Fox must decide what to do about Mr. Smollett’s character on the show, which is filming its fifth season and has not yet been renewed for a sixth.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/21/arts/jussie-smollett-empire-fox.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

The alleged attack in November renewed criticism of Utah’s hate crime law, which local officials called ineffective. The suspect, Alan D. Covington, will now face a federal trial.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/21/us/utah-hate-crime-law.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Publication of a sealed deposition by Richard Sackler of Purdue Pharma shows inconsistencies between his statements about OxyContin and evidence presented in a Justice Department report.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/21/health/oxycontin-sackler-purdue-pharma.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Representative Dan Crenshaw, a former Navy SEAL with no prior experience in elected office, has emerged as one of the stars of the new Republican class.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/21/us/politics/on-politics-dan-crenshaw.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

The administration said it had decided to scrap negotiations over the president’s plan to undo Obama-era fuel efficiency standards.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/21/climate/california-tailpipe-emissions.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Once it launches, the spacecraft will slowly travel to the moon, aiming to land in April.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/21/science/spacex-launch-israel.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/21/briefing/north-carolina-roger-stone-jussie-smollett.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

A colossal painting, once claimed to depict a Confederate victory, has carried an evolving meaning. Now, a spectacular restoration at the Atlanta History Center unravels its complex tale.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/21/arts/design/confederate-monuments-cyclorama-atlanta.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

The women, who had not come forward publicly before, gave accounts of being invited to a hotel room by the singer in 1995 or 1996, when they were minors.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/21/arts/music/r-kelly-sexual-abuse-misconduct.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

The unanimous ruling by the North Carolina State Board of Elections was a startling turn in a case of political chicanery that underscored the risk for pervasive absentee ballot fraud.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/21/us/mark-harris-nc-voter-fraud.html?partner=rss&emc=rss