Pope Francis has canceled an audience scheduled for Saturday as a precaution after suffering a mild flu, the Vatican press office said in a short statement, without adding details. Francis was scheduled to meet with Rome deacons in the morning. The pontiff, 87, had already been forced to cancel some of his activities in November due to breathing problems. A …
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Man found guilty in trans womans killing after first federal gender-based hate crime trial
A South Carolina man was found guilty Friday of killing a Black transgender woman in thenation’s first federal trial over a hate crime based on gender identity. After deliberating for roughly four hours, jurors convicted Daqua Lameek Ritter of a hate crime for the murder of a woman referred to as “Dime Doe” in 2019. Ritter was also found guilty …
Read More »Did Utah mom Kouri Richins poison her husband, then write a childrens book on coping with grief?
Friends and family expressed shock and disbelief whenKouri Richins was arrested in connection with the death of her husband, Eric, at their home in Kamas, Utah, in 2022. “I was shocked,” said her mother Lisa Darden, remembering when she heard the news. “She can’t be arrested.” Darden believed that Kouri and Eric had a great relationship, though there were sometimes …
Read More »Draft RNC resolution would block payment of candidates legal bills
Two draft resolutions circulated by a member of the Republican National Committee call on the party to adopt proposals that would keep it from having to pay for any presidential candidate’s legal fees and would also make it party policy to remain neutral in the Republican presidential primaries. The first of the proposals, drafted by longtime RNC member Henry Barbour, …
Read More »Alexey Navalnys body has been handed over to his mother, aide says
The body of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has been handed over to his mother, an aide to Navalny said Saturday. Ivan Zhdanov, the director of Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation, made the announcement on his Telegram account and thanked “everyone” who had called on Russian authorities toreturn Navalny’s body to his mother, Lyudmila Navalnaya. “Thank you very much. Thanks to everyone …
Read More »U.S. and U.K. conduct fourth round of joint airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen
The U.S. and U.K together launched “more than a dozen” airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen Saturday, two U.S. officials confirmed to CBS News. This is the fourth round of joint coalition strikes since Jan. 11 to pressure the Houthis to stop attacking commercial shipping lanes in the Red Sea. The strikes hit 18 Houthi targets across eight locations in …
Read More »South Carolina primary exit polls for the 2024 GOP election: What voters said as they cast their ballots
Note: Exit poll percentages may have updated as CBS News collects more data. Voters in South Carolina weighed in on the 2024 Republican primary Saturday, and just after polls closed at 7 p.m., the election results came in — CBS News projected former President Donald Trump defeated Nikki Haley. Here’s the latest on the factors that went into voters’ decisions …
Read More »Trump is projected to win South Carolina Republican primary, beat Haley. Here are the full results.
Washington — CBS News projects that former President Donald Trump will win the South Carolina GOP primary, defeating former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley in her home state. Haley, however, hadvowed to press forward in the GOP nomination contest whatever the outcome. A home-state advantage did not translate into a lead in the polls for the former governor of South …
Read More »Odysseus moon lander tipped over onto its side during touchdown, company says
Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus moon lander, coming down faster than expected and moving slightly to one side at the moment of touchdown Thursday, apparently caught a footpad on the lunar surface and tipped over onto its side, officials said Friday. Telemetry indicates the top of the spacecraft may be resting on a rock or the lander could be tipped over on …
Read More »Colorado double murder suspect threatened roommate before shooting, would Kill him over trash dispute: affidavit
The man accused of shooting and killing his roommate and another person in a dorm on the University of Colorado- Colorado Springs campus last Friday, Feb. 16, appeared in El Paso County Court on Friday morning. The affidavit detailing what happened leading up to the deadly shooting and the arrest of Nicholas Jordan reveals some tension between the roommates and …
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