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In a surprising twist of events, recently imprisoned actor Jussie Smollett has officially been granted early release from jail following approval by the appeals court while he works towards getting an overturned conviction on his 5-month prison sentence. TMZ obtained the document that was put in motion today, which states he’ll have to post a $150,000 bond before he can officially be a free man. The doc reads, “This cause having come on for hearing on the motion of the defendant Jussie Smollett, to stay his sentence of incarceration and to grant him a bond pending the disposition of his...

San Francisco International Airport’s corporate jet traffic rose roughly 30 percent during an international climate change conference in California, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. California Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown hosted the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco from Wednesday to Friday. Brown traveled to the conference by car with his security detail, but the governor is known for his lavish travel on other occasions, such as a 2016 trip to Italy, Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine with real-estate tycoon and Democrat Party donor George Marcus. (RELATED: Gov. Brown Is Launching California Into Space — To Fight Global Warming) More than...

LOUISVILLE - Airport security officials confiscated a handgun found in the carry-on luggage of a consultant hired to evaluate training for the city police force, authorities said yesterday. Rande Swann, an airport spokeswoman, said officials are investigating and "will decide whether to issue a state or federal citation" to Bob Stewart for the incident last week. No charges have been filed, and Stewart reported to work yesterday, Louisville police spokesman Dwight Mitchell said. A former police chief in Florida, Stewart, 57, is working with the Louisville department on a one-year, $89,000 contract evaluating training methods of the police force. Stewart...