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January 18, 2024

Georgia plan for $400M monkey-breeding facility met with protest

Bainbridge, Georgia, has plans to construct a $396 million complex to breed long-tailed macaques to be sold for medical research, but some locals and activists are protesting.

January 18, 2024

Virginia Democrats vote down bill that would serve harsher penalties to drug dealers

A Virginia Senate committee voted against a bill that would expand the circumstances under which drug dealers could be charged with felony homicide in overdose cases.

January 18, 2024

Miami-Dade shootout: 1 dead, 3 police officers hospitalized after clash with alleged squatter wielding shotgun

A shootout in Miami between an alleged squatter wielding a shotgun and Miami-Dade police officers left one person dead and three officers hospitalized.

January 18, 2024

Florida permanently bans funding for DEI in state schools

Florida's State Board of Education announced regulations Wednesday to stop funding for DEI programs within the state college system and teach American history.

January 18, 2024

Rep. Nancy Mace's former chief of staff considering South Carolina Republican primary run against her: report

Dan Hanlon, a former staffer of former President Trump, could launch a primary campaign against his most recent former boss, Rep. Nancy Mace, R-SC

January 18, 2024

GOP candidate compared deporting illegal immigrants to Nazis, 'not opposed' to fast-tracking DACA citizenship

Republican Pat Harrigan, a congressional candidate in North Carolina, previously compared deporting illegal immigrants to Nazi Germany.

January 18, 2024

Minister attending nitrogen gas execution of Alabama prisoner asks state for extra safety precautions

Rev. Jeff Hood, a spiritual adviser attending the nitrogen gas execution of Kenneth Smith in Alabama, has asked the state for additional safety precautions for bystanders and witnesses.

January 18, 2024

Viral Instagram model issues warning after 7 plastic surgery augmentations: 'Never made me feel better'

Instagram model Neyleen Ashley said she regrets getting seven breast augmentations and is now warning young girls against going under the knife.

January 18, 2024

Alex Murdaugh's push for new trial could depend on one juror, attorney says

Alex Murdaugh's push for a new murder trial could depend on the testimony of one juror who deliberated during his trial last year, according to attorney Eric Bland.

January 18, 2024

VP Harris compares often violent Ferguson protests to Civil War’s fight for ‘promise of freedom’

Vice President Kamala Harris compared the Ferguson riots and protests at the Tennessee House to the Civil War in a Martin Luther King Jr. Day speech.