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Alex Murdaugh’s lie about his whereabouts, and his reversal, weigh heavily as murder trial finishes, legal experts say

March 2, 2023 8:32 AM CNN

By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN With Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial nearing its end, legal experts who have participated in some of America’s most high-profile cases joined CNN Wednesday night to examine key questions that have loomed over the proceeding, including whether Murdaugh’s admission of lying to investigators could help or hurt his case. Murdaugh, a once-prominent

Alex Murdaugh’s defense set to deliver closing arguments in his murder trial

March 1, 2023 4:51 PM CNN Newsource

By Eric Levenson and Alta Spells, CNN Alex Murdaugh’s defense attorneys will deliver their closing arguments in his murder trial on Wednesday as they seek to raise reasonable doubt about whether he killed his wife and son in 2021. The prosecution delivered their closing arguments Tuesday, saying Murdaugh was the only person who had the

US condemns Israel far right minister’s call for Palestinian town ‘to be erased’

March 1, 2023 4:27 PM CNN Newsource

By Hadas Gold, Richard Allen Greene, Michael Schwartz and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Israel’s far-right finance minister’s call for a Palestinian town “to be erased” was harshly condemned by US State Department spokesperson Ned Price on Wednesday, who described the comments as “repugnant” and “irresponsible.” Bezalel Smotrich, who also leads the far-right Religious Zionism party, said

Hubble Space Telescope captured ‘movie’ of spacecraft slamming into asteroid

March 1, 2023 4:15 PM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN When a NASA spacecraft intentionally crashed into an asteroid on September 26, the collision caused the space rock to release a cometlike tail. An array of telescopes, including the Hubble Space Telescope, were perfectly positioned to capture the DART, or Double Asteroid Redirection Test, mission and its aftermath, which continues to

Pennsylvania man arrested after allegedly trying to bring explosives in his suitcase on a flight

March 1, 2023 3:55 PM CNN Newsource

By Greg Wallace, Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Federal agents arrested a Pennsylvania man this week after he allegedly tried to bring explosives in his suitcase on a flight from Lehigh Valley International Airport to Florida. According to court documents, an alarm alerted that the baggage belonging to Marc Muffley contained explosives. Transportation Security

Man accused of killing 2 police officers and a deputy dies in Kentucky jail

March 1, 2023 2:54 PM CNN Newsource

By Michelle Watson and Steve Almasy, CNN A man accused of killing two police officers and a deputy in Kentucky last June has died in jail, the Pikeville Police Department said Wednesday in a news release. Lance Storz, 50, was found unresponsive shortly after 6:30 a.m. ET Tuesday at the Pike County Detention Center, police

Arrest made after video seemingly shows shooting and killing of man on a downtown St. Louis sidewalk in broad daylight

March 1, 2023 1:37 PM CNN Newsource

By Chris Boyette and Paul P. Murphy, CNN A man has been charged with murder in connection with a killing in St. Louis Monday that a witness captured on video, which appears to show a man being shot at close range while sitting on a sidewalk downtown at about 10 a.m. The St. Louis Circuit

Russian fighters are edging into the city of Bakhmut. Here’s what you need to know

March 1, 2023 1:19 PM CNN Newsource

By Rob Picheta, CNN Russian forces are edging closer and closer to capturing the city of Bakhmut, after weeks of bloody fighting gradually wore down a resolute Ukrainian resistance. Bakhmut is not the sort of city Moscow had hoped to be fighting for in the second year of its invasion — it is a relatively

Prosecutors say Alex Murdaugh was the only one with motive, means and opportunity to kill his wife and son

March 1, 2023 11:45 AM CNN Newsource

By Eric Levenson and Alta Spells, CNN State prosecutors said in closing arguments of Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial Wednesday that he was the only person who had the motive, means and opportunity to kill his wife and son in June 2021 — and that his lies afterward betrayed him. “People lie because they know they

New York agrees to pay millions to demonstrators in proposed settlement over 2020 George Floyd protests

March 1, 2023 11:43 AM CNN Newsource

By Kristina Sgueglia and Laura Ly, CNN New York has agreed to pay at least $21,500 to each of the hundreds of demonstrators at a 2020 George Floyd protest in the Bronx who were “arrested, detained, and/or subjected to force by police officers,” according to a proposed settlement filed in federal court. The settlement, if

