The Supreme Court overturns the murder conviction of Terry Pitchford, citing racial discrimination in jury selection during his 2004 Mississippi trial. The 5-4 ruling highlights ongoing concerns about racial bias in the criminal justice system.
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A Florida teenager has been charged as an adult with murder and sexual abuse in the death of his stepsister aboard a Carnival cruise ship in 2025. The case involves allegations of assault and mechanical asphyxiation while the ship was in international waters.
Rex Heuermann pleads guilty to killing eight women in the Gilgo Beach serial killings, admitting to strangling the victims and cooperating with the FBI. Sentencing is set for June 17.
San Antonio Police Department has arrested a father and son in connection with the murder of pregnant teen Savanah Soto and her boyfriend, Matthew Guerra. Christopher Preciado was charged with capital murder and his father, Ramon Preciado, was charged with abuse of a corpse for allegedly helping to move the bodies. More charges are pending, possibly relating to the death of the unborn child. The investigation is ongoing.
Twitter experienced a wide-ranging service disruption on Monday, with users unable to access the website or third-party app TweetDeck, and being met with an error message when clicking on links. The disruption has caused frustration among users, who have taken to other social media platforms to express their concerns, and it is the latest in a string of service disruptions since the company was acquired by Elon Musk in late 2020. Twitter has not yet released a statement on the issue, and it is unclear when the issue will be resolved.
Two men have been charged with capital murder after a fatal shooting near the University of Alabama campus. The incident occurred early Sunday morning and involved shots fired into a vehicle. The two suspects, Darius Miles and Michael Lynn Davis, have been suspended from the University of Alabama basketball team and the investigation is ongoing.