South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster says the state has reached a $45 million settlement with drug maker Eli Lilly & Co. over the company’s marketing of an anti-psychotic drug.

Vice President Joe Biden has announced a White House deal with the hospitals to help pay for President Barack Obama’s overhaul of health care.

The Atlanta Braves completed a $2.5 million, one-year contract with Garret Anderson on Tuesday after he passed a physical.

Democratic officials say key senators and the White House have reached tentative agreement on an economic stimulus measure at the core of President Barack Obama’s recovery plan.

ESPN will broadcast 15 Bowl Championship Series games from 2011 to 2014. The network and the BCS announced a new four-year contract Tuesday. ESPN outbid Fox, which is in the midst of a four-year deal to televise the games.

The Bowl Championship Series says it is close to a deal with ESPN on the television rights to college football’s championship game and biggest bowls.