A Southern California judge, Jeffrey Ferguson, is on trial for murder after confessing to fatally shooting his wife, Sheryl, following a heated argument. The prosecution claims the act was intentional, while the defense argues it was accidental. Bodycam footage and his son's testimony play crucial roles in the case. Ferguson, a former prosecutor, faces scrutiny over his extensive firearms experience and past judicial controversies.
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The Kremlin declined to comment Monday on Kyiv saying it had captured North Korean soldiers fighting with Moscow's army in Russia's Kursk region, after President Volodymyr Zelensky suggested he was ready to exchange them for Ukrainian POWs. Russia has not denied or confirmed reports that thousands of North Korean soldiers have been sent to its border Kursk region to help Moscow fight off a Ukrainian incursion.
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