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Becky Hill’s 'disgraceful' comments and book ambitions unraveled Alex Murdaugh's murder conviction: Docs

The South Carolina Supreme Court unanimously overturned Alex Murdaugh's murder convictions, citing clerk Becky Hill's jury interference as unprecedented.

Trump administration promote program to check voter eligibility. Critics fear a midterm purge

The Trump administration has run the names of at least 67 million voters through government databases as it looks for noncitizens and people who've died

Drone strike sparks a fire on the perimeter of UAE's nuclear power plant, shaking Iran war ceasefire

A drone strike has targeted the Barakah nuclear power plant in the UAE, setting an electrical generator ablaze

Teen vanished from home decades ago – now feds hope new image and shifting loyalties reveal truth

Authorities renew their call for information in the 1980 disappearance of 14-year-old Laureen Rahn from her Manchester, New Hampshire, apartment.

US-Mexico border wall construction is desecrating sacred sites, Indigenous leaders say

Indigenous leaders say that federal contractors are desecrating sacred Native American places and cultural sites at an unprecedented pace in the rush to build more walls on the U.S.-Mexico border

Community college student from Michigan to be 1st woman to represent US at world welding competition

A Michigan community college student will be the first female welder to represent the United States at a worldwide competition described as the Olympics of the skilled trades

On the voting rights trail, bus riders to Montgomery retrace old steps while fighting a new fight

The year was 1965 and Black Americans had come to Montgomery, Alabama, to demonstrate peacefully voting rights

Interrogation video shows trans killer’s calm confession to ambushing parents over gender transition battle

Newly released video shows transgender killer Mia Bailey confessing to murdering both parents for intervening in gender reassignment surgery decision.

Lamar Alexander Wants Republicans to Stand Up to Trump

CARL HULSE

In a new memoir, the former senator, governor and cabinet member says President Trump committed an impeachable offense on Jan. 6 and calls on Congress to assert its power.

Taiwan's president says island 'will never be sacrificed or traded' in stern rebuke of China

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te vows Taiwan will never be sacrificed or traded, rebuking China and thanking Trump for security cooperation.

Trump says Islamic State group leader was killed in a joint US-Nigerian mission

President Donald Trump says U.S. and Nigerian forces carried out a mission Friday night to kill a leader of the Islamic State group

Trump Administration Pushes Narrative of Christian Nation at Prayer Rally in D.C.

ELIZABETH DIAS AND RUTH GRAHAM

The nine-hour prayer event features speakers from President Trump’s cabinet and a program that connects the nation’s founding with Christianity.

Kentucky’s Curious Cast of Political Characters

REID J. EPSTEIN

The state, where a rebellious Republican faces a tough primary challenge on Tuesday, has an unpredictable political landscape that has produced a long list of surprising figures.

The Big Questions About Jeffrey Epstein: What The Times Has Learned

THE NEW YORK TIMES

Here is what we know about the sexual predator whose secrets spurred an international reckoning over money, power and complicity. Check back for updates.

A Young Socialist Mayor, Starbucks and the Tension Over Soaking the Rich

ANNA GRIFFIN AND EMILY COCHRANE

Seattle voters elected Mayor Katie Wilson as tensions rose over wealth inequality, but as Starbucks, one of the city’s most iconic companies, expands in Nashville, she is finding her limits.