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Murdaugh's sister-in-law saw odd behavior after killings 02/14/2023 05:37pm • Alex Murdaugh's sister-in-law testified Tuesday in his double murder trial that she thought it was odd that he didn't seem scared in the weeks after his son Paul and wife Maggie were killed at their South Carolina home. Marian Proctor told jurors her family was distraught after the killings. She sai GOP launches probe into COVID origins with letter to Fauci 02/14/2023 11:21am • WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are kicking off an investigation into the origins of COVID-19 by requesting documents and testimony for current and former Biden administration officials. The Republican chairmen of the House Oversight Committee and the Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic a Brutality detailed in Alex Murdaugh case; 2 jurors get COVID 02/13/2023 07:38pm • A pathologist detailed the close range shots that killed Alex Murdaugh's wife and son as prosecutors on Monday started winding up their case in the disgraced South Carolina attorney's double murder trial. But the future of the trial could be in jeopardy. Two jurors were dismissed Monday morning afte WHO says Equatorial Guinea confirms 1st outbreak of Marburg 02/13/2023 03:02pm • DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The World Health Organization says that Equatorial Guinea has confirmed its first-ever outbreak of Marburg disease, saying the Ebola-related virus is responsible for at least nine deaths in the tiny Western African country. In a statement on Monday, the U.N. health agency con Google to expand misinformation 'prebunking' in Europe 02/13/2023 05:52am • WASHINGTON (AP) — After seeing promising results in Eastern Europe, Google will initiate a new campaign in Germany that aims to make people more resilient to the corrosive effects of online misinformation. The tech giant plans to release a series of short videos highlighting the techniques common Today in History: FEB 12, Abraham Lincoln born in Kentucky 02/12/2023 12:00am • Today in History Today is Sunday, Feb. 12, the 43rd day of 2023. There are 322 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was born in a log cabin in Hardin (now LaRue) County, Kentucky. On this date: In 1554, A's acquire OF Bleday from Marlins in trade for lefty Puk 02/11/2023 08:19pm • OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Athletics acquired lefty-hitting outfielder JJ Bleday from Miami on Saturday, sending left-hander A.J. Puk to the Marlins. The 25-year-old Bleday made his major league debut last year, hitting .167 with five home runs and 16 RBIs in 65 games. He made 27 starts in U.Md. no longer requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination 02/10/2023 06:14pm • Students and the campus community at the University of Maryland will no longer need to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination, effective Thursday. Widely available vaccines and other treatments, as well as a population that has reached a "sufficient level of immunity," have reduced the impact of the Nasty norovirus making kids, teens sick in DC region 02/10/2023 04:15pm • Having a Super Bowl party this weekend? Well, hosts may want to reconsider. Fairfax County, Virginia's health department warned that the norovirus is hitting the D.C. region hard, and it's making kids very sick. The gastrointestinal virus, which usually lasts one to three days, is most commonly s NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week 02/10/2023 11:02am • A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: ___ 2014 photo of US rescue dog misrepresented after Seoul lifts visa limits on short-term travelers from China 02/10/2023 03:39am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says it will remove the entry restrictions it placed on short-term travelers from China since the start of the year as officials see the COVID-19 situation in that country as stabilizing. South Korea in early January stopped issuing most short-term visas at it Today in History: FEB 8, Mary, Queen of Scots beheaded 02/10/2023 12:46am • Today in History Today is Wednesday, Feb. 8, the 39th day of 2023. There are 326 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 8, 1587, Mary, Queen of Scots was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in England after she was implicated in a plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I. Today in History: FEB 10, Chess star loses to IBM computer 02/10/2023 12:36am • Today in History Today is Friday, Feb. 10, the 41st day of 2023. There are 324 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 10, 1962, the Soviet Union exchanged captured American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers for Rudolf Abel, a Soviet spy held by the United States. On this date Chicken farmers say their eggs could help reduce prices 02/09/2023 06:06pm • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — U.S. chicken producers want to do their part to bring down current soaring egg prices by selling their 400 million surplus eggs to food producers. But first they have to convince the FDA to change the rule that prevents eggs laid by chickens in the meat industry to be used for h GM reaches computer chip supply deal with GlobalFoundries 02/09/2023 12:09pm • DETROIT (AP) — With the global shortage of semiconductors still crimping U.S auto production, General Motors has signed a deal with chipmaker GlobalFoundries to dedicate part of an upstate New York factory to supply the automaker. In a joint statement from the companies Thursday, Malta, New York-b