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Judge gives R. Kelly chance to go free before trial

A judge on Saturday gave R. Kelly a chance to go free while the R&B star awaits trial on charges that he sexually abused four people, including three minors, in a case that seemed likely to produce another #MeToo reckoning for a celebrity.

Nation Small plane crashes, catches fire; 2 are killed
Massachusetts State Police say two people died after a small plane crashed and caught fire at Mansfield Municipal Airport.
5:32 PM
Nation Sheriff: No likely survivors in jetliner crash near Houston
HOUSTON — A Boeing 767 cargo jetliner heading to Houston with three people aboard disintegrated ...
5:44 PM
World Tear gas unleashed amid Venezuela border tension
Opponents of Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro braved tear gas as they rescued boxes of emergency food and medicine from burning trucks during violent clashes on the Colombian border with security forces blocking the entry of U.S.-supplied humanitarian aid.
5:45 PM
Nation 13 quotes that stood out in Trump's State of the Union
Here are 13 quotes that stood out from President Donald Trump's second State of the Union address.
2/6/19
Nation Mueller: Manafort 'brazenly violated the law' for years
Special counsel Robert Mueller's sentencing memorandum for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was not publicly available late Friday, suggesting the document may still be under seal.
5:16 PM
Nation Pentagon chief tours U.S.-Mexico border
Top defense officials toured sections of the U.S.-Mexico border Saturday to see how the military could reinforce efforts to block drug smuggling and other illegal activity, as the Pentagon weighs diverting billions of dollars for President Donald Trump's border wall.
1:35 PM
Football Police: Patriots owner Robert Kraft solicited prostitute
Patriots owner Robert Kraft is being charged with misdemeanor solicitation of prostitution after he was twice videotaped paying for a sex act at an illicit massage parlor, police in Florida said.
2/22/19
Nation Fact check: Trump's State of the Union claims
President Trump laced his speech with puffed-up numbers and partial truths Tuesday as he hailed an "economic miracle," warned of human traffickers flooding across the border and appeared to place Afghanistan in the Middle East instead of where it is, Asia.
2/6/19
Nation Judge grants citizenship to twin son of gay couple
A federal judge in California ruled Thursday that a twin son of a gay married couple has been an American citizen since birth, handing a defeat to the U.S. government, which had only granted the status to his brother.
2/22/19
Suffolk Pols push Trump on LIer imprisoned in China
A Huntington man has been sentenced to 10 years in a Chinese prison and five federal lawmakers who represent Long Island are urging President Donald Trump to intervene on his behalf.
2/22/19
Nation Cuomo, 7 governors call for SALT cap repeal
Gov. Cuomo said he has joined with seven other governors of high-tax states to pressure the White House and Congress to scrap the new federal tax law's cap on state and local tax deductions that he said is draining their state revenues.
2/22/19
Nation Trump says he'll nominate Kelly Craft as UN ambassador
President Donald Trump has picked Kelly Craft, the U.S. ambassador to Canada, as his nominee to serve as the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
2/22/19