A few more details are known about South Carolina's firing squad as the state prepares to carry out its second execution by that method.

Bree Hall had 11 points and Chloe Kitts scored all her 10 points in the second half as top seed South Carolina pulled away after trailing at halftime to beat ninth-seeded Indiana 64-53 in the women's NCAA Tournament and reach the Sweet 16 for the 11th straight time.

March Madness has mostly been March Predictable in the women’s NCAA Tournament so far.

A year after earning the first NCAA bid in school history, the Columbia women's basketball team is back in the NCAA Tournament.

The Columbia women’s basketball team plays in an intimate 2,700-set gym nestled in Manhattan that is nowhere to be found on the national sports landscape.

Musical artists and loved ones on Friday mourned Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone at a memorial service near Atlanta.

At least three-quarters of South Carolina’s House members approved the more than 100 sections of the state’s $14 billion spending plan this week.

With their first regular season conference championship in 31 years in hand, Southern California will turn its attention to the Big Ten tournament.

After Missouri basketball fans stormed the court following a victory over then-No. 1 Kansas on Dec. 8, Tigers coach Dennis Gates made sure there wouldn’t be an encore after No. 15 Missouri beat No. 4 Alabama 110-98 on Wednesday night.

Azzi Fudd scored 28 points and No. 7 UConn ended No. 4 South Carolina’s 71-game home winning streak with an 87-58 victory Sunday.

Lawyers for South Carolina and Planned Parenthood are returning to the state’s highest court to argue how restrictive the state's abortion ban should be.

A’ja Wilson has come to realize what is delayed is not always denied.

Three-time WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson had her South Carolina No. 22 jersey hung in the rafters at Colonial Life Arena on Sunday.

South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis says calls for him to resign over an accounting error that left the state sorting out what happened to a $1.8 billion fund amounted to a witch hunt.

South Carolina showed once more who’s in charge of the Southeastern Conference.

No. 2 South Carolina and No. 5 LSU featured the last two national champions and two of the best teams in the country this season.

The Southeastern Conference has postponed Thursday night’s women’s basketball game between No. 5 LSU and No. 2 South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina, until Friday.

No. 2 South Carolina has picked up a first-place ballot in the women's AP Top 25 college basketball poll after cruising through the first three games of a five-game stretch against ranked teams.

Te-Hina Paopao and Chloe Kitts each scored 11 points, and No. 2 South Carolina rolled past No. 5 Texas 67-50 for its 11th straight win on Sunday in front of a sold out crowd of 18,000 at Colonial Life Arena.

Tahaad Pettiford assisted on Dylan Cardwell’s go-ahead dunk and converted two free throws with 4.4 seconds remaining as No. 2 Auburn overcame an injury to leading scorer Johni Broom and rallied to beat South Carolina 66-63.

South Carolina, UCLA, Duke and Texas will play in a round-robin tournament in Las Vegas next year during Thanksgiving week.

Tamar Bates had 29 points and five steals to help Missouri beat Hunter Dickinson and No. 1 Kansas 76-67.

Miami Hurricanes fans were already cheering before facing the Wake Forest Demon Deacons at noon on Saturday.

Authorities say more than half of the monkeys bred for medical research that escaped from a compound in South Carolina have been recovered unharmed.

“Venom: The Last Dance” showed less bite than expected at the box office, collecting $51 million in its opening weekend.

A judge in South Carolina has ruled it is too late for South Carolina to reopen voter registration for nearly 1,900 teens after the state Department of Motor Vehicles failed to notify election officials that they checked the box to register as they got their driver’s licenses.

A family in South Carolina is pleading with the community to help them find a Broadway dancer who disappeared nearly two weeks ago.

Donald Trump has suggested that “one rough hour” of law enforcement action would tamp down retail theft, an echo of his thematic campaign support for more aggressive policing measures.

Josh Williams scored on a 2-yard run with 1:12 left and mistake-prone No. 16 LSU rallied to beat South Carolina 36-33 to open Southeastern Conference play on Saturday.

A judge says an anti-abortion GOP official used misleading language to summarize a ballot question designed to restore abortion rights in the state.

South Carolina’s prisons director says the state's supply of its lethal injection drug is pure, its electric chair was tested two months ago and its firing squad has the ammunition and training to carry out its first execution in more than 13 years.

Federal appellate judges have overturned a Missouri law that banned police from enforcing some federal gun laws.

