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Timeline puts Alex Murdaugh at crime scene, prosecutor says in trial closing after visit to murder scene

WALTERBORO, S.C. — Only one person had the motive and the means to murder Maggie and Paul Murdaugh the night of June 7, 2021, prosecutor Creighton Waters told the men and women of the jury who will decide whether the former South Carolina attorney is guilty of the crime.

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In Baltimore speech, Biden urges House Democratic leaders to take credit for party’s successes

BALTIMORE — With an eye on the 2024 elections, President Joe Biden repeatedly urged U.S. House Democrats meeting Wednesday evening in Baltimore to help the party claim credit for various initiatives, including a massive infrastructure package and gun safety measures.

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Two Star SEC Athletes Now Connected by Two Tragic Incidents

Reckless decisions from Alabama’s Brandon Miller and former Georgia DT Jalen Carter led to catastrophic consequences. The cautionary tales that came before theirs on a mid-January morning seemed to have eluded them both.

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Maurice Hastings, who was wrongly imprisoned for decades over 1983 murder, declared 'factually innocent' by US judge

Having spent decades behind jail for a murder he did not commit, Maurice Hastings is declared innocent of murder by a Los Angeles judge.

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‘Help me, dad’s been shot’: Grim details from Sydney gym shooting

Police have revealed that a man shot in a drive-by shooting in Sydney was in his car with his 12-year-old son when gunmen opened fire.

The New Daily

Chicago police officer fatally shot on Southwest Side in exchange of gunfire, officials say

CHICAGO — A Chicago police officer who was badly wounded during a shootout with a gunman Wednesday evening on the Southwest Side succumbed to his injuries, officials said.

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Chicago police officer with ‘bright future ahead of him’ fatally shot on Southwest Side in exchange of gunfire, officials say

CHICAGO — A Chicago police officer who was badly wounded during a shootout with a gunman Wednesday evening on the Southwest Side succumbed to his injuries, officials said.

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Packed hearing takes 1st testimony on Michigan gun regulations

LANSING, Mich. — The Democratic-led Legislature launched hearings Wednesday on a series of firearms regulations introduced in the wake of the Feb. 13 mass shooting at Michigan State University.

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No additional jail time for Trump supporters who brought guns near the 2020 Philly vote count

PHILADELPHIA — Two Virginia men who were convicted of carrying guns near the Philadelphia Convention Center as votes from the presidential election were being counted in 2020 were given sentences Wednesday that spared them from additional jail time.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Chicago police officer in ‘very critical’ condition after being shot on Southwest Side

CHICAGO — A Chicago police officer was badly hurt during a shootout with a gunman who was also shot Wednesday evening on the Southwest Side, officials said.

Chicago Tribune

LA man imprisoned for decades declared factually innocent

A Los Angeles man who spent more than 38 years behind bars for a 1983 murder he did not commit has been declared factually innocent

The Independent UK

Sirhan Sirhan who assassinated Robert F Kennedy in 1968 is denied parole

California board decide that the 78-year-old prisoner is not fit to be freed from prison yet

Wales Online

California panel rejects parole again for Robert Kennedy assassin

Lawyer for Sirhan Sirhan has accused the panel of bending to the will of California’s governor, who opposes his parole.

Al Jazeera

Prosecutors present closing argument in Murdaugh murder case

The closely watched trial centres on Alex Murdaugh, a former South Carolina lawyer accused of killing his wife and son.

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Suspect in attacks on Jewish men was on FBI's radar, LAPD chief says

LOS ANGELES — A man charged with the hate-motivated shootings of two Jewish men in Los Angeles was on the FBI’s radar before the attacks, Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore said.

The Independent UK

Teenager fatally stabbed in fight at California high school named by family

Suspect, 15, in custody after being found hiding in nearby creek bed

Leeds Live

Man jailed in Leeds for supplying firearms to organised crime groups

Michael Derrane, 50, was sentenced to 19 years at Leeds Crown Court on Wednesday

Chicago Sun-Times

Sirhan Sirhan, Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin, is denied parole by California board

Sirhan Sirhan, 78, shot RFK in June 1968. A parole panel ruled that Sirhan lacks insight into what led him to shoot the U.S. senator and Democratic presidential candidate.

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Man found dead inside house where Kansas City police officers were shot

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A man was found dead inside a house about 18 hours into a standoff that started late Tuesday night when three Kansas City police officers were shot.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago police officer dies after exchanging gunfire ‘at close range’ with suspect in Gage Park

In the minutes after the shooting, a cop can be heard screaming into the police radio, “10-1, 10-1, officer down,” giving the code for an officer in need of assistance.

The Independent UK

Man paralyzed by officer who mistook gun for Taser sues

A Florida man is suing after being paralyzed by a police officer who mistook his handgun for his Taser and shot him in the back

ABC News

Man shot dead in front of 12yo son outside martial arts gym Elite Fight Force in Sefton

Police say 40-year-old Taha Sabbagh was shot multiple times before he could step out of a car outside a martial arts gym in Sydney's west this morning.

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Michigan State plans classroom door locks, other security measures after shooting

Michigan State University officials outlined Wednesday several security measures, including the installation of classroom door locks, that it will adopt on its East Lansing campus in the wake of the Feb. 13 shooting that killed three students and wounded five others.

Tribune News Service

Suspect in murders of 3 Kentucky police officers died by suicide, coroner says

LEXINGTON, Ky. — An autopsy confirmed the suspect in the shooting deaths of three Kentucky police officers died as a result of suicide by hanging, the local coroner said Wednesday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Man facing murder charges in pair of shootings, miles apart, in under an hour last fall

Malik Bloxton, 26, was ordered held without bail during a hearing Wednesday by Judge Barbara Dawkins at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse.

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