Judge Vacates Murder Conviction of Adnan Syed, Prosecutors to Decide on Dropping Charges or Trying Him Again

In a surprise to many, a judge vacated the murder conviction of Adnan Syed who had been serving a life sentence for the murder of his former high school girlfriend, Hae Min Lee.  Syed was the subject of the hit podcast “Serial.” An investigation found that prosecutors failed to turn over evidence that could have helped him and pointed to two possible “alternative suspects.”  Michael Levenson, reporter at the NY Times, joins us for what’s next, prosecutors have 30 days to drop charges or try him again.

Next, Uber has announced that it was the latest victim of the hacking group Lapsus$, which broke into their internal network systems and posted messages to employees.  This international group of hackers, which includes some teenagers in their ranks, have been motivated by notoriety more so than money and have targeted other top tech companies in the past year.  Bob McMillan, reporter at the WSJ, joins us for what to know about Lapsus$.

Finally, an influential U.S. task force has called for routine anxiety screenings by primary care clinicians in adults aged 19-64.  This follows a similar recommendation for children and teens 8 to 18.  The recommendations were made to raise awareness for mental health and catch the signs which can go undetected for years.  Rachel Zimmerman, contributor to the Washington Post, joins us for more.

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