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By Kay Jones and Susannah Cullinane, CNN Disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh cited privilege against self-incrimination in declining to respond to allegations by his former law firm that he converted firm and client money to his own personal use, according to court filings posted Friday. Court records from Colleton County, SC, show Murdaugh “asserts

By Keith Allen, CNN Pro Football Hall of Famer and former Washington and New York Giants linebacker Sam Huff died Saturday, Washington Football Team owner Daniel Snyder said in a statement. Huff was 87. “Anyone who knew Sam knew what an amazing person he was,” Washington owners Daniel and Tanya Snyder said in a statement

By Amanda Watts and Susannah Cullinane, CNN A Hawaii couple charged with the murder of their adopted 6-year-old daughter pleaded not guilty via an attorney Friday, as court documents allege abusive treatment leading up to the girl’s death, including her being kept in a dog cage to stop her searching for food. Isaac and Lehua

By Amanda Watts and Alaa Elassar, CNN The doctor who had her medical staff privileges suspended over Covid-19 “misinformation” on her social media has sent a letter to Houston Methodist stating she is resigning, a spokesperson for the hospital told CNN Tuesday. Dr. Mary Bowden, an ear, nose and throat doctor, also tweeted about her

By David Williams, CNN Three snow leopards at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo in Nebraska have died of complications from Covid-19, zoo officials announced Friday. “Our leopards, Ranney, Everest, and Makalu, were beloved by our entire community inside and outside of the zoo,” the zoo said in a Facebook post. “This loss is truly heartbreaking, and

By David Williams, CNN This year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas tree got a well-earned police escort into New York City Saturday morning to cap off a lengthy road trip from Maryland. The 79-foot-tall Norway Spruce arrived Saturday morning on a flatbed semi-trailer and the NYPD Highway Unit helped it negotiate the city streets from the highway

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN There has been a slew of robberies in Los Angeles where the perpetrators target people based on the jewelry they’re wearing and their cars, police said Friday. The Los Angeles Police Department is calling the crimes “a trend of follow-home robberies” after documenting more than 110 incidents. “Suspects would target victims

By Jason Hanna and Andy Rose, CNN A fugitive accused of murder in California was killed Friday in a shootout with members of a US marshals’ task force outside Arizona’s largest airport, authorities said. The law enforcement officers were trying to arrest the suspect near an intersection outside Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport when the

By Chris Boyette, CNN An amended lawsuit filed by the estate of Andrew Brown, Jr. alleges one of the officers who fatally shot him told investigators that he “altered” his gun after the incident and before the weapon was seized as evidence. Brown, a 42-year-old Black man, was killed on April 21 by Pasquotank County

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN The Louisiana Board of Cosmetology’s recent move to include a section on cutting textured hair on all licensing exams is being celebrated by Black hairstylists and natural hair advocates who say the requirement is a step toward equality in the beauty industry. The board voted unanimously on Nov. 1 to