Author: Jack Bogart

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The guilty plea by former Colleton County Clerk Becky Hill may draw questions surrounding Alex Murdaugh’s bid for retrial, but it is unlikely to sway the state’s highest court as it considers whether he deserves a new trial, according to former South Carolina Attorney General Charlie Condon.Hill, who oversaw jury management and courtroom logistics during Murdaugh’s 2023 murder trial, pleaded guilty Monday to perjury, obstruction of justice and misconduct in office. She also admitted to showing journalists sealed exhibits, misusing public funds and promoting her book about the trial while in office.…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump and his Republican allies in Congress have launched new investigations into Minnesota’s massive “Feeding Our Future” fraud case, pressing federal agencies to recover stolen taxpayer dollars and pursue additional enforcement actions, including a new Treasury Department probe. Republicans say the renewed investigations are necessary because, despite dozens of convictions, federal officials are still working to recover only a fraction of the stolen money — a process that has uncovered high-end vehicles, luxury homes, designer goods and large amounts of cash tied to the scheme. Meanwhile, city officials in Minneapolis are…

NEED TO KNOW Joey Kristopher Jansen is facing charges of endangerment and criminal damage after his 13-year-old allegedly daughter drove his Sedan into a Mesa, Ariz. law office Jansen was allegedly riding in the vehicle’s passenger seat at the time of the crashNeither Jansen or his daughter were injured A father of a teenage girl is now facing criminal charges after she police say she drove his car into a building while he was sitting in the passenger seat. Joey Kristopher Jansen was arrested on suspicion of endangerment and criminal damage after his 13-year-old daughter, who has not been publicly…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As the West African country of Mali teeters on becoming the first nation on the continent to be ruled by an al Qaeda–linked terror organization, a State Department spokesperson warned American citizens to leave or not travel there.On the situation in Mali, the spokesperson told Fox News Digital, “Do Not Travel for any reason due to crime, terrorism, kidnapping, unrest and health risks,” while cautioning, “U.S. citizens should avoid travel to Mali, and those currently in Mali should depart immediately.”The U.S. Embassy in Mali also posted on their website, “U.S. citizens should depart…

NEED TO KNOW A California mother accused of leaving her 1-year-old son to die in a hot car while allegedly getting a cosmetic procedure is on trial this weekMaya Hernandez, 20, is charged with second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter and child cruelty in connection with the June death of Amillio GutierrezAuthorities allege Hernandez left the boy and her other 2-year-old son in the hot car for two hours during the procedure A California mother accused of leaving her 1-year-old son to die in a hot car while allegedly getting a cosmetic procedure is on trial this week. Maya Hernandez, 20, is charged…

NEED TO KNOW Michael Peterson was convicted of killing his wife, Kathleen Peterson, in October 2003His life sentence was vacated in 2011 and he was freed in 2017The case inspired the HBO Max miniseries The Staircase, which was added to Netflix in December 2025 Michael Peterson was convicted of killing his wife, Kathleen Peterson, but that was just the beginning of the long story that would eventually inspire a HBO Max miniseries. Michael, a novelist and military veteran, was sentenced to life in prison in October 2003 for the murder of his wife, Kathleen, who died on the stairs in…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Senate Republicans are teeing up an investigation into former President Joe Biden’s immigration parole programs, which they argue are what allowed the alleged D.C. National Guard shooter into the country.Sens. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Josh Hawley, R-Mo., are set to lead a hearing looking into the Biden administration’s parole policies later this month, Fox News Digital has learned.The announcement of the hearing, slated for Dec. 16, comes on the heels of the shooting of two National Guard members — U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, who was…

NEED TO KNOW Mark Sheridan Waden, who is accused of killing his former American beauty queen girlfriend, has appeared in court in Australia over seven years after her disappearance The 50-year-old is facing charges of murder and interfering with a corpse over the disappearance of Priscilla Brooten, according to local media outletsBrooten was last seen at the pair’s Brisbane home in July 2018 A man in Australia accused of killing his former American beauty queen girlfriend has returned to court over seven years after her disappearance. On Tuesday, Dec. 9, Mark Sheridan Waden, 50 — who is facing charges of…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The FBI is looking for a Michigan-born woman who allegedly orchestrated a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme in Southern California.Investigators say that Mary Carole McDonnell, 73, is wanted on charges of bank fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with the alleged scheme carried out in Los Angeles and Orange counties between July 2017 and May 2018, the FBI said.”Beginning in approximately July 2017 and continuing to May of 2018, McDonnell is alleged to have knowingly, and with intent to defraud, devised and participated in a scheme to obtain money, funds, assets, and property…

NEED TO KNOW Joshua Michals was convicted of the 2024 murder of Zhe Wang in London, EnglandMichals, a Chicago native, and Wang were in a casual relationship after meeting at Goldsmiths, University of LondonWang had asked Michals to get tested for STDs prior to her murder An American man was convicted of murder in the U.K. after killing a woman with whom he was in a “casual relationship” and had asked him to get tested for STDs. Joshua Michals, 26, was convicted of killing Zhe Wang, 31, his classmate at Goldsmiths, University of London in March 2024, according to a…