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CUCUTA, Colombia (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is calling on Venezuelan security forces to "do the right thing" by allowing humanitarian assistance into the country. In a statement Saturday night, Pompeo also said the security forces could protect civilians against what he called the "armed gangs" of President Nicolas Maduro and support the Venezuelan constitution and the rule of law.
CHICAGO (AP) — R. Kelly has been ordered jailed on $1 million bond at his first court hearing since the R&B star was charged with sexually abusing four people, including three minors. The 52-year-old Grammy winner turned himself in late Friday and spent a night in jail before being taken to the courthouse. He stood with his hands behind his back and looked at the floor as the judge spoke. Kelly must post $100,000 to be released.
COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) — Witnesses say a tornado has destroyed or heavily damaged several businesses in a commercial district in Columbus, Mississippi, toppling trees and blacking out power in the local area. Lee Lawrence, who has been selling used cars for decades in Columbus, says four buildings on his car lot have been destroyed but he vows to rebuild. Other businesses nearby were left in splinters of crumpled metal and other debris.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors aren't taking a position on just how much jail time former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort should receive. But a sentencing memo filed Saturday depicts Manafort as a longtime and unrepentant criminal who committed "bold" crimes even while on bail and doesn't deserve any leniency. Prosecutors note that the federal guidelines recommend a sentence of more than 17 years for the 69-year-old Manafort.
HOUSTON (AP) — Chambers County Sheriff Brian Hawthorne tells the Houston Chronicle that investigators have recovered parts of the cargo plane that crashed just east of Houston. "There's everything from cardboard boxes to women's clothing and bed sheets," Hawthorne said. The sheriff tells the newspaper that the largest piece from the Boeing 767 that police have recovered is 50 feet long.
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