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  • Prosecutors end their rebuttal after calling six witnesses in Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial

     

    A day after defense attorneys rested their case in Alex Murdaugh’s weekslong double murder trial, prosecutors on Tuesday intend to call a handful of rebuttal witnesses before the jury visits Murdaugh’s sprawling South Carolina estate where his wife and son were shot to death in 2021.

    ​A day after defense attorneys rested their case in Alex Murdaugh’s weekslong double murder trial, prosecutors on Tuesday intend to call a handful of rebuttal witnesses before the jury visits Murdaugh’s sprawling South Carolina estate where his wife and son were shot to death in 2021. 

  • Investigators ‘anxiously awaiting’ autopsy and toxicology reports for former US swimmer who died in the US Virgin Islands

     

    Investigators are “anxiously awaiting” the results of the autopsy including toxicology report of former US swimmer Jamie Cail, according to a public information officer for the US Virgin Islands Police Department.

    ​Investigators are “anxiously awaiting” the results of the autopsy including toxicology report of former US swimmer Jamie Cail, according to a public information officer for the US Virgin Islands Police Department. 

  • Mississippi enacts ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors

    Mississippi enacts ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors

     

    Transgender minors in Mississippi can no longer receive gender-affirming care in the state after its Republican governor signed a bill Tuesday that prohibits health care professionals from providing both hormone treatments and surgical procedures.

    ​Transgender minors in Mississippi can no longer receive gender-affirming care in the state after its Republican governor signed a bill Tuesday that prohibits health care professionals from providing both hormone treatments and surgical procedures. 

  • US home prices fell in December for the sixth-straight month

    US home prices fell in December for the sixth-straight month

     

    US home prices fell for the sixth month in a row in December, as rising mortgage rates pushed prospective buyers out of the housing market, according to the latest S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller US National Home Price Index, released Tuesday.

    ​US home prices fell for the sixth month in a row in December, as rising mortgage rates pushed prospective buyers out of the housing market, according to the latest S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller US National Home Price Index, released Tuesday. 

  • 1 in 4 Black trans and nonbinary youth attempted suicide in past year, survey finds

    1 in 4 Black trans and nonbinary youth attempted suicide in past year, survey finds

     

    A quarter of Black transgender and nonbinary youth reported a suicide attempt in the previous year, according to a new study, more than double the rate of suicide attempts among Black cisgender LGBQ youth.

    ​A quarter of Black transgender and nonbinary youth reported a suicide attempt in the previous year, according to a new study, more than double the rate of suicide attempts among Black cisgender LGBQ youth. 

  • Ohio train disaster prompts Pennsylvania to open health resource center as scientists say some chemical tests in East Palestine are unusually high

     

    As the head of the US Environmental Protection Agency makes his third trip to East Palestine, Ohio, scientists warn higher-than-normal chemical readings around the site of this month’s toxic train derailment might portend long-term health problems for those exposed.

    ​As the head of the US Environmental Protection Agency makes his third trip to East Palestine, Ohio, scientists warn higher-than-normal chemical readings around the site of this month’s toxic train derailment might portend long-term health problems for those exposed. 

  • Eric Garcetti’s ambassador nomination in limbo with committee vote expected next week

    Eric Garcetti’s ambassador nomination in limbo with committee vote expected next week

     

    The nomination of former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to be the next ambassador to India continues to be in limbo in the US Senate with a vote in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee now expected to be held next week.

    ​The nomination of former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to be the next ambassador to India continues to be in limbo in the US Senate with a vote in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee now expected to be held next week. 

  • Feds pressure railroads to review detectors that might have prevented East Palestine derailment

    Feds pressure railroads to review detectors that might have prevented East Palestine derailment

     

    The nation’s railroads are facing federal pressure to take a closer look at how they use the detectors that investigators say may have been able to prevent the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, earlier this month.

    ​The nation’s railroads are facing federal pressure to take a closer look at how they use the detectors that investigators say may have been able to prevent the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, earlier this month. 

  • New College of Florida students to hold rally as conservative leaders move forward with overhaul of school

    New College of Florida students to hold rally as conservative leaders move forward with overhaul of school

     

    Students and faculty at the New College of Florida are planning to demonstrate during a board of trustees meeting Tuesday after Gov. Ron DeSantis launched a conservative takeover of the small public liberal arts college.

    ​Students and faculty at the New College of Florida are planning to demonstrate during a board of trustees meeting Tuesday after Gov. Ron DeSantis launched a conservative takeover of the small public liberal arts college. 

  • Prosecutors call rebuttal witnesses in Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial before jury visits scene where wife and son were killed

    Prosecutors call rebuttal witnesses in Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial before jury visits scene where wife and son were killed

     

    Prosecutors on Tuesday planned to call up to seven further witnesses to rebut parts of Alex Murdaugh’s defense in his murder trial, according to attorneys in court.

    ​Prosecutors on Tuesday planned to call up to seven further witnesses to rebut parts of Alex Murdaugh’s defense in his murder trial, according to attorneys in court.