CLOSE During an exclusive interview with Robin Roberts, 'Empire' actor Jussie Smollett gets emotional while talking about his reported attackers in Chicago. USA TODAY CHICAGO— Police released two brothers they had arrested and questioned Friday in connection…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — No matter what Steph Curry does in the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday night, it’ll be hard to top what his mother did here Friday. In a packed gymnasium at Carole Hoefener Center,…

CLOSE The discount shoe retailer Payless ShoeSource is set to close all of its stores when its files for bankruptcy later this month. Veuer's Mercer Morrison has the story. Buzz60 Payless ShoeSource confirmed Friday that…

CLOSE A gunman opened fire at co-workers and police officers at a manufacturing plant in Aurora, Illinois. USA TODAY Before allegedly killing five of his co-workers, Gary Montez Martin went into his local Circle K convenience…

Editors, USA TODAY Published 4:08 a.m. ET Feb. 16, 2019 | Updated 4:09 a.m. ET Feb. 16, 2019 Aurora, Illinois, shooting: Investigation into alleged gunman's past, motives Authorities will resume their investigation into the deadly…

Frances D'Emilio and Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Published 4:23 a.m. ET Feb. 16, 2019 | Updated 4:59 a.m. ET Feb. 16, 2019 CLOSE The retired Archbishop of Washington, D.C., has been removed from public ministry…

CLOSE The AAF surpassed expectations and opened to rave reviews and good viewership totals. USA TODAY Less than a week removed from the Super Bowl, a new pro football league debuted last weekend with an…

CLOSE President Trump declared a national emergency to free up funding for his border wall between the U.S and Mexico. But declaring a national emergency isn’t new -- in fact, the use of emergency powers…