Missouri and Tennessee typically aren’t confused for Georgia and Ohio State when it comes to college football’s powers.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Sen. JD Vance have agreed to debate each other on Oct. 1, setting up a matchup of potential vice presidents as early voting in some states gets underway for the general election.

The U.S. government has acknowledged for the first time the harms that the construction and operation of dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers in the Pacific Northwest have caused Native American tribes.

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has signed into law a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors.

A woman is facing two child neglect charges after police said she “abandoned” her 12-year-old son by letting him walk away from a Hialeah bus stop; he planned on going all the way to Missouri on foot.

A state judge has ruled that South Carolina can continue to enforce a ban on nearly all abortions around six weeks after conception as an appeal continues on what exactly defines a heartbeat under the law.

A 10-year-old boy is in grave condition in Tennessee after being swept into a storm drain in a community southeast of Nashville.

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The American refugee program long served as a haven for people fleeing violence around the world.

The student protest movement over the war in Gaza is roiling Senate contests in an election year when control of the chamber is at stake in November.

Demonstrations have ceased at a small number of U.S. universities after school leaders struck deals with pro-Palestinian protesters.

The South Carolina Senate has approved a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors.

Police have arrested more than 2,100 people during pro-Palestinian protests at college campuses across the United States in recent weeks.

South Carolina has collected about $1.8 billion in a bank account over the past decade and accountants are trying to figure out where the cash came from and where it was supposed to go.

Deja Kelly had 13 points and No. 8 seed North Carolina held off a late Michigan State run for a 59-56 victory to start the NCAA Tournament on Friday.

Dalton Knecht had 26 points with five 3-pointers as No. 4 Tennessee won its first Southeastern Conference regular-season title since 2018 with a 66-59 victory over No. 17 South Carolina.

South Carolina, Ohio State, Stanford and UCLA would be the No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament if it began now.

Supporters who want to make South Carolina the next-to-last U.S. state to pass a hate crimes law that increases penalties for some crimes fueled by race, gender or sexual orientation are running out of time.

A gala thrown by the Black Conservative Federation over the weekend drew condemnation from Democrats after its guest of honor, Donald Trump, addressed the largely Black audience with remarks that played to racial stereotypes about the criminalization of African Americans.

At least one member of the Republican National Committee is working to slow Donald Trump’s attempted takeover of the organization.

Former President Donald Trump claims his multiple criminal indictments have boosted his support among Black Americans because they see him as a victim of discrimination.

South Carolina will try to wrap up the Southeastern Conference regular-season crown this week while Stanford attempts to move closer to winning its 27th regular-season Pac-12 title.

Kamilla Cardoso had 16 points and 16 rebounds as No. 1 South Carolina rallied pat Georgia 70-56 on Sunday to win its record 43rd straight Southeastern Conference regular-season game.

Te-Hina Paopao scored 21 points with five 3-pointers and Raven Johnson had 10 points and 11 rebounds as No. 1 South Carolina pulled away early for its fourth straight win over No. 11 UConn 83-65 on Sunday.

Nikki Haley is launching a bus tour before South Carolina’s Republican presidential primary on Feb. 24.

The Biden administration will start implementing a new requirement for the developers of major artificial intelligence systems to disclose their safety test results to the government.

President Joe Biden praised the existence of Black churches while speaking at one in South Carolina.

The Southeastern Conference has fined South Carolina $100,000 for fans storming the court after the Gamecocks 79-62 win over No. 6 Kentucky on Tuesday night.

South Carolina remained atop The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll after a chaotic week that saw half of the top 10 teams lose.

Post-pandemic burnout is at worrying levels among Christian clergy in the U.S. It has prompted many to think about abandoning their jobs.

New research shows that the average liter of bottled water has nearly a quarter million invisible pieces of ever so tiny nanoplastics.

South Carolina remains No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 poll and is one of just three unbeaten teams left in women’s college basketball.

The super PAC supporting Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign has launched a television ad targeting Nikki Haley, a move her campaign called a signal that the GOP front-runner is seeking to blunt her rise, particularly in New Hampshire.

A federal appeals court has ruled that Texas must move a floating barrier on the Rio Grande that drew backlash from Mexico.

Donald Trump used college football rivalry weekend to bask among his supporters in a state and region that are key to his presidential fortunes, while trying to upstage his Republican opponent Nikki Haley on her home turf at the Clemson-South Carolina football game.

