On April 28th, a tragic accident on Folly Beach, South Carolina, resulted in the death of a bride on her wedding day. Jamie Lee Komoroski, 25, was driving her rental car at 65 miles per hour in a 25-mile-per-hour zone when she slammed into a golf cart carrying the bride. Komoroski had a blood alcohol content of 0.261%, more than three times the legal limit, and has been charged with one count of reckless homicide and three counts of felony DUI resulting in great bodily harm. The Folly Beach Department of Public Safety is continuing to investigate the incident.
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Lori Vallow Daybell, an Idaho mom accused of murder in the deaths of her two children, is awaiting the verdict of her seven-week trial. Prosecutors have argued that she was a power-hungry manipulator who killed for money, while the defense team has claimed she was a normally protective mother. The jury adjourned after four hours of deliberation, and the verdict will be announced on Friday. The case has had a lasting impact on the families of the victims and the community of Rexburg, Idaho, where the children were last seen alive.
A federal judge in Virginia has ruled that a law banning licensed federal firearms dealers from selling handguns to young adults under 21 violates the Second Amendment and is unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Robert Payne argued that many of the rights and responsibilities of citizenship are granted at the age of 18, including the right to vote, enlist in the military and serve on a federal jury, and that excluding 18-to-20-year-olds from the Second Amendment’s protection would impose limitations on the Second Amendment that do not exist with other constitutional guarantees. The ruling is being seen as a major victory for gun rights advocates, but is likely to be challenged by gun control advocates, and the debate over gun rights is far from over.
The Social Security Administration has released its list of the most popular baby names of 2022, with Olivia topping the list for girls and Liam for boys. The rankings usually don’t change much from year to year, but there were still some interesting shifts between 2021 and 2022. Names are shaped by society and history, and the SSA has been releasing lists of the top U.S. baby names since 1997, with popular culture playing a role in influencing the popularity of certain names.
Federal prosecutors have requested a judge to stop former President Donald Trump from being deposed in a four-year-old civil lawsuit filed by two former FBI officials who allege they were wrongfully terminated. The Justice Department is seeking to protect Trump from being deposed in a civil case while they are still investigating him in a criminal case and have asked the lower court judge to reconsider their ruling. If not, they will appeal to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for Washington, D.C.
The Biden administration has ended the Title 42 pandemic-era rule, allowing an estimated 60,000 migrants to cross the U.S.-Mexico border. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas said the U.S. had a plan in place for more than a year and a half, and that individuals will be taken into custody and removed quickly under traditional immigration authorities. Migrants were seen crossing the border in single file, with the bus flanked by members of the National Guard and Border Patrol.
Daniel Penny, a 24-year-old Marine veteran, has surrendered to the New York City Police Department to face criminal charges in connection with the death of Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old former Michael Jackson impersonator who was homeless. The Manhattan District Attorney's Office has said that Penny is expected to be charged with second-degree manslaughter, and the incident has sparked outrage and calls for an investigation into the death of Neely. It has also prompted a national conversation about police brutality, the use of excessive force, and the role of bystanders in such situations.
U.S. Marshals have captured 24-year-old Nasir Grant, one of two inmates who escaped from a Philadelphia prison earlier this week. Grant was taken into custody while dressed as a woman, while the other inmate, 18-year-old Ameen Hurst, remains at large. The Philadelphia Department of Prisons has launched an investigation into how the escape went unnoticed for nearly 19 hours.