Photo illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/Reuters Alex Murdaugh, the once prominent member of a South Carolina Lowcountry legal dynasty, has been convicted of… Read More »Alex Murdaugh’s lies are unraveled as jurors find him guilty

Lufthansa 747.Luke Wunderlich/Shutterstock A dog was on the Lufthansa flight that crash-landed, and its owner doesn’t know if the pup is okay. Garrett Stuteville said… Read More »A dog was on the Lufthansa flight that was infested so badly that 7 passengers were sent to hospital, and its owner doesn’t know if the pup is okay

Tesla announced plans during the company’s Investor Day.Tesla Elon Musk’s Tesla plans to offer Texans unlimited overnight home charging for $30 a month. Texas has… Read More »Tesla plans to offer a $30 monthly plan for unlimited overnight charging at home. It’s launching in Texas because the windy nights help generate power.

HONOLULU (AP) — In a case reflecting Hawaii’s nuanced and complicated relationship with race, two native Hawaiian men will be convicted Thursday of a federal… Read More »Maui hate crime case highlights Hawaii’s racial complexity

Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre stated she had no “plan” to read Governor Ron DeSantis’s (R., Fl.) op-ed defending recent legislation that would override Disney’s favorable… Read More »White House press secretary wipes out DeSantis op-ed

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Police Superintendent announced Wednesday that he will step down in two weeks, seven months before he turns 63, the mandatory… Read More »The superintendent of the Chicago Police Department is stepping down in two weeks

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee

Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson will meet in a runoff election to become Chicago’s next mayor after voters on Tuesday denied incumbent Lori Lightfoot a… Read More »Chicago mayor’s race goes to round two, Lightfoot loses

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The family of the late Kobe Bryant has agreed to a $28.5 million settlement with Los Angeles County to resolve remaining… Read More »The Kobe Bryant family settles a $28.5 million photo lawsuit

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot had asked voters for another four years to continue her work to reduce crime and invest in underserved neighborhoods. They didn’t… Read More »Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot falls short of second-term bid

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Four Tennessee police officers are on furlough pending an internal investigation into how they treated a woman who died a day… Read More »Tennessee officer conduct was investigating the woman’s death

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday ordered officials to tighten control over the border with Ukraine after a spate of drone strikes attacked targeted regions… Read More »Putin warns after drone crashes 60 miles from Moscow; Russian death toll surpasses all wars since WWII: Ukraine live updates

BERLIN (AP) — A 45-year-old German man who had offered online babysitting services was convicted Tuesday of child sexual abuse charges in a case that… Read More »German ‘babysitter’ convicted in major case of child sexual abuse