Nikki Haley has formally filed paperwork to enter the Republican primary in her home state of South Carolina.

Polish officials and media are reporting that an American basketball player with a professional Polish women's club has been badly beaten, sustaining a head injury.

Add coach Shane Beamer to South Carolina's injury list with a broken bone in his right foot following his team's 41-39 loss to Florida.

Five women state senators from South Carolina who formed a bipartisan coalition to filibuster a near-total abortion ban in their state have been chosen to receive the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award this year.

Harrison Mevis kicked a 61-yard field goal with no time remaining, sending Missouri to a come-from-behind 30-27 victory over No. 15 Kansas State in a nonconference showdown of former Big 12 rivals.

Abortion providers in South Carolina want to lengthen the narrow window when they can legally terminate a pregnancy under a strict new ban.

Sen. Tim Scott wants the Republican National Committee to change specifications for this month's presidential debate, suggestions that could put the South Carolina Republican in a better onstage position.

A federal appeals is allowing Texas’ floating barrier on the Rio Grande to stay in place for now.

The South Carolina Supreme Court upheld a ban on most abortions this week but left undecided the question of when, exactly, the “fetal heartbeat” limit begins during pregnancy.

Dockworkers and the Republican governor in South Carolina are digging in their heels over a labor dispute that has left the newest container terminal at the East Coast’s deepest harbor largely inactive.

Community members are grieving the death of a 14-year-old boy who authorities say was fatally shot in the back by a South Carolina gas station owner.

Legislation banning most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy is becoming law in North Carolina after the state’s Republican-controlled General Assembly successfully overrode the Democratic governor’s veto.

Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy says he wants the U.S. voting age raised to 25.

South Carolina Republicans are one step closer to restricting how race gets taught in K-12 classrooms.

Black voters in South Carolina rescued Joe Biden’s bid for the presidency during the 2020 Democratic primary, and he rewarded them by moving the state to the head of the party’s nominating calendars in 2024.

Christale Spain, a longtime party operative, has been elected as chair of South Carolina’s Democratic Party.

The South Carolina Senate is no closer to passing a near-total abortion ban than the last time they shot down the proposal.

South Carolina's Republican-controlled Senate is moving to bar citizens of a “foreign adversary” from buying property in the state in an anti-espionage measure that critics fear will chill overseas investments over outsize concerns.

A South Carolina barbecue chain known for its pro-segregation stance in a landmark 1960s case and its embrace of the Confederate flag in 2000 is facing allegations of racism and sexual harassment by the fired general manager of one of its restaurants.

Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina is inching ever closer to a presidential bid in 2024, scheduling his latest swing through early-voting states before returning to home afterward to give a “political update” to donors.

With U.S. overdose fatalities at an all-time high, state legislatures are considering tougher penalties for possession of fentanyl, the powerful opioid linked to most of the deaths.

Zia Cooke scored 21 points and Aliyah Boston had her 81st career double double as top-seeded South Carolina shoot a slow start to power past eighth-seeded South Florida and into the Sweet 16 with a 76-45 victory Sunday.

Zia Cooke scored 11 points as No. 1 South Carolina moved five wins away from a perfect season after opening the women's NCAA Tournament with a 72-40 victory over No. 16 seed Norfolk State on Friday.

South Carolina is No. 1 for the 36th consecutive week.

Vice President Kamala Harris promoted the Biden administration’s achievements on broadband internet access during a visit to South Carolina.

The UNLV women are ranked No. 23 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll.

Donald Trump's lawyer says the former president is willing to provide a DNA sample to be compared against stains on the dress of a woman who is accusing him of raping her over a quarter century ago.

Former President Donald Trump is suing journalist Bob Woodward, claiming the reporter didn't have permission to release interview recordings of Trump to the public.

Former President Donald Trump says the footage of the brutal beating of Tyre Nichols by five Memphis police officers is “horrible” and that the attack “never should have happened.”.

A Monday morning crash caused authorities to close Broward County’s Flamingo Road near Washington Street.

A small group of South Carolina senators are moving to shield large parts of the state's lethal injection process from public scrutiny.

Former President Donald Trump will be joined by two of his highest-profile South Carolina supporters at the first public campaign event of his 2024 White House bid later this month in the early voting state.

Aliyah Boston had 20 points and 10 rebounds for her 71st career double-double and No. 1 South Carolina won its 24th straight with a 81-50 victory over Missouri.