‘Jeopardy!’ hosts: Bialik, Ken Jennings will finish 2021
Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings will split “Jeopardy!” hosting duties for the remainder of 2021.
Author: Associated Press
Lawyer says Murdaugh to turn himself in on insurance fraud
By Jeffrey Collins
A prominent South Carolina lawyer who found the bodies of his wife and son three months ago plans to turn himself in to face charges in a plot to arrange his own death that ended with the shooter only grazing him in the head, his defense attorneys said.
Maverick Dem senators meeting with Biden on spending plan
By Alan Fram and Marcy Gordon
President Joe Biden planned meetings Wednesday with a pair of moderate Democratic senators whose objections to the size of a proposed, huge package of social and environment initiatives have thrown serious obstacles in its path. Biden was scheduled to meet Wednesday morning with Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., and later with Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va.
Nicholas crawls into Louisiana from Texas, dumping rain
By Rebecca Santana and Kevin McGill
Tropical Depression Nicholas hovered over Louisiana on Wednesday, dumping heavy rain on a region struggling to recover from Hurricane Ida and swamping coastal Mississippi, Alabama and northwest Florida.
Police: Lawyer Murdaugh arranged own death but shot grazed
By Jeffrey Collins
A prominent South Carolina lawyer who found the bodies of his wife and son three months ago tried to arrange his own death earlier this month so his son would get a $10 million life insurance payment, but the planned fatal shot only grazed his head, state police said Tuesday. The shooter, Curtis Edward Smith, was charged with assisted suicide, insurance fraud and several other counts in the Sept. 4 shooting of Alex Murdaugh
Biden, CEOs, biz leaders meet on COVID-19 vaccine mandates
By Darlene Superville
President Joe Biden was meeting Wednesday with the CEOs of Walt Disney and Columbia Sportswear, and other business executives and leaders leaders to discuss his recently announced vaccine requirement for companies that employ at least 100 people.
2nd largest South Carolina school district to enforce masks
By Jeffrey Collins
South Carolina’s second-largest school district plans to begin enforcing its requirement that everyone in the building wear masks. The Charleston County School Board voted Monday to use federal money to enforce its mask requirement for its 48,000 students.
Beamer, South Carolina start fast heading to No 2 Georgia
South Carolina coach Shane Beamer has new challenge with his first-year program — handling early success.
Ex-cops accused of violating Floyd’s rights plead not guilty
By Amy Forliti
Four former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights pleaded not guilty Tuesday in a federal hearing that included arguments on several pretrial motions, including requests to hold separate trials.
No major changes forecast as RNC discusses 2024 calendar
By Meg Kinnard
As the Republican National Committee begins formulating its 2024 presidential nominating calendar, one of the key figures in that process said Monday he doesn’t anticipate any major changes to the order of early-state contests. “I have not run into an appetite among committee members to enforce any major changes,” Drew McKissick, chairman of South Carolina’s Republican Party, told The Associated Press. “I think the process we had last cycle served us well. The timeline served us well.”
