Attorneys for Alex Murdaugh asked a judge Friday to throw out the original murder indictments for killing his wife and son, saying the chief investigator in the case lied to the grand jury. Murdaugh is facing a retrial on the murder charges after the South Carolina Supreme Court threw out his convictions and life sentence, ruling that…
1m ago Netanyahu reportedly pushes for new U.S. strikes on Iran President Trump told reporters Sunday that he’d spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday and had a “very good talk with him.” Mr. Trump gave no details but said the two had discussed the war in Iran. According to sources cited…
Federal prosecutors were rebuffed in their effort to secure an indictment against former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson over her testimony related to the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol, according to four sources briefed on the grand jury proceedings. The Justice Department has not yet responded to a request for comment. The…
Some Cornell faculty members say a letter purportedly from Jane Doe in which she said she “felt unsupported and disbelieved” by university president Michael Kotlikoff was not shared with them. One faculty member called that a “silencing of Jane Doe’s voice.” Doe has filed a lawsuit alleging gang rape at a 2024 fraternity party….
Greek life at Cornell University should be ended permanently if leadership can’t be convinced that fraternity gatherings there can be safe, the school’s president, Michael Kotlikoff, said at a contentious meeting of the Faculty Senate on Wednesday night. “I really appreciate the sentiment of a lot of faculty and a lot of leadership of the…
Federal prosecutors have been presenting evidence to a grand jury in Washington, D.C., on whether former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson may have lied to Congress in her testimony related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, two sources familiar with the matter told CBS News. Hutchinson, a former aide to White…
In Cary, North Carolina, Vanessa Minter was among the first people on the ground to learn about the terror unfolding in the air on Sept. 11, 2001. Minter, an American Airlines reservations agent, was on the other end of a phone call with flight attendant Betty Ong, who was sitting in the back galley of…
Iran has finalized a preferential trade agreement with Oman, according to the Islamic Republic’s official Trade Promotion Organization. The agreement, which Oman has not yet confirmed, still requires approval by Iran’s parliament and other authorities. The announcement, relayed by Iranian state media, came two days after President Trump heralded a shift in U.S. tactics in…
The father of a sailor aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln said he’s worried for his son and the rest of the ship’s crew as the aircraft carrier’s deployment to the Middle East stretches on. The ship has been at sea for nine months, much longer than the typical deployment of six months. Combat aircraft have…
