US job openings near record, adding to price pressures
U.S. businesses posted a near-record level of open jobs in January, a trend that has pushed up worker’s pay and added to the economy’s inflationary pressures.
Author: Associated Press
South Carolina Senate OKs call for constitutional convention
The South Carolina Senate has approved a proposal that would add the state to a list of states calling for a convention to propose specific amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
Maddox 3 lifts Virgina Tech to 76-75 OT win over Clemson
Darius Maddox buried a 3-pointer at the buzzer in overtime and Virginia Tech held off a furious rally by Clemson for a 76-75 victory in the second round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament on Wednesday.
MLB cancels 93 more games, gap narrows in bargaining
Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred canceled 93 more games Wednesday, increasing pressure on locked out players and appearing to close the remaining chance to play a full 162-game schedule.
Syracuse star Boeheim punches FSU player during ACC game
Syracuse star Buddy Boeheim punched Florida State’s Wyatt Wilkes in the stomach during the first half of the Orange’s 96-57 victory in the second round of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament on Wednesday.
Clemson beats NC State 70-64 in opening round of ACC tourney
PJ Hall had 18 points and 10 rebounds, Nick Honor scored 11 of his 13 points in the second half and No. 10 seed Clemson beat 15th-seeded North Carolina State 70-64 on Tuesday in the opening round of the ACC tournament.
After 1st losing season since 1957, 11-0 Clemson riding high
Clemson’s 11-0 start following a three-game sweep of in-state rival South Carolina has quickly put the Tigers’ first losing season since 1957 in the rearview mirror.
$2B income tax and rebate bill heads to SC Senate floor
By Jeffrey Collins
A bill that would give everyone who files an income tax return in South Carolina a rebate of at least $100 is speeding its way through the state Senate.
Man killed in same SC home toddler was shot months ago
Investigators sat a man has been shot and killed in the same Orangeburg home where a 2-year-old boy died from a gunshot wound to the head five months ago.
US banning Russian oil imports as Biden warns of ‘costs
By Zeke Miller, Mike Balsamo and Josh Boak
President Joe Biden has announced that the U.S. will ban all Russian oil imports, toughening the toll on Russia’s economy in retaliation for its invasion of Ukraine.
