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For 87 years, the Murdaugh family name came to represent a legal dynasty in coastal South Carolina, where three successive generations controlled the local prosecutor's office.

The jury in the double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh has found him guilty of murdering his wife and son. The 54-year-old scion of a prominent and powerful family of local lawyers and solicitors, was also found guilty of two counts of possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime in the killings of Margaret "Maggie" Murdaugh and Paul Murdaugh on June 7, 2021.

Reports reveal that in recent months, nearly 900 schoolgirls may have been poisoned across Iran. Some were hospitalized, and others are still experiencing symptoms. CNN's Nima Elbagir reports.

The Justice Department on Thursday urged an appeals court to reject sweeping claims of presidential immunity put forward by former President Donald Trump in the civil litigation surrounding the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol.

CNN's Alex Marquardt reports from the town of Chasiv Yar near Bakhmut, Ukraine, where artillery fire is nearly constant as Russia tries to push farther into the country.

The jury began to deliberate Thursday in the murder trial of Alex Murdaugh, the disgraced attorney accused of fatally shooting his wife and son at their South Carolina hunting property in 2021.

The world's most northerly forests could be a "time bomb" of planet-warming pollution as expanding wildfires have released record high levels of planet-heating pollution into the atmosphere, according to a new study.

Russian security officials claimed on Thursday that a small Ukrainian armed group had crossed the Russian border into the southern Bryansk region, allegations dismissed by Kyiv as a "classic deliberate provocation" by the Kremlin.

Ukrainian authorities are accusing Russia of trying to export an unlikely phenomenon: teenage gangs inspired by a Japanese anime game who are taking to the streets for mass brawls.

At least 16 people have been killed and 85 injured after two trains collided near the city of Larissa in Greece late Tuesday night, Reuters reported, citing authorities.

Rescue workers are searching for survivors after a head-on collision between two trains killed dozens and left scores injured in central Greece. The crash is raising questions about the country's poor track record of railway safety. CNN's Eleni Giokos has more.

The Biden administration has approved an estimated $619 million potential arms sale to Taiwan, including hundreds of missiles for F-16 fighter jets, in a move that will likely further inflame already heightened tensions between Washington and Beijing.

After spending close to five months stuck inside an airport in South Korea, Dmitry is finally able to breathe fresh air. But he is yet to taste freedom -- and his real wait may have only just begun.

Vietnam's National Assembly on Thursday named Vo Van Thuong as the country's new president, in a reshuffle of the country's top leadership amid a sweeping anti-graft campaign.

The number of births registered in Japan plummeted to another record low last year -- the latest worrying statistic in a decades-long decline that the country's authorities have failed to reverse despite their extensive efforts.

CNN's Anderson Cooper investigates the stories of Ukrainian children allegedly taken to Russia to be used for pro-Russia propaganda.

CNN's Erin Burnett reports on the desperation of Russian soldiers pleading for help due to the severity on the ground.

State prosecutors said in closing arguments of Alex Murdaugh's murder trial Wednesday that he was the only person who had the motive, means and opportunity to kill his wife and son in June 2021 -- and that his lies afterward betrayed him.

The US intelligence community cannot link any cases of the mysterious ailment known as "Havana Syndrome" to a foreign adversary, ruling it unlikely that the unexplained illness was the result of a targeted campaign by an enemy of the US, according to a US intelligence assessment published on Wednesday.

The body of a baby has been found in a woodland area in southern England, close to where aristocrat Constance Marten and her partner Mark Gordon were arrested earlier this week over concerns for their child's welfare, UK authorities said Wednesday.

After a year of punishing sanctions, oil price caps, and international companies exiting the country, the IMF predicts Russia's economy could actually grow in 2023. CNN's Christine Romans breaks what's happening with the Russian economy.

State prosecutors began closing arguments Wednesday in the murder trial of Alex Murdaugh, the disbarred South Carolina attorney accused of killing his wife and son at the family's countryside estate in 2021.

Uranium particles enriched to near bomb-grade levels have been found at an Iranian nuclear facility, according to the UN's nuclear watchdog, as the US warned that Tehran's ability to build a nuclear bomb was accelerating.

Former Navy fighter pilot Ryan Graves tells CNN's Alisyn Camerota about his unit's experiences with UFOs and explains the problems they can pose for military and commercial aviation.

Drone footage shows the scene in Tempi, central Greece, where 36 people have died after a passenger and freight train collided. CNN's Eleni Giokos reports.

Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been declared the winner of Nigeria's controversial presidential elections, as opposition leaders decry the polls as rigged and call for a fresh vote.

During a House Armed Services Committee about US military support to Ukraine, witness Colin H. Kahl, Under Secretary of Defense for policy, pushed back on Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) for citing a Chinese propaganda outlet.

The team of Communist Party officials running China's economy is about to get a major makeover.

Bipartisan lawmakers warned of the threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party on Thursday during the first hearing of the House select committee on China, a rare demonstration of unity across the aisle in a Congress increasingly divided along partisan lines.

CNN's Erin Burnett obtains video appearing to show Russian soldiers pleading to join the private military organization Wagner Group.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's office said on Tuesday that lawyers for defendants facing charges in the January 6, 2021, insurrection will be granted access to US Capitol security footage as the top House Republican has faced scrutiny for allowing Fox News host Tucker Carlson to view the video before widely releasing it.

Retired Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling joins CNN's John King to discuss military strategy in Bakhmut, Ukraine, and his thoughts on Putin publicly acknowledging Russian losses on the battlefield.

A pre-Hispanic mummy, estimated to be between 600 to 800 years old, was discovered in a food delivery cooler bag by Peruvian police over the weekend.