Alex Murdaugh trial: court clerk accused of plagiarism

Becky Hill, who Murdaugh’s lawyers accuse of jury-tampering, alleged to have plagiarized passages in memoir from BBC article The court clerk who helped steer the murder trial of South Carolina’s Alex Murdaugh and has since been hit with accusations of jury-tampering – potentially leading to a retrial – is now embroiled in a plagiarism controversy. … Read more

Blizzard conditions hit US northern plains and upper midwest

Freezing weather affecting more than a million people expected in parts of South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and Colorado Snow, freezing rain and high winds are hitting the northern plains and upper midwest states, with the National Weather Service warning that “blizzard conditions for central South Dakota into parts of Nebraska, Kansas and Colorado [are] resulting … Read more

Former congressman Jeff Fortenberry’s conviction reversed by appeals court

Republican convicted over false statements about payment from billionaire should not have been tried in Los Angeles, court says An appellate court on Tuesday reversed a 2022 federal conviction against former Nebraska congressman Jeff Fortenberry, ruling that the Republican should not have been tried in Los Angeles. Fortenberry was convicted in March 2022 on charges … Read more

‘We need more humanitarian aid’ in Gaza, says Chef José Andrés

Chef José Andrés, Founder of World Central Kitchen, joins Meet the Press NOW to explain his visit to Gaza, where his organization provided more than 12 million meals to those in need. He describes this aid as a “drop of water in an ocean of need” in Gaza.