Authorities alleged that Smollett had paid two black friends to help him stage the attack.

Actor Jussie Smollett faces new charges

Scientists working on a meteorite that fell in Australia in 1969 believe they have uncovered the oldest solid material ever found.

Seven-billion-year-old stardust found in meteorite

The rapper, whose real name is Jarad A Higgins, was pronounced dead on Sunday.

A 30-year-old who was shot in the hand was also taken to hospital.

Kenya's Brigid Kosgei has smashed Paula Radcliffe's marathon World Record which had stood for more than 16 years.

The singer was jailed after failing to pay child maintenance. 

The singer’s next court date has been scheduled for March 22.

Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said Smollett was charged with 'disorderly conduct / filing a false police report'.

Police chief Kristen Ziman said that the officers were shot at as soon as they entered the Henry Pratt company building in Aurora.

Andrew Sietsema came across the 'ghost apples', where the freezing rain had coated some of the apples in ice.

Jussie Smollett told police that the attack happened when he was walking home from a Chicago food outlet. 

Both owner and dog are in good health – their rescue comes as the US Midwest experience temperatures as low as -50C.

Chicago police say they are responding to a shooting near a hospital with “reports of multiple victims”.

Six children and two adults have died after a fire at a home in Chicago, USA, in the early hours of Sunday.