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By Martin Savidge and Jade Gordon, CNN In court documents filed earlier this week, South Carolina prosecutors provided insight into what could be a key issue for the defense in Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial: the time of death of the victims. Alex Murdaugh is charged with the murders of his wife, Maggie Murdaugh, 52, and

By Jason Hanna and Sarah Boxer, CNN An Indiana doctor being investigated by the state attorney general after she provided abortion services to a 10-year-old Ohio girl has sued the official, alleging his office used illegitimate consumer complaints to seek patient records and pursue the probe. Attorneys for Dr. Caitlin Bernard and her medical partner

By John Miller, Rob Frehse and Christina Maxouris, CNN An individual has been identified and interviewed in connection with a broad threat to synagogues in New Jersey, according to law enforcement sources, and the FBI in Newark tweeted on Friday that the source of the threat “no longer poses a danger to the community.” The

By Eric Levenson and Sara Finch, CNN The parents of Gabby Petito filed a $50 million wrongful death lawsuit against the Moab City Police Department on Thursday alleging its officers were negligent in their interactions with the 22-year-old and her fiancé Brian Laundrie two weeks before her death last summer. “The purpose of this lawsuit

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Homes in predominately White neighborhoods are being assessed at twice the value of homes in communities of color with comparable amenities, according to a new report released Wednesday. The report found that the racial gap in home values had increased by 75% in the last decade, underscoring numerous accounts from

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Affirmative action is on trial again, and this time Asian Americans are at the center. The conservative majority US Supreme Court heard oral arguments this week in two cases involving Harvard University and the University of North Carolina that challenge whether colleges and universities can continue to consider race as a

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN If you plan to make a Starbucks run today, your hot drinks will look a bit different. The company is debuting its holiday cups, an annual tradition dating back to 1997 that unofficially rings in the season for the chain’s fervent fans. Here’s what else you need to know to Get

By Amy Simonson and Aya Elamroussi, CNN About 3,000 residents in a Louisiana community south of New Orleans have been warned saltwater permeated their drinking water supply, posing a threat to residents with health risks. Plaquemines Parish is not under a boil water advisory, but health officials are telling residents with high blood pressure or

By Travis Caldwell and Chris Boyette, CNN Powerball players — your chance at winning “Who Wants to Be a Billionaire” continues for another round. No winning tickets were sold for Wednesday’s drawing for a $1.2 billion jackpot. The winning numbers were 2-11-22-35-60 and the Powerball was 23. An estimated $1.5 billion is the new jackpot

By Amir Vera and Zenebou Sylla, CNN A Queens man pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of first-degree manslaughter in connection with the “brutal slaying” of a woman found dismembered in a sports duffel bag, according to the district attorney. David Bonola, 44, is accused of fatally stabbing Orsolya Gaal, 51, more than 50 times

By Shimon Prokupecz, Matthew J. Friedman and Rachel Clarke, CNN Injured 4th-grader Miah Cerrillo was on the phone with a 911 operator when a burst of gunfire came from the shooter at Robb Elementary School. “He’s shooting,” she says simply at 12:21 p.m. “Stay quiet, make sure everybody stays quiet,” she is told by the

By Justin Gamble and Nicole Chavez, CNN Two Black radio hosts in Arizona could be a potential roadblock if Kanye West ever decided to sell his “White Lives Matter” T-shirts in the United States. Ramses Ja and Quinton Ward, hosts of the weekly racial justice radio show Civic Cipher, became the legal owners of the

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN The climate crisis is touching nearly every region of the world. But perhaps one of the most visible indicators of its impact is its effect on Earth’s iconic glaciers, a major source of freshwater supply. Glaciers have been melting at a breakneck pace in recent decades, leading to around 20% of

By Laura Ly and Sheryl Lawrence, CNN A leaking gas line caused the accidental explosion that killed three people and damaged nearly 40 homes in August in Evansville, Indiana, the state Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday. Investigators found the uncapped line’s valve in the open position in the basement of a home determined to