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October 12, 2021

Gabby Petito autopsy: Experts weigh in after coroner's 'manual strangulation' ruling

Amid Tuesday’s news that Gabby Petito died as a result of "manual strangulation," some of the nation’s most expert forensic pathologists are sounding off, with one explaining how medical professionally likely reached their conclusions.

October 12, 2021

Psaki: Abbott and DeSantis' politically-motivated vaccine mandate policies will kill people

Jen Psaki on Tuesday accused Republican Govs. Greg Abbott of Texas and Ron DeSantis of Florida of “putting politics ahead of public health” by strongly opposing vaccine mandates in those states.

October 12, 2021

Gabby Petito autopsy: Cause of death was strangulation, Teton County Coroner Dr. Brent Blue says

Gabby Petito died from strangulation, Teton County Coroner Dr. Brent Blue revealed during a Tuesday news briefing, weeks after the FBI uncovered her remains at Bridger-Teton National Forest north of Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

October 12, 2021

Fisherman breaks nearly 30-year-old record in Florida

Big fish keep getting caught.

October 12, 2021

Elderly Florida mother jailed for bucking hospital COVID rules, refusing to leave daughter's bedside

A Florida mother says she stands by her actions “100 percent” and is “not sorry” for spending a night in jail after breaking a hospital’s coronavirus and visitation rules by refusing to leave her recovering daughter’s bedside.

October 12, 2021

Brian Laundrie update: Where does the search stand now?

The search for fugitive Brian Laundrie has slowed in recent days with no new, public updates on his whereabouts from law enforcement, his attorney or the FBI, which is conducting an ongoing investigation into the homicide of Laundrie's fiancée, Gabby Petito.

October 12, 2021

Miami police chief being fired after 6 months on the job

Miami officials have decided to fire the city’s new police chief six months into his stormy tenure, after he was lambasted by city commissioners who he accused of meddling in the police department and internal affairs investigations.

October 12, 2021

Florida deputy stops rental truck carrying boat, finds more than 30 Cuban migrants inside

A deputy found 32 suspected Cuban migrants – including two pregnant women – hiding in a "go-fast" boat that was on a trailer being towed by a rental truck Monday morning in the Florida Keys, authorities said.

October 11, 2021

Gabby Petito autopsy: Wyoming coroner to give update Tuesday

Teton County, Wyoming, coroner Brent Blue on Tuesday will hold a virtual press conference regarding the final autopsy report for deceased Gabby Petito.

October 11, 2021

DeSantis Columbus Day proclamation pushes back against those who 'defame' the explorer

Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., issued a Columbus Day proclamation Monday honoring the legacy of Christopher Columbus and claiming those who "defame" the Italian explorer are trying to portray the United States and Western culture negatively.