Seven inmates died and at least 17 others were seriously injured in an hourslong brawl that broke out in a South Carolina prison Sunday. Inmates fought for more than seven hours before authorities regained control early Monday at Lee Correctional Institution in Bishopville, S.C., said state prisons spokesman Jeff Taillon. It’s unclear how the violence started, and no prison guards were hurt. Most of the slain inmates were stabbed with makeshift weapons, while the remainder appeared to have been be beaten, according to Lee County Coroner Larry Logan.

Investigators in California are combing through often bizarre videos posted online by the woman who wounded three people in a shooting at YouTube’s headquarters in San Bruno Wednesday. The prolific posts cover a range of topics, including animal rights and veganism. Nasim Aghdam often appeared in elaborate costumes and sometimes carried her pet rabbit. In other social media posts, Aghdam railed against YouTube for “suppressing” her content to limit its views. Her family told police she “hated” the company.

UPDATE: Authorities identified the woman who opened fire at YouTube headquarters Tuesday as 39-year-old Nasim Aghdam. The shooter wounded three people before killing herself. Aghdam had told family members she “hated” the company after YouTube stopped paying her for videos she posted on the platform. Police said she pulled out a handgun in an outdoor courtyard and fired several rounds without targeting any particular person.

Hannah Overton, the Texas mom convicted in 2007 of killing her foster son, learned this week she will receive nearly $600,000 from the state to compensate her for the seven years she spent in prison. Last year, Nueces County District Attorney Mark Gonzalez officially declared Overton innocent in the death of 4-year-old Andrew Burd, who died of salt poisoning.

Homes on “Heroin Highway” in North Camden now have potted plants outside and laughing teenagers hanging out on a porch after sunset. Police officers walk down a quiet block once controlled by drug dealers.

At the peak of violence six years ago on this block, four officers attempted to arrest a suspected drug dealer, only to have a crowd of more than 100 attack them and free the suspect.

The widow of the Pulse nightclub gunman failed Monday to convince a federal judge in Florida to drop the charges against her following the revelation that her father-in-law, Seddique Mateen, worked as an FBI informant for 11 years. Noor Salman’s defense attorneys argued the case against her should be thrown out or declared a mistrial since they didn’t know about Mateen’s work with the FBI until Saturday. “It is apparent from the government’s belated disclosure that Ms.

The Maryland teen who shot his former girlfriend at Great Mills High School last week died of a self-inflicted gunshot to the head, officials announced late Monday. St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office investigators determined Austin Rollins, 17, shot himself as the school resource officer confronted him. The officer also fired a shot, hitting the gun in Rollins’ hand. Before shooting himself, Rollins shot 16-year-old Jaelynn Willey. She died Thursday night after doctors took her off life support.