On Wednesday, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey nominated an appeals court judge to the state’s highest court. Healey picked her ex-girlfriend, Appeals Court Associate Justice Gabrielle Wolohojian, for the powerful position. In Massachusetts, the Governor’s Council decides whether to confirm nominees to the courts. The council contains eight members elected from… Read More

Alex Murdaugh was back in a South Carolina courtroom Monday, but this time the convicted killer, disbarred attorney and admitted thief wasn’t the one fidgeting in the spotlight. Instead, it’s the jurors who found him guilty of the shooting deaths of his wife and son who are being questioned by… Read More

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter remembered her late brother on Tuesday as a fierce and visionary steward of their father’s legacy. The Rev. Bernice King choked back tears at times as she shared memories of her childhood and recent visits with Dexter Scott King, who died Monday at… Read More

Gold Glove-winning center fielder Kevin Kiermaier is staying in Toronto, agreeing to a $10.5 million, one-year contract. The team announced the contract on Thursday. The Blue Jays also have Daulton Varsho and George Springer in their outfield. [Warning] U.S. law could rob you of your IRA, 401(k), and even your… Read More

An orange tabby cat named Taters stars in the first video transmitted by laser from deep space, stealing the show as he chases a red laser light. The 15-second video was beamed to Earth from NASA’s Psyche spacecraft, 19 million miles (30 million kilometers) away. It took less than two… Read More

A chemical leak that killed six workers at a Georgia poultry plant in 2021 resulted from a poorly designed freezer that spilled deadly liquid nitrogen as well as a failure by the plant’s owner to install safety equipment and properly train employees for emergencies, a federal agency has concluded. “This… Read More