Associated Press

South Carolina is expanding the number of drunk driving offenders who must install temporary breathalyzers before taking the wheel.

A man has been charged with murder in the killings of his sister-in-law and daughter after South Carolina authorities found six people dead while responding to reports of a house fire and stabbings, officials said at a press conference Monday.

A judge has shut a courtroom from the public and reporters as he heard pretrial motions in the death penalty case of a South Carolina man charged with killing two police officers in a 2018 ambush. Court hearings in South Carolina are almost always open. But WPDE-TV reported that lawyers for Frederick Hopkins successfully argued Thursday holding a public hearing about whether some evidence or statements from witness would be allowed at his trial would expose potential jurors to information a judge might later decide to exclude. Prosecutors did not challenge the request.

Virginia's attorney general says a wild animal trainer featured in the popular Netflix series "Tiger King" has been convicted of wildlife trafficking. Attorney General Jason Miyares said Tuesday that Bhagavan "Doc" Antle was accused of illegally buying endangered lion cubs in Virginia for display and profit at his South Carolina zoo.

A woman accused of abandoning her newborn infant in a box beside a South Carolina highway will serve four years in prison. Thursday's sentencing ends a case that had gone cold until police arrested Jennifer Sahr three years ago. Prosecutors blame her for the December 2008 death of the child known as "Baby Boy Horry." Sahr was a college student when the baby was left outside to die. Prosecutors say prison time sends a "strong message" in the case and is appropriate despite the "wonderful life" Sahr has lived since the baby was abandoned.

Authorities say about a half-dozen deputies shot and killed a man who fired at them multiple times during a standoff at a South Carolina home. Richland County deputies say the standoff started about 9 a.m. Monday when a utility worker came to the man's property to do work and he forced her to leave at gunpoint. Investigators say the man then shot at two deputies who were sent to the home in northeast Richland County. Authorities say after refusing to talk to them for over an hour, the man came outside and started shooting at deputies.

Federal prosecutors say six people from Washington, Arizona and Texas have been arrested and accused of fraudulently obtaining millions of dollars of COVID-19 aid from an assistance program meant for renters. U.S. Attorney Nick Brown, of the Western District of Washington, announced the arrests Wednesday and charges of wire fraud and money laundering. The six people are accused of filing hundreds of fraudulent applications seeking more than $6.8 million in government aid and receiving more than $3.3 million. Prosecutors allege the scheme also targeted unemployment systems in Washington, California, South Carolina, and Nevada.

Boeing is holding up deliveries of its 787 Dreamliner because of yet another manufacturing problem. It's the latest in a string of setbacks affecting the 787 and another Boeing plane, the 737 Max. Boeing said Tuesday that it is inspecting fittings on part of the tail of 787s called the horizontal stabilizer for "a nonconforming condition." The company says the inspections and repair work will affect near-term deliveries but won't change the company's forecast of deliveries for the full year.

Alex Murdaugh has been arraigned on federal money laundering and wire fraud charges for indictments saying he stole money from his clients. The convicted murderer already serving a life sentence in a South Carolina state prison for killing his wife and son pleaded not guilty for now. But one of his lawyers said that might change soon. The details of the 22 federal charges aren't new. State prosecutors have indicted Murdaugh on similar charges, saying he diverted money meant for clients and a wrongful death settlement for his family's longtime housekeeper who fell at Murdaugh's home to his own bank accounts.

Russia's Interior Ministry has issued an arrest warrant for U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham following his comments related to the fighting in Ukraine. Graham met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday. Zelenskyy's office later released an edited video of the encounter in which Graham notes that "the Russians are dying" and describes the U.S. military assistance to the country as "the best money we've ever spent." Graham appeared to have made the remarks in different parts of the conversation. But the short video by Ukraine's presidential office put them next to each other.