday, March 26, 2019, file photo, actor Jussie Smollett talks to the media before leaving Cook County Court after his charges were dropped, in Chicago. An attorney hired by Smollett to lead the actor's defense against charges accusing him of lying to Chicago police is now fighting to stay on the case after another attorney accused him of talking to two key witnesses about representing them. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty, File)

Jussie Smollett returns to court for sentencing for lying about an attack on him

The former Empire actor was convicted on five felony counts of lying to police, but he has maintained that he did not stage the 2019 attack in which he claimed to be the victim.

MANHATTAN, NY - MARCH 10, 2022: Ryan Hampton, 41, poses for a portrait in the lobby of the Akin Gump law firm offices on Thursday, March 10, 2022 in Manhattan, New York. Family members and victims of the opioid crisis gave statements to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court with the Sackler family, who own Purdue Pharma LP, present on Thursday. Mr. Hampton is a survivor of opioid addiction and recovery advocate. CREDIT: Desiree Rios for NPR

For the first time, victims of the opioid crisis formally confront the Sackler family

The Sacklers, who own Purdue Pharma, maker of Oxycontin, have maintained they did nothing wrong. People who lost loved ones and years of their lives to opioid addiction believe otherwise.

A view of the Universal Music Group (UMG) headquarters is seen on February 9, 2021 in Santa Monica, California. - UMG and TikTok announced on February 8, 2021 a global agreement that "significantly expands and enhances the companies existing relationship" and will allow TikTok users "to incorporate clips from UMG's full catalog of music". (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP) (Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)

All three major music labels have now suspended operations in Russia

The entertainment exodus from Russia is continuing. Both Sony Music and the Warner Music Group announced Thursday that they would be suspending operations in Russia.

File - In this May 25, 2017, file photo, Interstate 405, the San Diego Freeway, is seen next to Los Angeles International Airport. The Biden administration is restoring California’s authority to set its own tailpipe pollution standards for cars, reversing a Trump administration policy and likely ushering in stricter emissions standards for new passenger vehicles nationwide. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)

Even many decades later, redlined areas see higher levels of air pollution

"We see a really clear association between how these maps were drawn in the '30s and the air pollution disparities today," says an author of a study on the effects of the discriminatory policy.

FILE - Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and Vice Chair Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., of the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection, testify before the House Rules Committee at the Capitol in Washington, Dec. 14, 2021. The House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the Capitol previewed some of their findings in a federal court filing on Wednesday – and lawmakers on the committee said for the first time that they have enough evidence to suggest Trump committed crimes. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

New clues emerge about the money that might have helped fund the Jan. 6 insurrection

Recent legal moves by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol offers some clues on how it's following the money.

TOPSHOT - Ukrainian Defence minister Oleksii Reznikov (L) shakes hands with Russian negotiators prior the talks between delegations from Ukraine and Russia in Belarus' Brest region on March 3, 2022, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. - Russia and Ukraine will discuss a ceasefire at upcoming talks on the border between Poland and Belarus, Moscow's chief negotiator said on March 2, nearly one week into Russia's invasion of its pro-Western neighbour. - Belarus OUT (Photo by Maxim GUCHEK / BELTA / AFP) / Belarus OUT (Photo by MAXIM GUCHEK/BELTA/AFP via Getty Images)

Why Belarus is so involved in Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Although Belarus is not directly involved in combat in Ukraine, it does play a key role in Russia's war. Here's what to know.

People line up for coronavirus tests outside a hospital in Shanghai, Friday, March 11, 2022. China has ordered a lockdown of the 9 million residents of the northeastern city of Changchun amid a new spike in COVID-19 cases in the area. (Chinatopix via AP)

China locks down a city of 9 million amid a new spike in COVID-19 cases

The latest lockdowns extend China's draconian approach to the pandemic it has enforced for most of the past two years

China locks down a city of 9 million amid a new spike in COVID-19 cases

The latest lockdowns extend China's draconian approach to the pandemic it has enforced for most of the past two years

This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows a closeup view of fires in an industrial area and nearby fields in southern Chernihiv, Ukraine, during the Russian invasion, Thursday, March 10, 2022. (Satellite image ©2022 Maxar Technologies via AP)

Russian strikes hit western Ukraine as offensive widens

The strikes on Friday came as new satellite photos appeared to show a massive convoy outside the Ukrainian capital had fanned out into towns and forests near Kyiv.

House Appropriations Committee / via Youtube In this screenshot, State Police Commissioner Robert Evanchick testifies at an annual state budget hearing in the Pennsylvania House on March 1, 2022.

Pennsylvania agency heads pitch higher funding to help address staffing woes

Each is arguing that funneling more money to support staff positions is one of the best ways to solve their problems.

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