March 3: Alex Murdaugh convicted. Rail workers report illnesses amid warning from NTSB

Updated: Mar 3, 2023 / 05:55 AM CST

Alex Murdaugh , center, is led out of Colleton County Courthouse by sheriff’s deputies after being convicted Thursday, March 2, 2023, in Walterboro, S.C. Murdaugh was found guilty Thursday on two counts of murder in the shooting deaths in June 2021 of his wife and son. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Good morning! It’s Friday, March 3, 2023. Here’s a look at your news across the nation:

1️. Alex Murdaugh convicted of killing wife, son

Alex Murdaugh , center, is led out of Colleton County Courthouse by sheriff’s deputies after being convicted Thursday, March 2, 2023, in Walterboro, S.C. Murdaugh was found guilty Thursday on two counts of murder in the shooting deaths in June 2021 of his wife and son. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

2. Rail workers report illnesses amid warning from NTSB

3. Police seized guns, knife from Bryan Kohberger’s car

4. Roblox criticized for ads targeted at children

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📅 What we’re watching

🔴 President Joe Biden meets with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the White House.

🔴 Alex Murdaugh is sentenced after being convicted of the murders of his wife and son.

🔴 President Joe Biden awards the Medal of Honor to Retired U.S. Army Col. Paris Davis for heroism during the Vietnam War.

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