12 h. ago South Carolina court clears way for first execution by firing squad in 15 years

Lawyers for Brad Sigmon said he chose a death by firing squad because he thought lethal injection would be tortuousSouth Carolina’s supreme court has rejected what is likely the final appeal of convicted murderer Brad Sigmon, clearing the way for his execution by firing squad on Friday.Sigmon’s lawyers wanted to delay his death so they could get a fuller hearing in court to learn more information about the drug South Carolina uses in lethal injections. Sigmon said that lack of information forced him to choose to be shot to death. The state also has an electric chair, but Sigmon said he didn’t want to suffer being cooked alive by electricity. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago South Carolina Supreme Court rejects man's final appeal, clearing way for firing squad execution

The South Carolina Supreme Court has rejected what is likely the final appeal of condemned man Brad Sigmon, clearing the way for Friday’s firing squad execution

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18 h. ago Supreme Court tells Trump to pay out $2 billion to USAID after rejecting his bid to pause spending

High court’s ruling clears the way for nearly $2 billion in foreign aid funding to be released

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27 h. ago Carolina wildfires latest: One arrested and another cited with illegal burning as fire danger warning issued

'Increased fire danger' warnings have been issued across North and South Carolina, with winds in the region expected to pick up

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31 h. ago Carolina wildfires latest: Largest blaze swells to ‘terrifying’ 2,000 acres as ‘fire danger’ warning issued?

Carolinas brace for severe weather impacts amid increased fire danger and choking wildfire smoke as state officials say Carolina Forest wildfire ‘believed to be human-caused’

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35 h. ago Attorneys in college sports lawsuit point to 'intergalactic paradigm shift' for NCAA

Attorneys seeking approval of the $2.8 billion legal settlement for college sports pointed to nearly 102,000 athletes who signed up to receive damages from the action, while batting down objections to what they described as the “intergalactic paradigm shift” the settlement will create across the NCAA

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39 h. ago South Carolina is set for the first U.S. firing squad execution in 15 years

Death row inmate convicted of the double murder of David and Gladys Larke has chosen to die by firing squad over fears the electric chair would ‘burn and cook him alive’

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41 h. ago Carolina wildfire map: North and South Carolina under increased fire danger as strong winds threaten region

Dozens of wildfires have cropped up since the weekend, forcing South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster to declare a state of emergency

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41 h. ago Hundreds of wildfires raging across US states as largest forest blaze swells to 3 square miles

Warnings of 'increased fire danger' have been issued in North and South Carolina with a state of emergency declared in one state.

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46 h. ago Carolina wildfires latest: ‘Fire danger’ warning issued to North and South Carolina as largest blaze swells to 2,000 acres

Hundreds of firefighters are battling the Carolina Forest fire that has engulfed more than 2,000 near South Carolina’s Myrtle Beach

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52 h. ago How South Carolina's execution of a condemned killer by firing squad will unfold

Three volunteer South Carolina prison employees will be the firing squad used to execute condemned killer Brad Sigmon on Friday

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59 h. ago Carolina fires updates: Officials warn containment may take days as new wildfire erupts in North Carolina

Forecasters warn of elevated wildfire threat as thick smoke around Carolina Forest near South Carolina’s Myrtle Beach area causes visibility issue

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64 h. ago ‘That’s not me’: Blatter and Platini restate innocence in Swiss fraud case

Pair cleared in 2022 but federal prosecutor appealedFormer Fifa president tells reporters: ‘I am very positive’Sepp Blatter, the former president of Fifa, and Michel Platini, the France great and former president of Uefa, have restated their innocence in relation to allegations of fraud when appearing on Monday in a Swiss court.The pair were cleared of fraud in July 2022 at a lower Swiss court following a seven-year investigation into a payment of 2.2m Swiss francs (£1.7m) from Fifa to Platini with Blatter’s approval in 2011, for consultancy work a decade earlier. The Swiss federal prosecutor has appealed against that decision, leading to a new hearing at the extraordinary appeals chamber of the Swiss criminal court in Muttenz, near Basel. The prosecutor asked for the judgment to be set aside in full. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago Residents evacuated, emergency declared as huge fires rage across North and South Carolina

Hundreds of fires are burning across both states

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2 d. ago Carolina wildfire map: North and South Carolina enter state of emergency as residents evacuated

More than 175 fires have scorched 6.6 square miles, forcing governor Henry McMaster to declare a state of emergency

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3 d. ago Carolina fires updates: Emergency declared in North and South Carolina as wildfires force evacuations

A blaze near Carolina Forest, a community just west of tourist spot Myrtle Beach in South Carolina, stretched across 1,600 acres

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3 d. ago Lethal injection, electrocution and now firing squads. A look at US execution methods

South Carolina is preparing this week to execute a man by firing squad, a capital punishment method that hasn’t been used in the U.S. in nearly 15 years

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3 d. ago Multiple wildfires in North and South Carolina force evacuations

Emergency unfolds amid warnings throughout south-east over dry and windy conditions that exacerbate wildfiresFire officials on Sunday were battling to contain the blazes ravaging North and South Carolina, which have forced evacuations in some areas.The emergency unfolded amid warnings throughout the south-east over dry and windy conditions that exacerbate wildfires. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Carolina fires updates: Wildfires burn in Myrtle Beach area threatening homes and forcing evacuations

A blaze near Carolina Forest, a community just west of tourist spot Myrtle Beach in South Carolina, stretched across 1,200 acres

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3 d. ago Crews battle wildfires in North and South Carolina amid dry conditions and gusty winds

Crews are battling wildfires in North and South Carolina amid dry conditions and gusty winds and evacuations have been ordered in some areas

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