19-year-old Keith Melvin Moses, a known gang member, has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of three people in Orange County, Florida. The bodycam video of the arrest shows an officer driving up to Moses and getting what looks like a gun out of the suspect's pocket. According to officials, Moses had a lengthy rap sheet and the first woman, the TV reporter and the 9-year-old died as a result of the shootings. Orange County Sheriff's Office is continuing to investigate the incident and have not released any further information.
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Russia is set to launch a Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday. The Soyuz MS-23/69S crew ferry ship will spend two days in orbit maneuvering towards the ISS and is loaded with equipment and supplies in place of a crew. If successful, the launch will be the first step in restoring the ISS's crew capacity.
A federal judge has ruled that former President Donald Trump and FBI Director Christopher Wray can be deposed in a lawsuit brought by former FBI agent Peter Strzok. The ruling ends a yearlong dispute over whether Strzok could question Trump and Wray under oath, with the depositions limited to two hours and a “narrow set of topics”. The Biden White House must decide by late March whether the current president will assert executive privilege over conversations that Trump had directly.
Alec Baldwin has pleaded not guilty to two felony charges of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie. He was released on conditions that prohibit him from handling firearms, drinking alcohol, and discussing the shooting with potential witnesses. The charges stem from the fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins in October 2021, and the case is ongoing with no trial date set yet.
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Alex Murdaugh, a former lawyer, testified in court on Thursday that he had no involvement in the deaths of his wife and son, despite admitting to lying to investigators and having two life insurance policies on himself. He also said he had made plans for someone to shoot him due to money issues and family embarrassment. The jury is expected to decide whether Murdaugh is guilty of murder or manslaughter, with a potential sentence of life in prison.
The U.S. Court of Appeals is currently deciding whether the Justice Department was legally allowed to seize Pennsylvania Rep. Scott Perry's cellphone last year. Perry, an ally of former President Donald Trump, is arguing that the Speech or Debate Clause of the Constitution protects him from certain investigative steps. The court has yet to make a ruling on the matter, and the decision will have implications for the future of the investigation into the Capitol attack.
Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 16 years in prison on Thursday in a Los Angeles courtroom for one count of rape and two counts of sexual assault. He is already serving a 23-year sentence in New York for similar crimes. The jury acquitted Weinstein of sexual battery and failed to reach verdicts on counts involving two other women. This sentencing marks a major victory for the #MeToo movement and a significant step forward in the fight against sexual assault.