The first women to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor will be honored in a funeral service at the National Cathedral today. pres. Joe Biden will deliver the eulogy along with Chief Justice john Roberts. O'Connor died recently of complications with Dimentia at the age of 93. Her body lay in repose at the Great Hall at the Supreme Court where a special ceremony was held yesterday. Justice Sonia Sotomayor delivered a tribute as one of the nine member of the High Court who were in attendance. She especially noted the sisterhood of women justices there. She said the late Justice 'never lost sight of how the law affected ordinary people." Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff were among those who visited the court to pay their respect. The legacy of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor includes O'Connor landmark opinions upholding access to abortion, affirmative action and protecting the First Amendment.
Pastor Da’Quarius Green , a 31-year-old leader of Elba Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Alabama, was shot on Dec. 23, 2025 and died several days later in the hospital after a domestic dispute at his home in Level Plains . Authorities have described the shooting as a “domestic incident” involving his wife, 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐲. Local news station WTVY reported "c ourt records show that Green was arrested on misdemeanor domestic violence charges 3 times in Houston County last year, with each of those cases dismissed. Also in 2024, a woman filed a protection order against Green in Houston County in which she believed him to be a danger," but did not confirm Mrs. Massey as the suspect. Various reports indicate the couple's children were present when he was shot in the head. In one instance, a woman who shared children with Green alleged that he repeatedly struck her , including once when she was pregnant. The sitution appears to be shaping int...