Husband, Mom of Woman Killed on Wedding Night in Ugly Legal Fight (Newser Morning 8)

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December 6, 2023     "The progress of rivers to the ocean is not so rapid as that of man to error." —Voltaire   1 A 65-Year-Old Christmas Classic Finally Hits No. 1 Brenda Lee released "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" in 1958, but the classic holiday tune never hit No. 1 on the charts—until now. Keep reading   2 Husband, Mom of Woman Killed on Wedding Night in Ugly Legal Fight Initially, Lisa Miller spoke warmly about Aric Hutchinson, the man her daughter Samantha Miller married just hours before the 34-year-old was killed by an alleged drunk driver while still wearing her wedding dress on April 28 in South Carolina. Keep reading   From our sponsors:   At a Glance Austin Interim Police Chief Robin Henderson speaks at a media briefing in Austin, Texas, early Wednesday Dec. 6, 2023. Texas authorities say a daylong series of attacks in Austin has left four people dead and at least three injured, and a man believed to be connected to them and the deaths of two people near San Antonio was taken into custody. (Sara Diggins /Austin American-Statesman via AP) Keep reading   3 Texas Woman Whose Baby Won't Survive Goes to Court Kate Cox is 20 weeks pregnant, and just found out her unborn baby has a fatal chromosomal condition. Keep reading   4 Liz Cheney Now Has a Bestselling Book Liz Cheney may not yet know if she's going to throw her hat in the ring for the 2024 presidential race, but in the meantime, she can bask in the success of her new book. Keep reading   5 Suit Blames Panera's Charged Lemonade for Another Death A second lawsuit has been filed against Panera Bread over the restaurant chain's Charged Lemonade, which has now been blamed for two deaths. Keep reading   6 'If Trump Wasn't Running, I'm Not Sure I'd Be Running' President Biden offered up an attention-grabbing line at a campaign event in Boston on Tuesday night: "If Trump wasn't running, I'm not sure I'd be running," Biden said. Keep reading     7 Paul McCartney's 'Longtime Sideman' Dead at 79 Denny Laine, a British singer, songwriter, and guitarist who performed in an early, pop-oriented version of the Moody Blues and was later Paul McCartney's longtime sideman in the ex-Beatle's solo band Wings, has died at age 79, the AP reports. Keep reading   8 Actors Ratify Contract That Ended Strike The Hollywood actors strike is now officially officially behind us after the actors union voted Tuesday to ratify the contract that ended the strike nearly a month ago. Keep reading   This Day in History In 1917, some 2,000 people were killed when an explosives-laden French cargo ship, the Mont Blanc, collided with the Norwegian vessel Imo at the harbor in Halifax, Nova Scotia, setting off a blast that devastated the Canadian city. Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2013: McDonald's to Workers: Don't Forget to Tip Pool Boy   Yesterday's Most-Read Stories   From Our Sponsors Manage your subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe from Newser emails  |  Privacy Policy We'd love to hear from you. Send us a note at feedback@newser.com. Read our stories on MSN. Newser, LLC  |  1395 Brickell Avenue  |  Suite 800  |  Miami, Florida  |  33131 © 2023 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved