The Latest Breaking News from R Kelly

“I pleaded with Kim Foxx and her team to see the cases through,” said Lanita Carter. “Justice has been denied for me.”

CHICAGO — Cook County prosecutors formally dismissed all charges against imprisoned R&B star R. Kelly on Tuesday, marking a subdued end to indictments that made international headlines when they were announced four years ago.

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Derrel McDavid’s lawyers argued that prosecutors “told the jury a story that had to be false.”

CHICAGO — R. Kelly’s Cook County cases continue to move at a snail’s pace, despite a judge’s past urging to make progress now that the singer’s two federal trials have concluded.

The Rev. James Meeks stepped down as senior pastor of the Roseland-area church Sunday on its 38th anniversary. His next mission: building 1,000 homes in Roseland.

"The Final Chapter" of Lifetime's vital series remains an achievement despite a toxic fandom that won't let go

This week’s new entertainment releases include albums from veteran Iggy Pop and rising star Brandon Ratcliff, Lifetime concludes its coverage on R. Kelly’s victims with a two-night special, and Christian Bale stars as a detective in an 1830 whodunit alongside a young Edgar Allen Poe

Donnell Russell, 47, was sentenced to a year in federal prison on Monday