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Ahead of Monday’s scheduled hearing for the 31-year-old suspect accused of stabbing a transgender University of Washington Student, new court documents reveal the viciousness of the attack. Police say 19-year-old Juniper Blessing was stabbed more than 40 times while doing laundry at University Housing. The family of Blessing releasing a heartbreaking statement about the loss of the beloved s...

A new, large ebola outbreak is alarming global health experts, concerned that the first reports of the outbreak have come at such a late stage, with hundreds of cases already suspected. Adding to that, the area of the Congo where this outbreak has been identified is mired in an ongoing conflict and right along the borders of Uganda and South Sudan where containment is extremely difficult. The Worl...

In this episode, we discuss the disturbing documentary My Killer Father: The Green Hollow Murders, which investigates allegations that a man may have been responsible for multiple suspicious deaths tied to his family over several decades, including claims that he murdered his wife and secretly buried her in a remote area known as Green Hollow. We’re joined by the film’s director, Aengu...

The Associated Press is reporting that FBI Director Kash Patel took a VIP snorkel tour of Pearl Harbor while on a “work” trip with a second “layover” in Hawaii. One of the main sticking points, this excursion was not included in any public itinerary. And while it was disclosed that the FBI director made a stop in Honolulu on his way to New Zealand to visit the FBI office, i...

63-year-old Richard Glossip was freed from an Oklahoma jail Thursday after nearly 30 years behind bars. He was released on a $500,000 bond while he awaits a new and third trial ordered by the Supreme Court after justices reviewed a 2023 letter by the Oklahoma Attorney General acknowledging the evidence against Glossip “does not support that he is guilty of first degree murder beyond a reason...

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Texas executed its 600th inmate after hours of waiting to hear word from the Supreme Court, which ultimately decided to lift a lower court’s stay. Edward Busby was pronounced dead at 8:11 PM CT. We go over the powerful two sentence dissent from the justices against executing Busby, whose attorneys claimed was intellectually disabled, and you’ll also hear Busby’s lengthy final wor...

On the evening newscasts Wednesday evening, both ABC and NBC evening news anchors were reporting live from Beijing, where the world is watching the two most powerful leaders from the two biggest economies meet to discuss the biggest issues facing the world. So why was CBS evening news anchor Tony Dokoupil in Taiwan? If you listened to his broadcast, he claimed it was for editorial reasons; Taiwan...

What really turned Aaron Hernandez from NFL superstar into convicted killer? As seen in American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez...alleged childhood abuse, hidden sexuality, severe brain trauma, paranoia, drugs, football culture, and the pressure of living a double life may all have contributed to an escalating pattern of violence. In this episode, forensic psychologist Dr. Rachel Toles unpacks the...

Senator Rand Paul’s son, William, has tweeted that he is seeking help for his drinking problem after an incident this week at a Capitol Hill bar.  Republican Congressman Mike Lawler is calling out William Paul for verbally accosting him, telling him if a Kentucky republican loses his upcoming primary race, it would be because of “your people.”  Representative Lawler ask...

The state of Oklahoma has just executed 52-year-old Raymond Eugene Johnson for the 2007 brutal murders of his ex girlfriend and her infant daughter. During last month’s clemency hearing, Johnson apologized to the family of 24-year-old Brooke Whitaker and her 7 month old baby girl Kya for beating Whitaker and then setting her and her baby on fire in their Tulsa home. Johnson confessed to the...

Death penalty opponents are waiting to see if Texas will proceed with what they say would be an unconstitutional execution. Texas’ Attorney General has appealed to the nation’s highest court to lift a stay on Edward Busby’s scheduled execution for today. There are reports that Texas officials plan to move forward with the execution despite a federal appellate court ruling last we...

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28-year-old Dalton Eatherly who goes by “Chud the Builder” and livestreams himself saying racially derogatory statements to black people in public settings was arrested and charged with attempted murder. Police say Eatherly shot a man following an altercation outside a Tennessee courthouse, and accidentally shot himself in the arm in the process. Eatherly has been trying to get social...

A Utah judge gave 35-year-old Kouri Richins the harshest sentence possible following an emotional day of victim impact statements. In court, we heard directly from Richins’ sons who each wrote statements to the court, asking the judge to make sure their mom never gets out of prison. Eric Richins’ sisters and father also addressed the court, all before Kouri herself took more than 40 mi...

In a unanimous decision, the South Carolina Supreme Court has overturned Alex Murdaugh’s 2023 convictions of murdering his wife and son and ordered a new trial. The justices wrote they had no choice but to make their ruling because the county clerk of court, Rebecca Hill improperly influenced the jury at trial, by suggesting they could not trust Murdaugh’s testimony. South Carolina&rsq...

The grief author mom of three who was convicted of poisoning her husband with five times the lethal dose of fentanyl, will be sentenced later today in Utah. Prosecutors have given the judge statements from Kouri Richins’ three sons, all of whom pleaded with the judge to send their mom to life in prison.  In their sentencing memo, prosecutors also laid out some damning evidence of w...

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The French woman who was medically cleared to fly home from the Hantavirus cruise ship, is now in “the final stage of supportive care” according to doctors. It is a frightening and quick turn of events, as world health officials say to expect more cases over the coming days and weeks. As of this recording, the number of suspected cases has risen to 11, with 9 confirmed cases around the...

FBI Director Kash Patel squared off with Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen today and it got ugly.  Senator Van Hollen asked Patel about “The Atlantic” article alleging excessive drinking on the job and Patel fired back, accusing Van Hollen of “slingin’ margaritas” with a “gangbanger.” Patel was referring to a meeting the Senator had with a mistakenly...

New Yorker Melissa Samnath sent a final text to her family, one hour before her 37th birthday: “Call the cops.”  Samnath was celebrating in Jamaica with her new husband, who is now a suspect in her murder, and is on the run in his home country. Police are searching for Dane Watson, after he reportedly beat her and left her in a wheelchair in front of a hospital barely alive. Samna...

An unthinkable and tragic end to a Michigan couple’s wedding: the groom fatally ran over his best man after an alcohol fueled fight turned deadly.  24-year-old James Shirah pleaded no contest to 2nd degree homicide for the death of groomsman 29-year-old Terry Taylor. Shirah said in court that he will “forever be sorry” still claiming it was an accident, but will spend at lea...

Robach and Holmes cover the latest news headlines and entertainment updates and give perspective on current events in their daily “Morning Run.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As of this morning, all of the hantavirus cruise ship passengers are off the ship and being monitored by their respective countries. The virus that was once isolated to the tip of Argentina has now journeyed with infected passengers to the United States, the Netherlands, Britain, Germany, France, Switzerland and Spain. 18 passengers are being closely monitored in two locations here in the U.S at f...

A Texas man who cut off his ankle monitor and fled weeks before his capital murder trial, was in an Italian courtroom today. 40-year-old Lee Gilley was apprehended while trying to enter Milan with a forged Belgian passport that allowed him to flee Texas. Now Gilley’s fate is in the hands of an Italian judge as he fights extradition. Gilley is seeking asylum and protection in Italy from the d...