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Court overturns Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions Fox News correspondent Bryan Llenas reports after the South Carolina Supreme Court overturned Alex Murdaugh’s two murder convictions, vacating his life sentences. The court found that clerk Becky Hill improperly influenced the jury, aiming for a guilty verdict to boost her book sales. Despite the overturn, Murdaugh remains incarcerated, serving a 40-year federal sentence for financial crimes. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A South Carolina judge has been assigned to take over Alex Murdaugh’s blockbuster murder case after the disgraced legal scion’s convictions in the slayings of his wife and son…

There is broad agreement that Halifax Regional Police needs a new home, but concerns are being raised about how much a new headquarters for the police force could cost taxpayers. From the age of the building to efficiency and safety concerns, 1975 Gottingen St. is no longer serving the needs of HRP.Options for the new headquarters were discussed during the Police Board of Commissioners meeting last week.There are three potential sites shortlisted for the new facility: Gottingen Street in north end Halifax, Cowie Hill in Halifax and Burnside Industrial Park in Dartmouth. 2:07 Three potential sites named for new Halifax…

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Republican Congressman Thomas Massie has urged the United States to reopen its investigation into a 1967 Israeli attack on a US Navy ship, the USS Liberty, that killed 34 service members and injured 171 others.Monday marked the 59th anniversary of the attack, and Massie honoured the occasion by delivering a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives, in the presence of survivors.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe Israeli government has long maintained the incident was a “friendly fire” accident. But some crew members from the USS Liberty have disputed that assessment, calling the attack deliberate.Massie highlighted…

Washington — President Trump nominated Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general on Monday, aiming to formalize the onetime Trump defense lawyer’s control over the Justice Department.Blanche has served as acting attorney general since Mr. Trump fired Pam Bondi in April. He previously spent just over a year as deputy attorney general, the No. 2 official who is responsible for overseeing all of the Justice Department’s criminal and national security work.The White House formally sent Blanche’s nomination to the Senate on Monday. The president indicated during a White House Rose Garden dinner last week that he would nominate Blanche to…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: The U.S. Coast Guard Investigative Service has released new video from their search to find missing American Lynette Hooker.The agency spent four days in the Bahamas last week looking for any clues. Investigators returned to the U.S. with the dinghy that Lynette and her husband Brian were boating on in the Sea of Abaco before she disappeared. Search teams deployed a range of specialized resources such as divers, remotely operated underwater vehicles, drones and even a cadaver dog in their search. A U.S. Coast Guard boat crew and CGIS Investigators…

Shares of Tango Therapeutics (TNGX) surged more than 51% on Monday after the clinical-stage biotechnology company reported encouraging early-stage trial results for its experimental cancer treatment, vopimetostat.The drug was tested in combination with Revolution Medicines’ daraxonrasib.The sharp rally pushed the stock toward a record closing high and marked one of its strongest single-day performances in more than a year, as investors responded positively to data that suggested the drug combination could offer a promising new treatment option for pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest forms of the disease.The latest results come from an ongoing Phase 1/2 study evaluating vopimetostat alongside…

By Lisa Johnson The Canadian Press Posted June 8, 2026 3:51 pm Updated June 8, 2026 3:55 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Country music artist and southern Alberta rancher Corb Lund says his team has collected enough signatures to compel the province to take action to stop coal mining on the eastern slopes of the Rockies. Lund didn’t say on Monday how many signatures the Water Not Coal campaign received, but almost 178,000 were required by the citizen initiative petition rules.The next step is to hand the names over to Elections Alberta for…

A 7.8-magnitude has shaken the southern Philippines and parts of Indonesia, killing at least 35 people.

Note: Map shows the area with a shake intensity of 3 or greater, which U.S.G.S. defines as “weak,” though the earthquake may be felt outside the areas shown.  All times on the map are Eastern. The New York Times A strong, 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey.The temblor happened at 2 p.m. Eastern about 65 miles northwest of Mantua, Cuba, data from the agency shows.As seismologists review available data, they may revise the earthquake’s reported magnitude. Additional information collected about the earthquake may also prompt U.S.G.S. scientists to update…