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A South Carolina inmate scheduled to be executed in just over three weeks is asking a federal judge to take away the power of granting clemency from the governor and place it with a parole board

North Carolina officials are pledging to get more water and other supplies to storm-damaged areas by Monday after Hurricane Helene left a trail of destruction across the U.S. Southeast

Hurricane Helene unleashed torrential rains, leaving scores stranded or homeless, as recovery efforts commence after the storm claimed dozens of lives. The hurricane caused billions of dollars in damage across the US Southeast, with several million residents left without power as of Sunday.

Severe storms in the southeastern US have led to at least 28 storm-related deaths across five states, with ongoing relief efforts and focus on ensuring saf...

South Carolina prepares for the first death row execution in 13 years as Freddie Owens faces lethal injection for the 1997 murder of Irene Graves.

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

A South Carolina inmate scheduled to be executed Friday is asking Gov. Henry McMaster to spare his life

Khalil Allah is set to be killed by lethal injection despite a key witness saying last month he made false remarks at trial

The South Carolina Supreme Court has refused to stop the execution of Freddie Owens

After July ruling that state’s death penalty is legal, a man on death row has a week to decide how he will be executed

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