By Macie Goldfarb, Devon M. Sayers and Zoe Sottile, CNN The contents of the home of convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh and his family will be auctioned off on Thursday, according to a South Georgia auction house. The house is located in Colleton County, South Carolina, on a hunting property called Moselle. The property became a
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Gretener, Darya Tarasova and Jack Guy, CNN Russia is “deliberately trying to disinform,” said the UK Ministry of Defense on Tuesday, after Russian President Vladimir Putin warned London against providing Ukraine with ammunition that contains depleted uranium. On Monday, the UK confirmed that it will send ammunition containing depleted uranium to Ukraine, a
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By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Just six months after passing what was billed as the largest tax cut in Missouri history, the Republican-led state House voted Tuesday for an even bigger income tax cut that could return over $1 billion annually to individuals, corporations and retirees. The Missouri legislation
Continue ReadingBy Sara Murray, Kaitlan Collins and Katelyn Polantz, CNN The Justice Department has convinced a federal judge that former President Donald Trump used one of his defense attorneys in furtherance of a crime or fraud related to the existence of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. The finding — part
Continue ReadingBy Amy Simonson and Zoe Sottile, CNN A 60-year-old man was swimming in Hawaii’s Anaehoomalu Bay Sunday when he was attacked by a shark, local officials say. The man was about 200 yards offshore when a shark attacked him around 12:40 p.m. HST, according to a news release from the Hawaii Fire Rescue Department. The
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman was arrested Friday evening on accusations of domestic assault, tampering with evidence, endangering the welfare of a child and armed-criminal action, according to the Jefferson City Police Department. The woman’s name was not released. Police said she is being held at the Cole County Jail. Around 10:57 p.m. Friday,
Continue ReadingBy Kim Berryman, Brian Todd, Andy Rose, Michelle Watson and Eric Levenson, CNN Surveillance video released by a prosecutor Tuesday shows Irvo Otieno being pinned to the floor by multiple security officers at a Virginia state mental health facility in the moments leading up to his death earlier this month. Dinwiddie County Commonwealth’s Attorney Ann
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN The Supreme Court on Wednesday delved into the complexities of federal trademark law in a case concerning a poop-themed dog toy that resembles a Jack Daniel’s bottle, at times erupting into laughter as the justices explored how much protection should be given to parodists that rip off trademarks they don’t own.
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The Jefferson City Animal Shelter is back to being open by appointment only.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. A Jefferson City man was charged with assault after allegedly knocking out a bouncer while being escorted from a bar and continuing to hit them once they were unconscious, according to the Jefferson City Police Department. Jacob Logan Johnson, 27, is charged with second-degree assault. An arraignment was held Monday. He was
Continue Reading By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer Missouri’s attorney general says he will issue an emergency regulation that at least temporarily puts strict limits on transgender medical treatment for youth. The planned rule comes as legislators in that state and many others seek bans or other restrictions on the treatment. Doctors and advocates for the transgender
Continue ReadingBy Treasure Welle and Michelle Watson, CNN The University of the Cumberlands in Kentucky has reached a settlement of more than $14 million with the family of a student wrestler who died of heat stroke in 2020, the university and family’s attorney have said. Grant Brace died after a “punishment practice” during which university wrestling
Continue ReadingBy David Close, CNN New York Knicks hero Willis Reed has died, the National Basketball Retired Players Association said Tuesday. He was 80 years old. Reed led the Knicks to two championship titles in the 1970s, which included one of the most iconic moments in basketball history. Although suffering from a torn thigh muscle, Reed
Continue ReadingBy Larry Madowo and Catherine Nicholls, CNN Ugandan lawmakers on Tuesday approved some of the world’s harshest anti-gay laws, making some crimes punishable by death and imposing up to 20 years in prison for people identifying as LGBTQ+. The new legislation constitutes a further crackdown on LGBTQ+ people in a country where same-sex relations were
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By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press A Virginia man who assaulted police with a stolen baton and used a flashing strobe light to disorient officers trying to defend the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 has been sentenced to more than four years in prison. Geoffrey Sills was convicted of assault with a dangerous weapon,
Continue Reading By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s government says it’s ordering Credit Suisse to temporarily suspend bonuses for employees after orchestrating a plan for the No. 2 Swiss bank to be taken over by rival UBS. The Swiss Department of Finance said Tuesday that federal law allows the government to set “remuneration-related measures”
Continue Reading By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The number of monarch butterflies wintering in the mountains of central Mexico dropped by 22%, and the number of trees lost in their favored wintering ground more than tripled compared to last year. Humberto Peña, the director of Mexico’s nature reserves, says frosts and “extreme temperatures”
Continue Reading By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri man dubbed the “Package Killer” for his method of disposing bodies received two life sentences Tuesday after admitting to killing two women in the St. Louis area more than 30 years ago. Gary Muehlberg has now pleaded guilty to killing three women and faces
Continue Reading By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri man dubbed the “Package Killer” for his method of disposing bodies received two life sentences Tuesday after admitting to killing two women in the St. Louis area more than 30 years ago. Gary Muehlberg has now pleaded guilty to killing three women and faces
Continue Reading By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Willis Reed, who dramatically emerged from the locker room minutes before Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals to spark the New York Knicks to their first championship and create one of sports’ most enduring examples of playing through pain, died Tuesday. He was 80.
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