Biden announces program offering discounted internet service
By Aamer Madhani and Will Weissert
President Joe Biden says 20 internet companies have agreed to provide discounted service to people with low incomes.
Author: Associated Press
No end in sight for Ukraine war as Putin hails Victory Day
By Elena Becatoros and Jon Gambrell (AP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin used a major patriotic holiday to again justify his war in Ukraine but did not declare even a limited victory or signal where the conflict was headed.
SC bill to end state control of hospital expansion is dead
A bill that would remove the need for South Carolina hospitals to seek state permission to build new facilities, make expansions or buy expensive equipment is dead for this year’s legislative session.
Logano bumps Byron on next-to-last lap for Darlington win
The crowd let Logano know what they thought, booing the Penske driver as he got out of his car for post-race interviews.
Tennessee, South Carolina extend health care for new moms
By Travis Loller (AP)
Tennessee and South Carolina are joining five other states in extending health care coverage to women with low-to-modest incomes for a full year after childbirth.
US added 428,000 jobs in April despite surging inflation
By Paul Wiseman (AP)
Friday’s jobs report from the Labor Department showed that last month’s hiring kept the unemployment rate at 3.6%, just above the lowest level in a half-century.
FDA restricts J&J’s COVID-19 vaccine due to blood clot risk
By Matthew Perrone and Lauran Neergaard (AP)
U.S. regulators are strictly limiting who can receive Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine due to a rare but serious risk of blood clots.
More Americans apply for jobless aid last week
Associated Press (AP)
More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, but the total number of people collecting jobless aid is at its lowest level in more than 50 years.
S. Carolina nears transgender sports ban after Senate vote
The South Carolina Senate has approved a bill that would ban transgender students from playing girls’ or women’s sports in public schools and colleges.
Fed raises key rate by a half-point in bid to tame inflation
By Christopher Rugaber (AP)
The Federal Reserve intensified its drive to curb the worst inflation in 40 years by raising its benchmark short-term interest rate by a sizable half-percentage point.
