By Travis Caldwell, Ray Sanchez and Emma Tucker, CNN After two days on the stand, Alex Murdaugh completed testimony Friday in the murder trial over the killings of his wife and son. After about six hours of testimony Friday — which included a prosecutor grilling the former disgraced South Carolina attorney over lies, drug use
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By Sebastian Shukla, Alex Marquardt, Richard Harlow and Kosta Hak, CNN Under a blanket of stars, the only sound in the air is the deep hum of a pick-up truck, its headlights off. Fumes chug into frigid air from the exhaust. Only the taillights reveal the vehicle’s outline; the remotest sliver of light could spell
Continue Reading By Sebastian Shukla, Alex Marquardt, Richard Harlow and Kosta Hak, CNN Under a blanket of stars, the only sound in the air is the deep hum of a pick-up truck, its headlights off. Fumes chug into frigid air from the exhaust. Only the taillights reveal the vehicle’s outline; the remotest sliver of light could spell
Continue Reading By Nectar Gan and Simone McCarthy China has reiterated its calls for a political settlement to the Ukraine conflict on the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion, as Beijing comes under increasing pressure from the United States and its allies over its growing partnership with Moscow. In a newly released position paper Friday, China’s Foreign Ministry
Continue Reading By Emma Tucker, CNN After weeks of testimony, a South Carolina court finally heard this week from Alex Murdaugh, who is facing two counts of murder in the deaths of his wife and son. The disgraced former attorney pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and two weapons charges in the killings of his
Continue Reading By Sebastian Shukla, Alex Marquardt, Richard Harlow and Kosta Hak, CNN Under a blanket of stars, the only sound in the air is the deep hum of a pick-up truck, its headlights off. Fumes chug into frigid air from the exhaust. Only the taillights reveal the vehicle’s outline; the remotest sliver of light could spell
Continue Reading By Christina Maxouris, CNN After hearing from dozens of witnesses in the high-profile murder trial of Alex Murdaugh, a South Carolina jury last week heard from the man himself after he took the stand — a move legal experts say was risky but could have helped his case. In dramatic testimony, which included heated exchanges
Continue Reading By Treasure Welle and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Ellen Gilland, a 76-year old Florida woman who allegedly shot and killed her terminally ill husband last month in a failed murder-suicide agreement at a Daytona Beach hospital, was indicted by a grand jury Wednesday, according to online Volusia County court records. Gilland was charged Wednesday with one
Continue Reading By Andy Rose, CNN A suspect accused of killing five people in a shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs can stand trial, a judge ruled Thursday, determining prosecutors demonstrated in a preliminary hearing they had enough probable cause to proceed. Anderson Lee Aldrich, charged with more than 300 counts in connection with the
Continue Reading By Melissa Alonso and Devon M. Sayers, CNN Prosecutors have dropped all charges against a Black man who was beaten by multiple sheriff’s office employees while he was in custody at a Georgia jail in September 2022, according to a new court filing. Attorneys for the man, Jarrett Hobbs, also reached a “significant settlement agreement”
Continue Reading By Melissa Alonso and Devon M. Sayers, CNN Prosecutors have dropped all charges against a Black man who was beaten by multiple sheriff’s office employees while he was in custody at a Georgia jail in September 2022, according to a new court filing. Attorneys for the man, Jarrett Hobbs, also reached a “significant settlement agreement”
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles, CNN Russia launched a Soyuz spacecraft to replace a capsule that sprang a coolant leak in December, leaving two cosmonauts and one NASA astronaut without a ride home. Liftoff of the capsule, called the Soyuz MS-23, took place out of Russia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome launch site in Kazakhstan on Thursday at 7:24 p.m.
Continue Reading By Emma Tucker, CNN After weeks of testimony, a South Carolina court finally heard this week from Alex Murdaugh, who is facing two counts of murder in the deaths of his wife and son. The disgraced former attorney pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and two weapons charges in the killings of his
Continue Reading By Nimi Princewill, CNN A manhunt is underway for the killers of a senatorial candidate for Nigeria’s opposition Labor Party, who was shot and burned in his campaign vehicle late Wednesday in the country’s southeastern Enugu State, local police said Thursday. The politician, Oyibo Chukwu, was murdered along with an unnamed personal aide by assailants
Continue Reading By Nick Valencia and Pamela Kirkland, CNN The inaction of two Memphis Fire Department first responders fired after the deadly police beating of Tyre Nichols may have contributed to his death, according to a state emergency medical services board. Advanced Emergency Medical Technician JaMichael Sandridge and EMT Robert Long “failed to provide any basic or
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN When Marguerite Richards made a TikTok bragging about her father’s decade-old thriller novel, she was hoping to rouse a little interest. A few dozen new readers, maybe. As the first few positive comments started rolling in, she was pleased to have done something nice for a dad who definitely deserved it.
Continue Reading By Ryan Young and Devon M. Sayers, CNN The Shreveport, Louisiana, police officer charged in the shooting of an unarmed Black man earlier this month had twice been suspended from the department without pay, records show. Officer Alexander Tyler, 23, served a combined 30 days on suspension in 21 months with the Shreveport Police Department,
Continue Reading By Manveena Suri and Alex Stambaugh, CNN A senior member of India’s main opposition Congress party has been arrested for allegedly insulting Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Pawan Khera was arrested at Delhi Airport, where he was forced off a plane on Thursday alongside other party members, after he called Modi “Narendra Gautamdas Modi” – an
Continue Reading By Faith Karimi, CNN Brenda Partridge-Brown knew for years that her mother served overseas during World War II. But she didn’t know the whole story. Willie Belle Irvin-Partridge had regaled her six children in suburban Atlanta with stories of her time in the Women’s Army Corps, stationed in Europe. She shared memories of the friendships
Continue Reading By Amy Simonson, CNN Five people who worked for an environmental response consulting firm were killed in a plane crash Wednesday in Little Rock, Arkansas, while on their way to a metal factory explosion site in Ohio, officials said. The plane was carrying employees of the Center for Toxicology and Environmental Health when it took
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