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Today in History: May 22, strongest earthquake recorded strikes Chile
Today is Friday, May 22, the 142nd day of 2026. There are 223 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On May 22, 1960, the strongest earthquake recorded struck southern Chile. The magnitude 9.5 quake claimed 1,655 lives, left 2 million homeless and triggered a tsunami responsible for over 230 additional deaths in Hawaii, Ja ... (full story)
Who are the 5 people convicted in connection with Matthew Perry’s death
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The wide-ranging prosecution in the death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry is coming to a close. Five people have pleaded guilty for various roles in supplying the actor with ketamine, the drug that killed him at age 54 in 2023. Four of them have been sentenced. The last person will be sentenced i ... (full story)
Prosecutors to retry Alex Murdaugh in deaths of wife and son after high court overturned convictions
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions and life sentence for the deaths of his wife and son were overturned last week by the South Carolina Supreme Court because the court clerk at his trial suggested he was guilty.
But the disgraced lawyer won’t be leaving prison anytime soon.
Prosecutors ... (full story)
Underwater memorial to wrecked slave ship draws pilgrims seeking to connect with their roots
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — Ruthie Browning dove into the calm, blue water off Key West, Florida, expecting to see “a big, old rock with stuff growing all over it.”
She was on a pilgrimage with other Black divers and community members, visiting sacred sites including one where a British slave ship — the Henriet ... (full story)
Muskets like those from 1776 are mostly exempt from today’s gun laws
HALIFAX, N.C. (AP) — With 165 grains of black powder in the barrel, a .75-caliber Brown Bess flintlock musket like the ones the redcoats carried in 1776 can hurl a lead ball at a velocity of around 1,000 feet (305 meters) per second.
Imagine what that can do to a human body. Now, imagine that it’s almost completely e ... (full story)