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Murdaugh’s fall from grace ends in life sentence for murder 03/03/2023 04:21pm • WALTERBORO, S.C. (AP) — One of the last pieces of a legal dynasty that doled out justice in rural South Carolina for decades crumbled Friday as lawyer Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison for the murder of his wife and son at their sprawling estate. In the quiet Lowc TSA PreCheck sets new membership record 03/03/2023 01:00pm • A record number of U.S. airline passengers are leaving their belts on and getting through TSA screening faster, with PreCheck membership surpassing 15 million. The Transportation Security Administration also reports another PreCheck record. On Feb. 21, more than 19,200 individuals applied for Singapore PM's brother says govt persecuting his family 03/03/2023 05:28am • BANGKOK (AP) — The brother of Singapore's prime minister on Friday accused government authorities of persecuting his family after it emerged that he and his wife were under official investigation. Lee Hsien Yang has long been at odds with his brother, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, over the will With West Bank in turmoil, new Palestinian militants emerge 03/03/2023 01:44am • JABA, West Bank (AP) — The stuttering blasts of M-16s shattered the quiet in a West Bank village, surrounded by barley fields and olive groves. Young Palestinian men in Jaba once wanted to farm, residents say, but now, more and more want to fight. Last week, dozens of them, wearing balaclavas a Detectives seek motive in fatal California school stabbing 03/02/2023 10:32pm • SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — Detectives on Thursday were investigating what prompted a fight between three students at a Northern California high school that ended in one fatally stabbing another as more than two dozen classmates watched. A 15-year-old freshman was booked on suspicion of homicide and Arkansas House approves Sanders' education overhaul proposal 03/02/2023 07:32pm • LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Some parents in Arkansas could get access to school vouchers that would help pay for private school tuition and home schooling as soon as this fall under a bill the state House approved Thursday as part of a massive education overhaul, The majority-Republican House vote New Mexico teen pleads no contest in fatal school shooting 03/02/2023 07:10pm • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A 14-year-old New Mexico boy accused of shooting and killing a classmate in 2021 has pleaded no contest to a charge of second-degree murder, prosecutors said Thursday. The boy will remain in state custody until he’s 21, the maximum sentence allowed for a child under New 7 Best Stocks to Buy Now With $1,000 03/02/2023 07:00pm • Consider the best way to invest $1,000 for your situation.If you have an extra $1,000 sitting in a savings or checking account, one of the best ways to earn a return on that money is to invest in the stock market. If you're new to investing, buying a low-cost, diversified S&P 500 exchange-traded Ways to Lower Your Student Loan Interest Rate 03/02/2023 07:00pm • On average, class of 2021 graduates who took out loans left college with $29,719 in student loan debt. On its own, that's a lot to stomach. But with a 5.8% interest rate (the average student loan interest rate among all existing borrowers) and a 10-year repayment plan, you'd end up paying a total of Ohio AG approves language in abortion protection petition 03/02/2023 05:26pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Attorney General’s Office approved summary language Thursday in a petition to enshrine abortion rights in Ohio’s state constitution, advancing the closely watched amendment to its next step. Republican Attorney General Dave Yost determined that the summary submi Palestinians: Israeli fire kills teen in West Bank 03/02/2023 05:01pm • JERUSALEM (AP) — The Palestinian Health Ministry said Israeli forces shot and killed a teenage boy Thursday in the north of the occupied West Bank, the latest in a flare-up of violence that has raged for months. The ministry said Mohammed Saleem, 15, was wounded with a live bullet in the back alon DeSantis, Trump set to visit Iowa, ramping up 2024 moves 03/02/2023 04:57pm • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former President Donald Trump are each headed to Iowa in the coming weeks, making their first trips of the year to the leadoff Republican voting state as the 2024 campaign ramps up. DeSantis has scheduled events on March 10 in the eastern Iowa Missouri lawmakers back ban on Chinese ownership of land 03/02/2023 02:38pm • JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House voted Thursday to ban entities from China and four other perceived adversarial countries from purchasing land in the state, citing a need to protect farms from the possibility of falling under hostile control. The Missouri legislation, which now heads Jalen Carter, top NFL prospect, posts bond in fatal crash 03/02/2023 02:20pm • Georgia defensive tackle Jalen Carter returned to the NFL scouting combine on Thursday after turning himself in to Athens police Wednesday night and posting a combined bond of $4,000 on charges of reckless driving and racing in relation to a fatal crash that killed a teammate and team staffer. Carte American U. professor earns NAACP Literary Image Award for 'Take My Hand' 03/02/2023 01:57pm • The 54th annual NAACP Image Awards were held last week, and among the big winners was a Memphis-born but D.C.-based author and creative writing professor at American University. Dolen Perkins-Valdez won an NAACP Image Literary Award for her novel "Take My Hand," her first win after a previous