ABC News (WALTERBORO, S.C.) — Disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was sentenced Friday to life in prison after being convicted of murdering his wife and their youngest son. Margaret “Maggie” Murdaugh, 52, and Paul Murdaugh, 22, were found dead from multiple gunshot wounds near the dog kennels at the […]
Prince George County Police Department (COLLEGE PARK, Md.) — College Park, Maryland, Mayor Patrick Wojahn resigned Wednesday, a day before he was arrested and charged with 56 counts of child pornography. His charges included 40 counts of possession of child exploitative material and 16 counts of distribution of child exploitative […]
Manuel Augusto Moreno/Getty Images (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Tennessee has become the first state to restrict drag performances in public. HB 9, signed by Gov. Bill Lee, makes “a person who engages in an adult cabaret performance on public property” — or where it can be viewed by minors — a […]
ABC News (SAN FRANCISCO) — Russell Jeung’s family was forcibly removed from their homes in Monterey, California, in the late 1800s. “When the townspeople wanted the Chinese out, the landlord evicted them. When the Chinese wouldn’t leave, a fire burned down the entire village,” Jeung, co-founder of the Stop AAPI […]
Sheila Paras/Getty Images (MILWAUKEE) — Cashay Henderson, a Black transgender woman fatally shot in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is remembered by her family as “a jokester,” “independent,” “unapologetic,” and someone who “walks to the beat of her own drum.” And though she’s remembered as a strong, bright presence in the lives of […]
Students hold signs outside of Little Rock Central High School on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. — Ruthie Walls (LITTLE ROCK, Ark.) — Storied Little Rock Central High School, cited by Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ campaign as formative in her rise to the Arkansas governor’s mansion, will be the site Friday of […]
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (WALTERBORO, S.C.) — Disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh is scheduled to be sentenced Friday morning after being convicted of murdering his wife and their youngest son. The bodies of Margaret “Maggie” Murdaugh, 52, and Paul Murdaugh, 22, were found dead from multiple gunshot wounds near the […]
avid_creative/Getty Images (LITTLE ROCK, Ark.) — The incident occurred at approximately 12:28 p.m. on Thursday at the Hall STEAM Magnet High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, when the Little Rock Police Department responded to a disturbance call at the school. When authorities arrived they discovered several fights in progress which […]
Joshua Boucher/The State/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (WALTERBORO, S.C.) — A juror who convicted Alex Murdaugh on Thursday told ABC News in an exclusive interview that the piece of evidence that convinced of the disgraced lawyer’s guilt was the cellphone video placing him at the scene minutes before the […]
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SPRING TRAINING INTERLEAGUE Boston 15, Philadelphia 3 NY Yankees 9, Pittsburgh 1 Houston 6, St. Louis o Pittsburgh 2, Toronto 2 (Tie) Chi Cubs 6, Oakland 1 Seattle 5, San Diego 4 Cleveland 4, San […]
