Police probing link between accused NY serial killer and missing South Carolina woman

Police in South Carolina are probing a link between accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann and the disappearance of an 18-year-old woman who went missing in 2014. 18-year-old Aaliyah Bell disappeared two days before Thanksgiving 2014 after leaving her uncle’s home in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Police in Rock Hill, South Carolina said on …

Senate Judiciary Committee advances Supreme Court ethics bill

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted on Thursday to advance legislation that would require the Supreme Court to adopt an ethics code. Called the ‘Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal and Transparency Act,’ the bill from lead sponsor Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse cleared the committee along party lines, 11-10. It is not expected to get the 60 votes …

Judge rejects Trump’s effort to move New York hush money case to federal court

A federal judge on Wednesday rejected former President Donald Trump’s bid to move his hush-money payments case from New York state court to a federal venue. The ruling from U.S. District Court Judge Alvin Hellerstein means the case will stay in Manhattan criminal court, where District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office is prosecuting Trump on 34 …

Stanford University president announces resignation amid scrutiny over his research

On Wednesday, the president of Stanford University announced his resignation, citing an independent review that found flaws in some papers he authored, but cleared him of research misconduct. Tessier-Lavigne has been president for nearly seven years. Marc Tessier-Lavigne said in a statement to students and staff that he would step down Aug. 31. Tessier-Lavigne, a …

Trump informed by special counsel he is a target in Jan. 6 probe

Former President Donald Trump on on Tuesday that he was informed by special counsel Jack Smith that he is a target in the Jan. 6 criminal investigation. Smith already has criminally charged Trump with about three dozen counts related to retaining classified documents when he left the White House. Letters sent by the Department of …

3-year-old driving golf cart in Florida hits and kills 7-year-old

Police in Florida said that a 3-year-old driving a golf cart stuck and killed a 7-year-old standing in the front yard of a home in Fort Myers. According to a news release from the Florida Highway Patrol, the 3-year-old was approaching a right curve near a home on private property located on Orange River Boulevard, …

New drug to protect infants from RSV receives FDA approval

The Food and Drug Administration (“FD”) announced Monday it has approved a drug by which newborns and infants can be protected against respiratory syncytial virus (“RSV”) for an entire season with a single shot. The RSV virus that causes acute respiratory infections and which can be quite serious for some infants, especially those born prematurely. …

Iowa judge blocks 6-week abortion restrictions, allowing legal abortion in state

On Monday, an Iowa judge temporarily blocked a new six-week abortion ban from remaining in effect. Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the ban into law on Friday at a prominent political gathering hosted by an evangelical Christian group. She told attendees that it represented “an ironclad commitment to the smallest and most vulnerable among us.” …

TIME Studios to produce Notorious B.I.G. documentary ‘Understanding Christopher Wallace’

TIME Studios has announced the production of a new documentary based on The Notorious B.I.G., to be titled ‘Understanding Christopher Wallace.’  The studio describes the documentary as “an intimate look at the untold life story of late rapper The Notorious B.I.G.,’ and explained that the doc will follow Biggie’s son Christopher “C.J.” Wallace, who was …

Suspect in 4 killings in Georgia is shot and killed after manhunt

Law enforcement officers shot and killed a man wanted in the weekend killings of four people near Atlanta. Officials say that a sheriff’s deputy and a police officer were also injured as they attempted to take the suspect into custody. Police haven’t disclosed a motive. Henry County Sheriff’s spokesperson Syntonnia Moore said suspect Andre Longmore, …