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Crystal Mangum, the woman who falsely accused three Duke University lacrosse players of rape nearly two decades ago, was released from a North Carolina prison Friday morning after serving time for the unrelated murder of her boyfriend.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday 1,136 measles cases were confirmed in the U.S. this year as of Thursday.

Former President Bill Clinton told House lawmakers he "saw nothing" that ever "gave him pause," during his years associated with sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein or his associate, Ghislaine Maxwell.

Jim Carrey stepped back into the spotlight Thursday evening, making a rare public appearance at the 51st Cesar Awards in Paris to receive the ceremony's honorary award -- France's equivalent of a lifetime achievement honor.

A Brazilian man in the U.S. illegally ran a brazen scam pretending to head a fake federal agency that trained chaplains in Florida to respond to emergency situations, prosecutors said Friday.

U.S. first lady Melania Trump will preside over a U.N. Security Council meeting Monday in what the United Nations said would be a first.

Rep. Lauren Boebert managed a rare feat Thursday -- drawing condemnation from both sides of the aisle after she leaked an unauthorized photo from inside former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's closed-door deposition.

Former President Bill Clinton faces questioning from House lawmakers Friday about his relationship with sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and associate Ghislaine Maxwell.

Sean "Diddy" Combs, who is currently incarcerated, could be drawn into another high-profile courtroom battle, this time as a potential witness in the upcoming murder trial of Tupac Shakur.

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