COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Guards at the Kirkland Correctional Institution rushed to Denver Simmons' cell and made a grisly discovery: Four men from the unit for mentally ill prisoners had been beaten and strangled.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (AP) -- Chris Hess had two hits and scored two runs, and Jorge Guzman allowed just two hits over six innings as the Staten Island Yankees beat the Aberdeen IronBirds 7-0 on Monday. The Yankees swept the…
COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. (AP) -- David Gonzalez hit a walk-off single with one out in the 11th inning, as the West Michigan Whitecaps beat the Dayton Dragons 1-0 on Monday.
KINSTON, N.C. (AP) -- Luis Alexander Basabe hit a two-run double in the top of the 10th inning to lead the Winston-Salem Dash to a 4-2 win over the Down East Wood Ducks on Monday.
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) -- Carlos Franco homered twice and singled twice, scoring four runs while driving in two as the Gwinnett Braves beat the Toledo Mud Hens 11-4 on Monday.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Eric Stamets hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning, leading the Columbus Clippers to a 7-6 win over the Charlotte Knights on Monday.
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) -- Bryan Mejia had three hits and two RBI, and Nolan Sanburn struck out nine hitters over seven innings as the Potomac Nationals defeated the Myrtle Beach Pelicans 4-3 on Monday.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) -- Reinaldo Ilarraza singled twice, and Reggie Lawson allowed just one hit over six innings as the Fort Wayne TinCaps beat the South Bend Cubs 5-1 on Monday.
FREDERICK, Md. (AP) -- Randolph Gassaway hit a run-scoring single in the fifth inning, leading the Frederick Keys to an 8-6 win over the Wilmington Blue Rocks on Monday.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) -- Josh VanMeter hit a two-run double in the sixth inning, leading the Pensacola Blue Wahoos to a 6-1 win over the Chattanooga Lookouts on Monday.
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and other proponents of school voucher programs are praising a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that said a Lutheran church was wrongly denied a state grant for its preschool playground. But opponents say the ruling is far…
NEW YORK (AP) — Baraka Cosmas, 7, is missing half his right arm. Mwigulu Matonange, 14, lost his left arm. Emmanuel Festo, 15, lost his right, plus the fingers of his left hand. Pendo Sengerema, 16, had an arm severed…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's campaign promise to repeal and replace "Obamacare" is now in the hands of a key group of GOP senators who are opposing —or not yet supporting — legislation Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is…
BEIJING (AP) — China's top economic official tried to quell fears surging debt might threaten growth, saying Tuesday financial risks are "generally under control" and Beijing can achieve this year's development targets.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Somewhere along the way, the Republican crusade to repeal "Obamacare" also turned into an effort to limit the future growth of Medicaid. That bit of mission creep is complicating prospects for the GOP, and could lead to…
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch art sleuth whose search for purloined paintings and sculptures has led to Ukrainian militiamen and Nazi memorabilia collectors has joined the hunt for what he calls the "Holy Grail": A collection worth $500…
Robert Downey Jr. has said he will continue to appear in Marvel movies for as long as they are "well thought out".
Ryan Reynolds has started filming 'Deadpool 2', and he has admitted he "feels good" slipping back into his red ensemble to shoot scenes for the upcoming production.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Bay's "Transformers: The Last Knight" topped the box office charts, but it was a dubious success. The fifth installment in the series took in a franchise low of $68.5 million in its first five days…
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — The stage for Bill Cosby's next legal challenge shifts to California with a hearing scheduled Tuesday to set a trial date in a lawsuit accusing him of sexually assaulting a teen at the Playboy Mansion…
NEW YORK (AP) — In a frank and heartfelt speech, U2 bassist Adam Clayton thanked his bandmates of four decades for their support during his treatment and recovery for alcohol abuse years ago, and then joined them for a rollicking…
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Small businesses in some Tennessee counties are eligible for federal loans as a result of a drought last fall.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — A committee looking at how decisions are reached on controlling coal miners' exposure to coal dust will meet this week in West Virginia.
Liam Gallagher performed 'Don't Look Back In Anger' at Glastonbury because he believes it's the "song for the moment".
Nile Rodgers scrapped a song about the late Prince on his upcoming Chic album 'It's About Time' following his death last year.