Author: Jack Bogart

NEED TO KNOW In June 2021, Maggie Murdaugh and her son, Paul Murdaugh, were shot and killed at their family’s hunting lodge in South Carolina Alex Murdaugh was found guilty of their deaths in 2023Maggie’s sister, Marian Proctor, was a key witness during Alex’s trial and claimed they had a “strange” conversation after the murders In the aftermath of his wife and son’s murders, Alex Murdaugh’s sister-in-law said the once-prominent South Carolina attorney didn’t seem concerned with finding their killer. “We never talked about finding the person who could have done it,” Marian Proctor, Maggie Murdaugh’s older sister, testified during his…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! This year’s Patriot Awards not only celebrate America’s heroes but are built from American history itself. The 2025 trophies feature nails from former President George Washington’s church, wood from his elm tree and musket balls from the Revolutionary War.The 7th annual Patriot Awards will take place Nov. 6 at the Tilles Center at LIU Post in Greenvale, New York. The event honors American heroes and the sacrifices they’ve made for the nation.Shane and Justice Henderson are the creators of this year’s award. The father-son team also created the 2022 and 2024 trophies.…

NEED TO KNOW Randy Madden faces multiple felony charges after he was accused of having sex with a minorThe 45-year-old auditioned for American Idol in 2008Madden was charged in Ventura County, Calif., and is due back in court on Nov. 13 Former American Idol contestant Randy Madden is facing multiple felony charges after he was accused of having sex with a minor. The 45-year-old’s charges stem from at least one alleged sexual encounter between July and September of this year, according to online records from the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, reviewed by PEOPLE. TMZ was first to report the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Texas voters approved a constitutional amendment Tuesday that requires judges deny bail to defendants charged with certain violent felonies.Proposition 3, also known as Senate Joint Resolution 5 (SJR 5), expands bail denial eligibility to those charged with murder, capital murder or certain aggravated assault, kidnapping, robbery, sexual assault, indecency with a child and human trafficking.Judges shall deny bail to defendants they believe are likely to skip court or pose a clear threat to public safety, according to the amendment.Judges will then have to provide a written order explaining their decision.ALABAMA SHOOTING SUSPECT…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Louisiana mother of three was honored Tuesday for lending police a hand—or in this case, her car—to help an officer chase down a suspected shoplifter over the weekend.The pursuit began Saturday at a Dillards store in Slidell when Sgt. Jeff Kahrs was alerted to a shoplifting in-progress, the Slidell Police Department said.The suspect, later identified as 34-year-old Kelsey Baird, of Navarre, Florida, spotted Kahrs entering the store and discarded the items she was allegedly trying to steal, according to police.When Kahrs tried to stop Baird from leaving the store, she ran…

NEED TO KNOW In an interview with PEOPLE, Brittany Snow reveals the burning questions she asked journalist Mandy Matney, who she portrays in Murdaugh: Death in the FamilyMatney became famous for her true-crime podcast covering the Murdaugh family murdersSnow also shares the first thing she told Matney when she got the role Brittany Snow got to put journalist Mandy Matney in the hot seat. While preparing to portray Matney in the Hulu true-crime series Murdaugh: Death in the Family, the actress, 39, says she asked her real-life counterpart “so many” questions. “At first, I was talking to her a lot…

The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF), along with a handful of partner organizations, have filed an  amicus brief with the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) urging the court to grant certiorari in a case challenging the federal ban on firearm possession by individuals who use marijuana. The case, Harris v. United States, revolves around whether the law restricting marijuana users for purchasing or possession guns violates the Second Amendment-protected rights of those pot users. And plaintiffs are challenging the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals ruling from earlier this year. “Because of the prohibition found in 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3), if…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles, a Democrat, cruised to re-election Tuesday, capturing more than 70% of the vote over Republican challenger Terrie Donovan, with nearly all ballots counted, according to the North Carolina State Board of Elections.The result extends Democrats’ long dominance in North Carolina’s largest city, which hasn’t elected a Republican mayor since former Gov. Pat McCrory left office in 2009, according to WFAE.Lyles’ decisive win comes despite the controversy surrounding the August murder of Iryna Zarutska on the city’s Lynx Blue Line train.Zarutska, 23, a Ukrainian refugee, was sitting on the…

NEED TO KNOW A 39-year-old French woman has been arrested in nearby Switzerland after being accused of setting fire to the property she was renting from her 75-year-old landlordThe landlord disappeared two days before the blaze, and police have now discovered a badly mutilated body, which they believe could be the remains of the landlordInjuries on the body include “burns on the back, several wounds on the skull, on one hand, on the neck, and on the torso A 39-year-old French woman has been arrested in Switzerland after being accused of setting fire to her home and being linked to…

NEED TO KNOW Authorities are releasing new details amid the ongoing search for missing 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard, who has not been seen for nearly a monthMelodee was last captured on video surveillance on Oct. 9 in the region between the Colorado–Utah borderIn Monday’s update, the sheriff’s office explained that the license plates on the white 2024 Chevrolet Malibu that Ashlee and Melodee had been traveling in were switched on or before Oct. 8 Authorities are releasing new details amid the ongoing search for missing 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard, who has not been seen for nearly a month. Melodee was last captured…