News for June 20, 2025

Barry Morphew was charged again with first-degree murder in the 2020 death of his wife, Suzanne Morphew, after her remains were found and investigators said new evidence supported the case.

A federal appeals court ruled that Louisiana’s law requiring Ten Commandments displays in public school classrooms is unconstitutional.

José González Valencia, the brother-in-law of cartel leader El Mencho, was sentenced to 30 years in U.S. prison for running a major drug trafficking network tied to CJNG.

Iran’s foreign minister said Iran no longer trusts the United States in nuclear talks after Israeli strikes hit Iran days before planned negotiations.

President Donald Trump said he will decide within two weeks whether to strike Iran’s nuclear sites, but that time frame is one he has used many times before for major decisions that often slipped.

The Supreme Court upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors, a ruling that critics say will harm trans youth and protect similar laws in other states.

Opponents of Andrew Cuomo are using New York City’s ranked-choice voting system to try to block his comeback in the Democratic mayoral primary, with Zohran Mamdani leading the anti-Cuomo push and Brad Lander also in the mix.