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January 26, 2024

Florida serial killer makes jarring confession about spring break mystery

Convicted serial killer Billy Mansfield Jr., who is connected to deaths coast to coast, admitted to murdering a teenager in Florida during 1980 spring break

January 26, 2024

GA Senate launches committee to probe Trump prosecutor Fani Willis for 'improper' affair

Georgia's GOP-controlled state Senate on Friday voted to form a special committee to investigate Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.

January 26, 2024

Man arrested in Louisville sues police for wrongful arrest, excessive force

Jahmael Benedict, 21, has filed a lawsuit accusing Louisville police officers of wrongful arrest and excessive force. A DOJ probe found Louisville police to be discriminatory.

January 26, 2024

Teens addicted to social media like ‘digital fentanyl’: Florida rep.

Fox News’ Danamarie McNicholl reports on Republicans and Democrats agreeing that social media is ‘dangerous’ as a Florida bill seeks to ban social media for kids under 16.

January 26, 2024

Florida cutting Sociology as core higher education course sparks outrage: 'No evidentiary basis'

Florida Board of Education's move to cut "Principles of Sociology" as a core requirement prompted outrage from the academic community, especially sociology profressors.

January 26, 2024

Ahmaud Arbery's killers to appeal hate crime convictions in March

Greg and Travis McMichael and their neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan, the three men who were convicted of hate crimes for killing Ahmaud Arbery, will argue their appeals in March.

January 26, 2024

Georgia legislators approve bill defining antisemitism in state law

In solidarity with their Jewish constituents, Georgia lawmakers passed a bill that would define antisemitism in state law. Some critics fear the law will suppress dissenting opinions.

January 26, 2024

West Virginia legislators reject bill to expand law enforcement database of DNA

WV lawmakers voted against a bill that would have allowed taking DNA from adults arrested on felony charges of violence against someone, burglary or a case involving a minor.

January 26, 2024

North Carolina sea turtles are dying en masse due to plunging temperatures

The North Carolina State University Center for Marine Sciences and Technology took in 109 sea turtles stunned by frigid temperatures from Cape Lookout, but only 36 survived.

January 26, 2024

Georgia police arrest man wanted out of Pennsylvania after firing shots at driver who rear-ended him

Chamblee police in Georgia arrested a man wanted out of Pennsylvania after he fired a dozen gunshots at a driver who rear-ended him at a red light.