Just over 30 miles of South Carolina Highway 63 and the two Salkehatchie Rivers separate Hampton and Colleton counties, but a major criminal trial is about to take place that will link these two rural Lowcountry areas forever in SC history. On the night of June 7, 2021, Margaret “Maggie” Murdaugh and her younger son … Read more
By David Carnevali (Reuters) – Private equity firms that deemed drug development too risky for their liking in the past are increasingly investing in the sector, raising dedicated funds and coming up with deals that compensate them for the uncertainty involved. These firms are seeking to capitalize on the growing gap between the supply of … Read more
Hong Kong (CNN) — Thousands of travelers crossed mainland China’s borders on Sunday for joyful reunions and long-awaited journeys as authorities relaxed restrictions that had both separated families and isolated the world’s most populous country for nearly three years. At international airports in China’s major cities, families awaited returnees at the exit gates for the … Read more
new york CNN — A walk-out by more than 7,000 nurses at two major New York City hospitals began at 6 am ET Monday after talks aimed at averting a strike broke down overnight. Tentative deals had been reached in recent days covering nurses at several hospitals, including two new agreements late Sunday evening. But … Read more
NEW YORK — It was supposed to be a murder-suicide. In the end, that’s what it was. Part of Manhattan pharma millionaire Gigi Jordan’s defense in the 2010 death of her 8-year-old autistic son was that she planned to kill herself after plying him with a deadly cocktail of painkillers, tranquilizers and sleeping pills mixed … Read more
MEXICO CITY — Joe Biden has no shortage of topics to tackle in his first presidential trip to Mexico. There’s the major shift in border policy that came just days before the trip. There’s the arrest of an alleged drug trafficker in Mexico long sought by US authorities. And there’s the border itself, which Biden … Read more
Recent years have brought Topeka a surge in thefts from vehicles of catalytic converters, one of which is shown here. Catalytic converters can be stolen from the underside of a vehicle “in a matter of seconds,” says a proposed ordinance being considered by the Topeka City Council. That measure is aimed at helping slow down … Read more
Police have arrested a Massachusetts man for misleading the investigation into the mysterious New Year’s Day disappearance of his wife from a wealthy Boston suburb. Authorities on Sunday announced the arrest of Brian Walshe, 46, of Cohasset, whose wife Ana Walshe, 39, a mother of three, was simultaneously reported missing by both her husband and … Read more
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia teacher who authorities say was shot by a 6-year-old student is known as a hard-working educator who is devoted to her students and enthusiastic about the profession that runs in her family, according to fellow teachers and city officials. John Eley III, a former member of the Newport News … Read more
A student at Merrimack High School was killed after a head-on crash Friday night, which seriously injured others, according to police. The Merrimack School District Chief Education Officer, Everett Olsen, said Xander Venedam, 18, was a student at the high school and was killed in the crash. He said Xander had a great personality and … Read more