Aiken singer Beth Spangler to sing Wednesday before USCA home game
Nationally-known Aiken singer Beth Spangler will sing the national anthem before Wednesday's USC Aiken's men's home basketball game against UNC Pembroke.
View ArticleSecond Harper Lee novel to be published in July
NEW YORK (AP) — "To Kill a Mockingbird" will not be Harper Lee's only published book after all.
View ArticleCoke bets on 'premium milk' to boost declining category
NEW YORK (AP) — Coke is coming out with premium milk that has more protein and less sugar than regular. And it's betting people will pay twice as much for it.
View ArticleEx-criminal turned back in Turkey attacks 3 French soldiers
PARIS (AP) — A former criminal who had been blocked by French and Turkish police from traveling along a route used by jihadi fighters on Tuesday allegedly attacked three French soldiers with...
View ArticleU.K. moves toward making babies from DNA of 3 people
LONDON (AP) — Britain moved Tuesday toward allowing scientists to create humans from the DNA of three people.
View ArticlePurported IS video shows Jordan pilot burned to death
AMMAN, Jordan — A video released online Tuesday purportedly showed a Jordanian pilot captured by the Islamic State extremist group in Syria being burned to death by his captors following a...
View ArticleChurches unite for youth event
North Augusta United is teaming up with local churches to learn about Biblical unity.
View ArticleFederal health officials face tough questions on flu vaccine
WASHINGTON, D.C. — It was a tale of two vaccines - one making politically charged headlines about kids not vaccinated against measles and the other reflecting the bleak reality of a harsh...
View ArticleVirgin Galactic gets back on track toward space tourism
UPHAM, N.M. (AP) — The only thing interrupting the creosote and mesquite that make up one of New Mexico's most remote stretches of desert is a pristine runway where Virgin Galactic plans one...
View ArticleBlank says Falcons 'wrong' to add fake crowd noise to games
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Falcons owner Arthur Blank said Tuesday he has seen enough of the NFL's investigation of fake crowd noise at Atlanta's home games to acknowledge wrongdoing.
View ArticlePolice: Lance Armstrong hit parked cars, blamed girlfriend
DENVER (AP) — Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong hit two parked cars after a night of partying in Aspen but agreed to let his longtime girlfriend take the blame to avoid national attention,...
View ArticleBrady: 'I would love to' give Malcolm Butler MVP truck
BOSTON (AP) — Patriots quarterback Tom Brady said he "would love to" give the truck he got for winning his third Super Bowl MVP to defensive back Malcolm Butler.
View ArticleJohn Smoltz: becoming a Hall of Famer "just incredible"
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — When John Smoltz plopped down in a director's chair inside the Baseball Hall of Fame and stared at all the bronze plaques on the walls, the moment was both magical and a...
View ArticleQuinn lays out plan to bring winner to Falcons
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Dan Quinn is looking to build a defense that plays "fast and physical" and an offense with balance as coach of the Atlanta Falcons.
View ArticleBarber school now offering haircuts to public
Aiken School of Barbering opened its doors in October, and now the business is reporting that it is opening its doors to the public.
View ArticleJeffcoat earns counseling degree
Tommy Jeffcoat, of Aiken, earned a Master of Science degree in clinical counseling from Bellvue University in Bellvue, Nebraska.
View ArticleCameras capture alleged burglars in Aiken home
Two people were jailed for burglary Tuesday after security cameras recorded them inside a home on Loudon Drive, according to the Aiken County Sheriff's Office.
View ArticleStaples buys Office Depot for $6B to keep pace with change
NEW YORK (AP) - There are few places where evolving technology has been more disruptive than in the work place, which played out again Wednesday as Staples announced it would spend about $6 billion to...
View ArticleTo catch a drone: Govts seek ways to counter tiny fliers
PARIS (AP) - What's the best way to counter an unwelcome drone: a bigger, faster drone, laser guns, sky-high netting or devices that block remote controls?
View ArticleRocket fire kills at least 5 near hospital in Donetsk
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) - Rocket salvoes hit a previously safe section of Ukraine's rebel stronghold of Donetsk on Wednesday, killing at least five people and damaging a hospital, six schools and five...
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