Jury set to visit crime scene in double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh
Mint Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The jury in the double murder trial of disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh — who is accused of killing his wife and younger son at the family’s property in 2021 — will travel to the site of the brutal…
End of expanded SNAP benefits may push Black, Latino communities into poverty: Study
Kinga Krzeminska/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — When Alyn Carroll received information that her Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will soon be substantially decreased, her emotions almost overtook her.
“I wanted to cry,” Carroll, 56, told AB…
‘Potential lab incident’: FBI director Wray speaks publicly for first time on COVID-19 origin
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — FBI director Christopher Wray on Tuesday spoke publicly for the first time on the bureau’s assessment that the COVID-19 virus “most likely” originated from a potential lab incident in Wuhan, China.
He also faul…
Ohio governor on train derailment cleanup: ‘We’re not leaving’
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Following a brief pause, crews are still cleaning up contaminated soil and liquids in East Palestine, Ohio, after the Norfolk Southern train derailment and controlled release of toxic chemicals.
Residents of the small town, locat…
Getting F-16s to Ukraine with training could take up to 18 months, Pentagon says
Digital Vision./Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — While calls for the U.S. to send F-16s to Ukraine have generated a lot of attention, a top Pentagon official told lawmakers Tuesday that the planes are not one of Kyiv’s top three requests and that there woul…
Antarctic sea ice has reached a record low for the year, researchers say
Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Scientists are keeping a close eye on the Antarctic ice shelf as recent activity could soon cause rapid melting and rising sea levels.
The sea ice in Antarctica has likely met its minimum exte…
‘Mad Men’ co-stars Jon Hamm and Anna Osceola reportedly engaged
Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Paramount WorldwideJon Hamm and his former Mad Men co-star Anna Osceola are reportedly engaged after nearly five years of dating.
“The engagement happened a while back, but they are still on cloud nine,” a source tells U…
Scoreboard roundup — 2/28/23
iStock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events:
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Pittsburgh 7, Baltimore 4
Philadelphia 7, Toronto 2
Minnesota 10, Atlanta 7
Houston 8, NY Mets 4
Texas 6, Colorado 4
Chi White Sox…