A man on death row in South Carolina who taunted investigators with messages written with a victim's blood chose Friday to die by firing squad. Stephen Bryant, 44, will be the third man this year to die by South Carolina's newest execution method. His execution is set for Nov. 14.

Preview the Nov. 1 matchup between the Ole Miss Rebels and South Carolina Gamecocks with predictions, odds, over/under, spread, betting lines and more.

North Carolina has been a disaster in Year 1 under coach Bill Belichick. Still winless against power conference competition, the Tar Heels have been outclassed for much of the season.

Amos Durham, a former chaplain of the force, helped Wright steal more than $28,000 from the sheriff's department, and Lawson Watson was paid by Wright as a deputy for four years for work he never did — totaling more than $200,000, investigators said in court documents against Durham and Watson.

South Carolina women's basketball starting point guard Raven Johnson left the court right before halftime against UNC on Oct. 30, holding her back.

An active duty U.S. Marine kidnapped a 12-year-old girl from Indiana to sexually assault her, then rode a bus with her to North Carolina, where he was arrested, the FBI said.

The Murdaugh family legal troubles began after the February 2019 death of 19-year-old Mallory Beach in a boating accident. The driver of the boat, her friend Paul Murdaugh, the son of fourth-generation Hampton County lawyer and volunteer local solicitor Alex Murdaugh, was indicted for boating under the influence causing death.

A North Carolina state legislator accused by authorities of sex-related crimes involving a 15-year-old has resigned from the General Assembly.