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Verdict is in on the double murder charges facing Alex Murdaugh. Pundits are opine he is guilty

Just confirmed senate goes to the Democrats.

Ihave always been under the impression that one of the Jewish faith who passes must be buried within 24 hours ! Especially a New York born Jew

Within the footprint of California's Rim Fire is an area of 60 square miles where everything is dead, the worst such burn damage in centuries.

A 67-year-old man has been sentenced to decades in prison for raping his son's prom date. Ismael Cruz claimed to have consumed more than 60 beers on the night of his son's prom in May 2012. The son's date, 19 at the time, told police she had fallen asleep at his home after an evening of drinking. She woke at some point in the night to find her dress partially removed and Cruz on top of her Cruz was sentenced Monday to 35 years in prison for the rape. He faced a minimum sentence of 25 years because of two...

Rumors about the 3.8% Medicare tax continue to circulate. Here's the definitive word on what's true and what's not on how the tax impacts real estate.Ever since health care reform was enacted into law more than two years ago, rumors have been circulating on the Internet and in e-mails that the law contains a 3.8 percent tax on real estate. NAR quickly released material to show that the tax doesn’t target real estate and will in fact affect very few home sales, because it’s a tax that will only affect high-income households that realize a substantial gain on an asset...

CNN host Soledad O’Brien and Rudy Giuliani clashed on Monday, with the the former New York City mayor accusing O’Brien of trying to blame George W. Bush for the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. While interviewing Giuliani, O’Brien played a clip of former Bush adviser Matthew Dowd comparing Benghazi to the invasion of Iraq, arguing it was possible for the intelligence to be initially wrong on Benghazi, just as intelligence indicating Iraq had weapons of mass destruction turned out to be false. “We’re going to blame this on Bush, too?” Giuliani said.

The San Antonio Independent School District has released video footage from inside a special-needs bus that plummeted off an I-37 overpass last week.

A Texas restaurant owner is up in arms after Corpus Christi city officials informed him he can no longer wash the bird poop off the sidewalk in front of his business — not unless he wants a $2,000 fine, KRIS-TV reported. John Webb, general manager of Crawdaddy’s in downtown Corpus Christi, told the station he’s been hosing the sidewalk down for 18 years. That is, until city officials told him earlier this month he was breaking the law. The reason? A city storm water ordinance that bars anyone from washing pollutants, like bird poop, into the storm drain system that...

VICTORIA, Tx. -- The Secret Service is looking into a sign posted in Victoria, Texas. The sign says "Pray for Obama", but it's the scripture quoted below those words that is raising eyebrows: Psalms 109:8. Psalms 109:8 reads, "Let his days be few, and let another take his office." Milton Neitsch Jr., who has lived in Victoria since 1961, says he didn't intend for people to pick up on the hateful wishes of death and pain surrounding the tiny verse.

The emerging portrait of 16-year-old Corey Robinson -- athlete, musician, scholar -- combines the light and shadow of two eras. He is a mass of Renaissance brush strokes on a canvas of 21st Century color. The middle son of Hall of Fame basketball center David Robinson, Corey excels as a wide receiver at San Antonio Christian (Texas) High, ranks among the top 10 students in his junior class and possesses an astonishing range of abilities and interests. Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/the_bonus/02/07/corey.robinson/index.html#ixzz254k89N4M

SAN ANTONIO – A worker at SeaWorld San Antonio died after being electrocuted at the park on Saturday morning, officials confirmed. The victim's name was not immediately available. San Antonio police Officer Matt Porter said the victim was electrocuted around noon while servicing the HVAC unit atop the SeaWorld employee café. The victim allegedly stuck his hand inside the unit to get a measurement. Another employee who was working with the victim told police that he heard a noise, saw a puff of smoke and then found the victim unconcious.

Just now Rush had ''Mrs. Tarantula'' on the phone. She called with reference to Rush calling her daughter(from THE 5) Ms.Tarantula( a spoof obviously). Her call was edited for about 5 seconds and Rush seemed a bit taken aback. She finally said it fits and he repeated her final words. What was her full statement that needed to be edited.

I ordered Rush's product ''2 if by tea'' out of curiosity. At first I thought the price was too high,till I did the math and compared other high end products. It arrived within 3 days and was impressed by the packaging and the label(that alone made brought back my impression of Billy Beer. After an evening in the fridge I chose to taste the product. I gave one to my wife (diet) while I chose the regular. Both of us were more than shocked by the flavor of the tea. It's not only refreshing, but there is no after-taste as...

Salma Hayek talks about her humble beginnings, her former undocumented immigrant status and her charity projects in the new issue of V Magazine Spain, where the Mexican actress seductively poses for the cover titled “A Woman’s Weapons.” Hayek’s involvement with women’s issues has distinguished her in Hollywood. Her advocacy includes promoting awareness programs about violence against women and on the rising discrimination against undocumented workers Read more: http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/entertainment/2010/12/07/salma-hayek-illegal-immigrant/#ixzz17WQXYjco

Obamma was right......Yes we can and we showed em last night not only yes we can, but yes we did

Sixteen Britons are among the tens of thousands missing after a catastrophic earthquake ripped Haiti apart. They had all been living in the capital Port-au-Prince when the disaster - which measured 7.0 on the Richter scale - struck on Tuesday. International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander said there were 32 British nationals living in the city - half of whom had yet to make contact with the UK's ambassador.

This is one of the most moving videos I've seen regarding our goverment and its' creation

Cell Phone Service Interruption

In what police describe as one of the most gruesome crimes against a child in recent memory, an infant boy was stabbed, decapitated and mutilated early Sunday. His 33-year-old mother claimed responsibility, police said. Otty Sanchez told police that she was “hearing voices” and that the devil made her kill Scott Wesley Buchholtz Sanchez, to whom she gave birth on June 30, San Antonio police spokesman Joe Rios said. Sanchez used a steak knife to repeatedly stab the nearly 4-week-old baby, then decapitate and mutilate him, Rios said. A police source said the baby was skinned and gutted.