South Carolina

Already convicted of murder, Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to financial crimes for the 1st time

By James Pollard, Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press

Murdaugh, 55, is serving life without parole in a South Carolina prison for shooting his wife and son. He told the judge he wanted to be held accountable for stealing from his clients and do right by his surviving son.

Planned Parenthood sues to expand South Carolina abortion access under strict ban

By James Pollard, Associated Press

The conservative state's all-male Supreme Court last month upheld a so-called "fetal heartbeat" law commonly understood to restrict access after about six weeks of pregnancy.

Disbarred South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh makes first appearance in court since his murder trial

By James Pollard, Associated Press

Disbarred South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh has appeared publicly for the first time since a murder trial where he was found guilty of fatally shooting his wife and youngest son.

Tropical Storm Idalia hits North Carolina after leaving trail of devastation in Southeast

By Terry Spencer, Associated Press

Tropical Storm Idalia is barreling through the Carolinas on its way to the Atlantic Ocean after leaving a trail of flooding and devastation throughout the Southeast.

South Carolina abortion ban with 'fetal heartbeat' definition creates confusion, doctors say

By James Pollard, Associated Press

Up for debate is whether the law's definition of "fetal heartbeat" as "cardiac activity" or the "rhythmic contraction of the fetal heart" refers to the same or two separate points in a pregnancy.

News Wrap: Giuliani surrenders in Georgia on charges of conspiring to overturn election

In our news wrap Wednesday, Rudy Giuliani turned himself in at an Atlanta jail on charges of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election results, Tropical Storm Franklin lashed the Dominican Republic and Haiti, authorities on Maui are urging families to…

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U.S.'s only all-male state Supreme Court upholds South Carolina's abortion ban

By James Pollard, Associated Press

The 4-1 ruling departs from the court's own decision earlier this year to strike down a similar law.

Powerful storm kills 2 in eastern U.S., over a million left without power

By Ashraf Khalil, Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press

At least two people have died, thousands of U.S. flights have been canceled and more than 1 million have lost power as destructively strong storms moved through the eastern U.S. Residents had been warned to stay indoors Monday.

WATCH: Biden delivers remarks on economy and manufacturing during South Carolina visit

By Aamer Madhani, Meg Kinnard, Associated Press

With an eye toward 2024, Biden made his case that government investments will help the U.S. out-compete China and that his agenda has delivered in ways that Trump could not.

Trump rally draws massive crowd in heavily Republican part of South Carolina

By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press

Former President Donald Trump marked a return to the large-scale rallies of his previous presidential campaigns, speaking to a massive crowd gathered in the streets of a small South Carolina city on a blazing summer weekend.