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Uptick in D.C. homeless population driven by increase among families, census shows

The District’s homeless population has increased by more than 4% this year, according to the city’s annual census of people living on the streets, with families experiencing homelessness jumping by 16%. The city’s Department of Human Services said that, despite…

Court overturns Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions

“Both the State and Murdaugh’s defense skillfully presented their cases to the jury as the trial court deftly presided over this complicated and high-profile matter,” the justices wrote. “However, their efforts were in vain because Colleton County Clerk of Court…

South Korea considering supporting U.S. effort to secure Strait of Hormuz, defense minister says

South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back said Wednesday Seoul may offer support for the U.S.-led effort to guide commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz after a South Korean vessel came under fire in the waterway last week. Mr. Ahn…

More than 1,000 passengers held on cruise in France after gastroenteritis outbreak

The ship, which set sail from Belfast on Friday, is at port in Bordeaux after 49 people fell ill from gastroenteritis. Source link

Iranian who ran smuggling ring, stalked women, pleads guilty

An Iranian man who ran a smuggling ring that assisted illegal immigrants from Iran, including an associate of that nation’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, pled guilty to federal charges Tuesday. Sharon Gohari was also caught with a bundle of child…

Ghana to evacuate 300 from South Africa over anti-immigrant protests

The foreign minister says the “distressed” Ghanaians registered with the embassy in Pretoria to be evacuated. Source link

Democratic congressman launches probe of DOJ settlements with Biden-era FBI whistleblowers

The top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee launched an investigation into allegations that the Department of Justice paid millions of dollars to pro-Trump FBI agents fired during the Biden administration. Rep. Jamie Raskin, Maryland Democrat, said the agents were…

Jason Collins, NBA's first openly gay player, dies aged 47

Collins shared late last year that he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer. Source link

Men wrongly accused of grisly yogurt shop murders in Texas reach $35 million settlement with city

The city of Austin will pay $35 million to three men and the family of a fourth who were wrongly accused of the 1991 rape and murder of four teenage girls at a yogurt shop, a case that initially sent…

Trump's 'Golden Dome' will cost $1.2tn and might not stop all-out missile attack

That pricetag is nearly seven times higher than Trump’s initial estimate, found an independent budget office. Source link