US stocks drift following the latest discouraging signal on the job market
U.S. stocks are drifting on Wednesday following the latest discouraging signal on the job market.
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Government shutdown begins as nation faces new period of uncertainty
Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programs and services running by Wednesday’s deadline.
Healing through expression -- new music therapy room opens at Prisma Health Children's Hospital
Music therapists with Prisma say the room is designed to reduce a patient's anxiety, and help them cope with an unfamiliar hospital setting.
Lexington Co. man charged in fentanyl induced death
Sheriff Jay Koon says Bradford Jovanelly, 46, sold fentanyl to two people in July, one of those people died a few days later from an overdose.
Deputies: Suspect charged in connection with fatal shooting
Investigators say they responded to a ShotSpotter alert on Mellowood Dr. on September 21st.
Wall Street yawns at DC's looming shutdown as US stocks head toward another winning month
U.S. stocks are coasting toward the finish of Wall Street’s latest winning month on Tuesday, as financial markets give a collective yawn for the potential shutdown of the U.S. federal government that's looming.
US government on brink of first shutdown in almost 7 years amid partisan standoff in Congress
A partisan standoff over health care and spending is threatening to trigger the first U.S. government shutdown in almost seven years, with Democrats and Republicans in Congress unable to find agreement even as thousands of federal workers stand to be furloughed or laid off.
Trump and Hegseth declare an end to 'politically correct' leadership in the US military
President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared an end to “woke” culture in the military and targeted other policies of past administrations Tuesday before hundreds of top U.S. military officials who were abruptly summoned to Virginia from around the world.
Former SC Rep. RJ May accepts plea deal, pleads guilty to 5 counts involving child sexual abuse material
"We have 21 victims we were able to identify, 62 overall. Notice was sent out to those 21 victims over the weekend by the U.S . Attorney's Office. The conduct found more than 200 unique videos, each one showing a child being sexually abused -- infants, toddlers, the most vulnerable among us," says Stirling.
McDonald's brings back Monopoly
McDonald's is bringing back a game for customers from Baltic Avenue to the boardwalk.
Chipotle announces new sauce
Chipotle is spicing-up its menu.
45% of Americans have money in stocks
When it comes to money many Americans are choosing to invest in the stock market.
Trump takes his tariff war to the movies announcing 100% levies on foreign-made films
President Donald Trump says he will slap a 100% tax on movies made outside the United States — a vague directive aimed at protecting a business that America already dominates.
Government shutdown draws closer as congressional leaders head to the White House
Democratic and Republican congressional leaders are heading to the White House for a meeting with President Donald Trump on Monday in a late effort to avoid a government shutdown, but both sides have shown hardly any willingness to budge from their entrenched positions.
At annual legislative conference, Black lawmakers confront Trump-era cuts and civil rights setbacks
The Congressional Black Caucus kicked off its annual legislative conference this week, which has been upended by President Donald Trump's second term and by the presence of National Guard patrols near the conference's venue.
Census Bureau to test using postal workers as census takers in 2030 field trials next year
The Census Bureau plans to use U.S. postal workers as census takers in at least two locations during field tests next year for the 2030 census, which will determine political power and federal funding.
Hurricane Humberto and Tropical Storm Imelda threaten the Bahamas and Bermuda
Authorities in the Bahamas closed a majority of schools on Monday following mandatory evacuations for some islands in the archipelago as Tropical Storm Imelda was expected to drop heavy rain and unleash flooding in the northern Caribbean.
Latin Superstar Bad Bunny to headline Super Bowl LX Halftime Show 2026
Bad Bunny will bring his Latin trap and reggaeton swagger to the NFL’s biggest stage next year: The Grammy winner will headline the Apple Music Super Bowl halftime show in Northern California.
Deadly shooting in North Carolina was ‘highly premeditated’ and location was ‘targeted’
A mass shooting that shattered the evening tranquility of a picturesque, seaside town in North Carolina was a “highly premeditated” attack that left three people dead and five injured, police said Sunday.
At least 2 dead and several injured in a shooting and fire at a Michigan church, police say
A gunman opened fire inside a church in Michigan during Sunday services before apparently setting the building ablaze, killing at least two people and injuring several others before police shot him, authorities said.
