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Murdaugh Trial Clerk Pleads Guilty Over Sealed Photos

Mary Rebecca "Becky" Hill, 57, the former Colleton County clerk who helped manage the Alex Murdaugh murder trial, pleaded guilty Monday to multiple felonies after admitting she showed sealed crime-scene photos to a...

Experts Urge Action as Domestic Violence Persists

December 8, 2025 / CBS News Almost 5.4 million Americans reported being victims of domestic violence over the past five years, the Bureau of Justice Statistics says, and nearly 80% of those victims were women. The FBI...

Terry Rozier Pleads Not Guilty in Federal Gambling Case

Terry Rozier pleaded not guilty Monday in a Brooklyn federal courtroom to charges tied to an alleged mafia-linked illegal gambling scheme, becoming the last of several players connected to the probes to face a judge.

Supreme Court Revisits Presidential Removal Power

The Supreme Court heard arguments in Trump v. Slaughter on Monday, weighing whether to retain a long-standing limitation on the president’s authority to remove officials at independent federal agencies. Several justices...

New $100,000 H‑1B Fee Strains Rural Hospitals

Small rural hospitals that rely on internationally trained staff are confronting a sharply higher cost to recruit foreign workers after a new presidential proclamation introduced a $100,000 H‑1B fee for applicants...