NEWSNATIONNOW (Safia Samee Ali) - Alex Murdaugh retrial: What other high-profile cases were retried?
The state high court ruled Murdaugh was deprived of a fair trial.
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - WATCH: Transgender Admits to Killing Parents Over Trans Surgery.
Interrogation footage of a man-to-woman transgender who killed his parents has been released to the public, revealing that he had no regrets about the killings, which occurred over a dispute about transgender surgery.
Interrogation footage of a man-to-woman transgender who killed his parents has been released to the public, revealing that he had no regrets about the killings, which occurred over a dispute about transgender surgery. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Collin Troy Bailey, a 28-year-old transgender who goes by “Mia,” admitted to killing his parents, Joseph and Gail, in Washington County, Utah, after his mother opposed his plans for transgender surgery in June 2024 . Bailey was convicted in December 2025 and sentenced to two consecutive life sentences for the murders. DETAIL: This week, footage of Bailey’s police interrogation was released, showing him unapologetic about the killings, claiming that he had wanted to change his gender as…Open
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Destruction across Tel Aviv from Iranian strikes
Host Robert Sherman is on the ground in Israel looking at the aftermath of some of the Iranian strikes. In some places, apartment buildings have been reduced to scrap metal and rubble, as officials work to secure the sites and protect the public. Some of the destruction was caused by cluster warheads, while some was caused by Iran’s drones, which have changed the landscape of the war. #israel #iranwar #ceasefire
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand exasperated by HUD chief’s testimony: ‘Stop talking about Biden’
Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (N.Y.) and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner got into a heated discussion on Thursday, with the New York Democrat raising her voice at Turner over his repeated references to the Biden administration. #Housing #Homelessness #Senate #HUD READ MORE: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5878670-gillibrand-hud-turner-testimony/
ABCNEWS - WATCH: Spirit Airlines faces lawsuit from former employees
Sam Sweeney and Brian Buckmire report on former workers suing Spirit Airlines over claims they were denied pay and benefits after the airline shut down operations.
STRIPES (Joseph Ditzler) - Army recovers remains of second soldier missing in Morocco | Stars and Stripes
The remains of the second U.S. Army soldier who went missing during military training in Morocco have been recovered, U.S. Army Europe and Africa said in a statement.
NPR (Andrea Hsu) - How AI is speeding new business creation, especially among Gen Z entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs are turning to AI to speed the creation of new businesses, with Gen Z leading the way. That's according to a new report from the payroll software firm Gusto.
NPR (Ari Daniel) - Some plants have unusual genetics, which can help them weather cataclysmic events
Unlike humans, many plants have more than two sets of chromosomes. This trait may help them adapt to environmental upheaval, such as climate change.
AXIOS (Andrew Solender) - Congressional leaders plead with their absentee lawmakers: "You've got to come"
Congressional leaders are straining to get their absentee members to return to Capitol Hill as the House's vote margins on major legislation grow ever more precarious. Why it matters: Just on Thursday, an Iran war powers resolution failed to pass in a tie vote. Any lawmaker could have tipped the outcome — and half a dozen were absent. - "People cannot miss votes," a senior House Democrat told Axios. - The truants on that vote included Reps. Tom Kean Jr. (R-N.J.) and Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.). Both have missed weeks of votes. - The mystery of Wilson's absence was solved on Thursday — she is recovering from a major eye surgery — but questions surround Kean's mysterious disappearance. What we're hearing: House Minority Leader…
NYTIMES (Hiroko Tabuchi) - Is Musk Running an Illegal Power Plant? The D.O.J. Says It Might Weigh In.
In a court filing, the administration signaled support for Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company in a lawsuit challenging xAI’s generators at a huge Mississippi data center.