WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court could hand President-elect Barack Obama a delicate problem in the coming days: What to do with a suspected al-Qaida sleeper agent who is the only person detained in this country as an enemy combatant?...

DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (AP) -- The Sand Island Lighthouse, a lonely sentinel from a faded era of shipping commerce in the Gulf of Mexico, has survived more than a century of hurricanes and violent waves, but its future is precarious....

ATLANTA (AP) -- Here are the winning numbers selected Friday in the Mega Millions lottery:...

ATLANTA (AP) -- Here are the winning numbers selected Friday in the Georgia state lotteries:...

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) -- Zac Swansey scored 12 points and Georgia used a second half run to beat Presbyterian 55-47 on Friday night....

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Carolina Panthers linebacker Jon Beason has been fined $5,000 by the NFL for grabbing Detroit Lions quarterback Daunte Culpepper by the facemask on a play that didn't result in a penalty....

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) -- Jason Flagler scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead South Carolina State to a 112-77 win over Carver Bible College Friday. The win gave the Bulldogs their first 3-0 start in 16 years....

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Nothing like a visit from the Great One to get Eric Staal scoring again....

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Punk musician Travis Barker on Friday sued companies linked to a plane that crashed in South Carolina, injuring him and killing two friends....

AIKEN, S.C. (AP) -- Prosecutors have dropped all charges against a former Aiken County councilman who had been accused of fondling a 13-year-old girl and offering a resident of an apartment complex free rent in exchange for sex....

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) -- Greenville County deputies say a 22-year-old man has been charged with murder in the shooting death of another man....

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Here are the winning numbers selected Friday in the South Carolina state lottery:...

RIDGEVILLE, S.C. (AP) -- Despite a federal law against jamming cell phone signals, officials from several state corrections departments gathered at a South Carolina prison Friday for a demonstration of equipment that blocks the wireless calls, in the hopes they'll be allowed to use it someday themselves....

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Bob Jones University has apologized for racist policies including a one-time ban on interracial dating that wasn't lifted until nine years ago and its unwillingness to admit black students until 1971....

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- The University of South Carolina installed Harris Pastides as its new president Friday in a ceremony full of pomp and overshadowed by tough economic times that are taking a toll on the public college's budget....

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Having coached more than 20 years and having played a few more, Florida's Urban Meyer has experienced just a few teams with good chemistry....

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina State coach Buddy Pough couldn't help getting teary-eyed a few weeks ago when his team got past longtime nemesis Hampton....

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- In a rarity this late in the season, the Carolina Panthers have no injury concerns heading into Sunday's game at Atlanta....

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- AAA Carolinas says fewer people in the Carolinas are planning to travel this Thanksgiving as economic concerns outweigh the benefits of falling gas prices....