Closing arguments begin in Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial after jury visits family property where his wife and son were killed

March 1, 2023 11:16 AM CNN Newsource

By Elizabeth Wolfe, Alta Spells and Eric Levenson, CNN State prosecutors began closing arguments Wednesday in the murder trial of Alex Murdaugh, the disbarred South Carolina attorney accused of killing his wife and son at the family’s countryside estate in 2021. “After an exhaustive investigation, there is only one person who had the motive, who

Near bomb-grade level uranium found in Iranian nuclear plant, says IAEA report

March 1, 2023 11:07 AM CNN

By Adam Pourahmadi, CNN Uranium particles enriched to near bomb-grade levels have been found at an Iranian nuclear facility, according to the UN’s nuclear watchdog, as the US warned that Tehran’s ability to build a nuclear bomb was accelerating. In a restricted report seen by CNN, the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed that uranium

Why the northern and southern lights appear to be so active right now

March 1, 2023 10:54 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Hunt, CNN The breathtaking dancing shimmer of the aurora borealis and its counterpart in the southern hemisphere, aurora australis, dazzles those lucky enough to catch a glimpse of Earth’s greatest light show. The northern and southern lights, usually confined to the Arctic and Antarctica, have generated awe and wonder for centuries and continue

Who is Nigeria’s new President-elect Bola Tinubu?

March 1, 2023 9:55 AM CNN Newsource

By Nimi Princewill and Stephanie Busari, CNN Bola Ahmed Tinubu has emerged the winner of a closely fought contest for Nigeria’s presidency. But who is the man who will lead Africa’s largest economy — as well as inherit its plethora of economic and security crises? Tinubu, who turns 71 later this month, was governor in

Who is Nigeria’s new President-elect Bola Tinubu?

March 1, 2023 9:55 AM CNN

By Nimi Princewill and Stephanie Busari, CNN Bola Ahmed Tinubu has emerged the winner of a closely fought contest for Nigeria’s presidency. But who is the man who will lead Africa’s largest economy — as well as inherit its plethora of economic and security crises? Tinubu, who turns 71 later this month, was governor in

UGA star Jalen Carter responds after police say he was racing another car that crashed. The other driver and a teammate were killed

March 1, 2023 9:49 AM CNN Newsource

By Isabel Rosales, Holly Yan, Nick Valencia and David Close, CNN University of Georgia star defensive lineman Jalen Carter — projected as a top pick in the NFL draft next month — faces charges of reckless driving and racing in connection with a crash that killed teammate Devin Willock and team employee Chandler LeCroy, Athens-Clarke

Two planets will appear to ‘kiss’ in the sky tonight

March 1, 2023 8:45 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Hunt and Ashley Strickland, CNN Jupiter and Venus will appear very close together in the night sky on Wednesday, with the two planets set to pass each other in what’s known as a conjunction. Jupiter will appear to shift westward, while a bright Venus will seem to move slowly in the other direction,

SUVs produced more planet-heating pollution than most countries last year, new figures show

March 1, 2023 7:49 AM CNN Newsource

By Laura Paddison, CNN While global car sales might have fallen in 2022, one type of car, with an especially large climate footprint, had a great year: The SUV. Last year sports utility vehicles accounted for nearly half of all cars sold, with particular growth in the US, India and Europe, according to the International

‘A form of resistance’: More Black families are choosing to homeschool their children

March 1, 2023 6:30 AM CNN Newsource

By Athena Jones and Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN — Photographs by Laura Oliverio and Xueying Chang, CNN Tracie Yorke grew concerned about the quality of education her son was receiving after his school moved to remote learning during the pandemic in 2020. Yorke, of Hyattsville, Maryland, described her fourth grader’s Zoom classes as chaotic —

Near bomb-grade level uranium found in Iranian nuclear plant, says IAEA report

March 1, 2023 5:55 AM CNN Newsource

By Adam Pourahmadi, CNN Uranium particles enriched to near bomb-grade levels have been found at an Iranian nuclear facility, according to the UN’s nuclear watchdog, as the US warned that Tehran’s ability to build a nuclear bomb was accelerating. In a restricted report seen by CNN, the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed that uranium