Chicago police late Friday released without charges two Nigerian brothers arrested on suspicion of assaulting "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett and said they have new evidence to investigate as a result of questioning them.

Bowing to a backlash that had threatened to engulf an already blunder-plagued Academy Awards, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Friday reversed its decision to present four awards during the commercial breaks of this year's Oscar broadcast.

Deidra and Eddie Dickens bought the tickets for the special date night on Craigslist — only to realize they were fake.

The investigation into black actor Jussie Smollett's account of being beaten in a racist, anti-gay attack took another turn Friday when Chicago police said two men arrested in the case are also black.

Three Kansas middle school students went the extra mile to ensure every girl at their school had a special Valentine’s Day.

A man's nap in the back of his car in Delaware turned into a nightmare after the car he was sleeping in was stolen and crashed.

A Philadelphia real estate investor says a home he was scoping out came with an unadvertised surprise — a stairway booby-trapped with a swinging knife.

A couple of alligators are turning heads in the South Carolina.

One prisoner's escape came crashing down, a millennial gave up on rent and a cab driver kept his passenger from getting scammed.