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Authorities used justified force in 5 shootings, Mississippi attorney general says
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Law enforcement officers were justified in using force in five shootings in Mississippi from 2021 to 2023, including a shootout that involved an escaped inmate, state Attorney General Lynn Fitch said Monday. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation examined...
Justices refuse to stop execution of South Carolina inmate who says the jury was racially biased
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday refused to stop the execution of South Carolina inmate Richard Moore, a Black inmate whose lawyers say he is the only person on the death's death row convicted by a jury with no African American members. There were no...
1960s civil rights protesters who staged historic sit-in finally have arrest records cleared
Simon Bouie told his mother and grandmother he wasn't going to get in trouble back in 1960. Then the Black Benedict College student sat at a whites-only lunch counter in South Carolina and got himself arrested. Finally on Friday, that arrest and the records of six of his friends were...
South Carolina man gets life in prison in killing of Black transgender woman
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina man was sentenced to life in federal prison Thursday in the killing of a Black transgender woman after the exposure of their secret sexual relationship. U.S. District Judge Sherri A. Lydon sentenced Daqua Lameek Ritter in federal court in...
Family looks for missing Broadway dancer Zelig Williams in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A family in South Carolina pleaded for help Wednesday in finding Broadway dancer Zelig Williams, whose disappearance nearly two weeks ago has also drawn the concern of the broader theater community, including Hugh Jackman. Williams, who danced in New York...
Federal court rejects Murdaugh's appeal that 40 years is too harsh for stealing millions
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A federal court has rejected Alex Murdaugh's request to throw out his 40-year sentence for stealing from clients and his law firm. The disgraced South Carolina lawyer said his punishment is a decade longer than what prosecutors recommended. U.S. District Judge...
Chase Briscoe is on baby watch as the NASCAR driver tries to stay alive in Cup Series playoffs
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Chase Briscoe headed to the hospital on Friday when his wife, Marissa, started to feel contractions, and the driver of the No. 14 car for Stewart-Haas Racing wasn't quite sure whether the twins they were expecting in October were arriving early. Turned out...
Biden honors NCAA basketball champs South Carolina and UConn for historic 2024 title runs
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden honored 2024 NCAA basketball champions South Carolina and Connecticut on Tuesday at the White House, celebrating the two powerhouse programs’ most recent national title runs. South Carolina went 38-0 on the way to its latest women's title. It...
No prison time but sexual offender registry awaits former deputy and basketball star
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A former police officer at a high school who was a record-breaking basketball player two decades ago at the University of South Carolina has been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to having sexual relationships with two students. While ex-Richland...
South Carolina unveils highway signs celebrating Gamecocks women's basketball championships
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina will install new highway signs around the state celebrating the continued success of coach Dawn Staley’s women's basketball program. Justin Powell, chief operating officer of the state Transportation Department, unveiled the sign Tuesday...
