COLUMBIA, S.C. — More than 13 months after disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh called 911 after finding his wife and son shot outside their home, a grand jury indicted him Thursday on murder charges in their killings. But the legal documents shed little light on the ongoing mystery over […]
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WATCH: Law professor Khiara Bridges has heated exchange with senator
Law professor Khiara Bridges has heated exchange with senator Bridges had a heated exchange with Sen. Hawley at a hearing held to examine legal consequences of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, calling his line of questioning “transphobic.” Free America Network Articles
Teenager arrested in Baltimore squeegee worker shooting
BALTIMORE — A 15-year-old was arrested on Thursday and charged as an adult in connection with the fatal shooting of a motorist during an encounter with people cleaning windshields for cash at a downtown Baltimore intersection, police said. In a news release, Baltimore police said detectives arrested the teenager at […]
US regulators clear way for more monkeypox vaccine shipments
WASHINGTON — Thousands more doses of monkeypox vaccine are expected to soon begin shipping to the U.S. after federal health officials said they had completed an inspection of the overseas plant where they were manufactured. The update from the Food and Drug Administration comes amid soaring demand for the two-dose […]
Wholesale inflation in June surged 11.3% from a year ago
WASHINGTON — Inflation at the wholesale level climbed 11.3% in June compared with a year earlier, the latest painful reminder that inflation is running hot through the American economy. The Labor Department reported Thursday that the U.S. producer price index — which measures inflation before it hits consumers — rose […]
US weekly jobless claims at highest point in nearly 8 months
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week hit its highest level in nearly 8 months, but the total number of those collecting benefits fell. Applications for jobless aid for the week ending July 9 rose by 9,000 to 244,000, up from the previous week’s 235,000, […]
Japan PM blames police for death of former leader Shinzo Abe
TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday blamed inadequate police protection for the death of former leader Shinzo Abe, who was shot last week while giving an outdoor campaign speech. Abe, one of Japan’s most influential politicians, was assassinated last Friday in western Japan, shocking a nation known […]
Kevin Spacey pleads not guilty to sexual offense charges in London court
LONDON — American actor Kevin Spacey pleaded not guilty to accusations of sexual offenses in a London court on Thursday morning. Spacey, 62, entered the plea during a hearing at the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales, also known as the Old Bailey. The judge set a date of […]
Jan. 6 witness Trump allegedly tried to call was White House support staff: Sources
The person whom former President Donald Trump was accused of having contacted following the Jan. 6 hearing when former administration aide Cassidy Hutchinson testified was a member of the White House support staff, sources told ABC News. Trump’s alleged contact with the individual was described on Tuesday by the House […]
Court documents in Polanski criminal case ordered released
LOS ANGELES — A California appeals court on Wednesday ordered the unsealing of some documents in the criminal case against renowned director Roman Polanski, who has been a fugitive since pleading guilty to having sex with a 13-year-old girl decades ago, a California prosecutor announced. The court ordered the unsealing […]