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Alex Murdaugh watches proceedings during an evidentiary hearing over his retrial for the murder of his wife, Maggie, and younger son, Paul, at the Lexington County Judicial Center, Friday, Oct 16, 2026, in Lexington, SC.. (Tracy Glantz/The State via AP, Pool)

Fight over evidence in Alex Murdaugh retrial turns to DNA and missing murder weapons

October 16, 2026 at 3:29 p.m.

Alex Murdaugh’s defense can do their own tests of unidentified DNA found under his wife’s fingernails after she and her son were shot to death in 2021, a judge said...

This photo provided by the Tennessee Department of Correction shows Christa Pike on Jan. 12, 2023. (TDOC via AP)

Christa Pike’s lawyer says she has not regained consciousness since her failed Tennessee execution

October 4, 2026 at 11:10 a.m.

Christa Pike has remained unconscious and on a ventilator at a hospital in the four days since her failed execution in Tennessee, and her prognosis might not be known for...

FIle – Hayden Panettiere arrives at the Teen Vogue Young Hollywood Party in Los Angeles on Sept. 20, 2007. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)

Hayden Panettiere died from an overdose involving fentanyl. She had just gone to rehab, coroner says.

September 22, 2026 at 10:30 a.m.

Actor Hayden Panettiere died from an accidental overdose of several drugs including fentanyl, a coroner in South Carolina said Tuesday.

Miami Dade Fire Rescue officials inspect a damaged vehicle two days after an Amazon cargo plane overshot a runway at Miami International Airport, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Cleaning crew killed in Miami cargo jet crash was wrapping up shift at hard, demanding job

September 9, 2026 at 3:43 p.m.

Five members of a crew killed when an Amazon cargo jet smashed into their van were wrapping up their eight-hour shift cleaning planes at the Miami airport when the crash...

An NTSB investigator works near a damaged van at the site where an Amazon cargo plane overshot the runway two days earlier while landing at Miami International Airport, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

All 5 killed in Miami cargo jet crash were in a van used by plane cleaners

September 8, 2026 at 5:16 p.m.

The five people killed when an Amazon cargo jet ran off the runway at Miami International Airport were all inside a van used to get to planes to clean them,...

Diesel prices are seen at a gas station as prices hit a record high in the U.S., Friday, Sept. 4, 2026 in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)

Fuel prices at record Labor Day high in US thanks to Iran War and refinery issues

September 7, 2026 at 10:15 a.m.

The average price of regular gas was $4.14 a gallon heading into Labor Day, nearly a dollar higher than last year and well above the Labor Day weekend record of...

An Amazon cargo plane sits at the Miami International Airport (MIA) after it overshot the runway, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Federal investigators probe Amazon cargo jet’s fiery runway crash that killed 5 in Miami

September 7, 2026 at 4:44 p.m.

Federal investigators examining why an Amazon cargo jet barreled off a runway at Miami International Airport and into vehicles, killing at least five people, are likely to focus on a...

U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., left, looks on as Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., speaks during a debate ahead of the special GOP Senate runoff election to replace the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., in Newberry, S.C., Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

Sen. Darline Graham wins GOP primary runoff to replace late brother Lindsey Graham in US Senate

August 25, 2026 at 8:44 p.m.

U.S. Sen. Darline Graham won the Republican nomination to replace her late brother Lindsey Graham on South Carolina’s general election ballot.

FILE – Cooter, actor Ben Jones, sits atop one of the 229 hotrods, named the General Lee, used in the show “Dukes of Hazzard” as ecstatic fan, Aliceson Johnson, of Charlottesville, Va., sits in the drivers seat in front of his store in Sperryville, Va., Tuesday, Aug. 10, 1999. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Ben Jones, good ol’ boy ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ actor and 2-term US House member, dies at 84

August 10, 2026 at 8:54 p.m.

Ben Jones, who played the good ol’ boy mechanic in “The Dukes of Hazzard” TV series and parlayed his fame into a political career and two terms in the U.S....

This photo provided by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy in June 2020 shows damage to anchor support EP-17-1 on the east leg of the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac in Michigan, displayed on a television screen. (Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy via AP, File)

Michigan Supreme Court rejects permit for Enbridge oil pipeline under Great Lakes

August 1, 2026 at 12:43 p.m.

The Michigan Supreme Court has ordered state regulators to reconsider a key permit that allowed a planned tunnel to carry an oil pipeline under part of the Great Lakes to...

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