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South Carolina prepares for first execution in 13 years
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina is set to execute its first inmate in 13 years after an unintended pause because the state could not obtain the drugs needed for lethal injections. Freddie Eugene Owens, 46, is scheduled to die just after 6 p.m. Friday at a Columbia prison. He...
South Carolina Supreme Court rejects claim inmate didn't kill clerk and refuses to stop execution
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Supreme Court has again refused to stop the execution of inmate Freddie Owens who is set to die Friday by lethal injection. The justices ruled Thursday that a sworn statement from a friend whose testimony helped convict Owens and who now...
South Carolina looks to go 3-1 for first time since 2017 as MAC's Akron pays a visit
Akron (1-2) at South Carolina (2-1), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPNU) BetMGM College Football Odds: South Carolina by 28 1/2. Series record: South Carolina leads 1-0. WHAT’S AT STAKE? South Carolina is hoping for a strong bounce back...
South Carolina death row inmate asks governor for clemency
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina inmate scheduled to be executed Friday is asking Gov. Henry McMaster to spare his life, something no governor in the state has done since the death penalty was restarted nearly 50 years ago. Freddie Eugene Owens, 46, is set to be the first...
US nuclear repository is among the federally owned spots identified for renewable energy projects
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Energy announced Tuesday that it is teaming up with yet another energy company as part of a mission to transform portions of government-owned property once used for the nation's nuclear weapons program into prime real estate for renewable energy...
Radio Nikki: Haley launching a weekly SiriusXM radio talk show at least through January
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is launching her own radio talk show next week on SiriusXM that's set to air once a week at least through the inauguration of a new president. She'll do interviews, take listener calls and talk politics on the...
The Titan's former lead engineer says he felt pressured to get the submersible ready
The lead engineer for an experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreck of the Titanic testified Monday that he felt pressured to get the vessel ready to dive and refused to pilot it for a journey several years earlier. “'I'm not getting in it,'” Tony Nissen said he...
Wind, rain but no name as tropical disturbance approaches Carolinas coast
MIAMI (AP) — Heavy winds and rains from a storm in the Atlantic that wasn't quite organized enough to get a name hit a stretch of the southeastern U.S. coast Monday. The center of the storm system was near the South Carolina coast Monday afternoon, moving inland, the U.S. National...
Williams' late touchdown rescues No. 16 LSU in 36-33 win at South Carolina on Saturday.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Garrett Nussmeier knew he had to push aside the mistakes if No. 16 LSU was going to finish a rally and win. Nussmeier directed a final touchdown drive that ended with Josh Williams' 2-yard score with 1:12 left as the Tigers came back from a 17-0 deficit to...
Longtime AD and 2-time national champion baseball coach Tanner to switch roles at South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina baseball coach Ray Tanner knew it was time for change more than a decade ago with his program at its most successful. Tanner could not escape that same feeling as athletic director these past few months even with Gamecock athletics trending upward. ...
