All 3 defendants convicted of hate crimes in Arbery killing
By Russ Bynum
The three men convicted of murder in Ahmaud Arbery’s fatal shooting have been found guilty of federal hate crimes.
Author: Associated Press
Putin recognizes separatist eastern Ukrainian regions
By Vladimir Isachenkov, Yuras Karmanau and Lorne Cook
Russian President President Vladimir Putin has recognized the independence of separatist regions in eastern Ukraine, a move that will severely ratchet up tensions with the West amid fears that his country could invade Ukraine at any moment and use skirmishes as a pretext for an attack.
South Carolina tops women’s AP Top 25; Mulkey, LSU in top 10
The Gamecocks continued their run atop the poll after beating then-No. 12 Tennessee on Sunday to clinch at least a share of the SEC title.
S Carolina Senate panel revives COVID-19 vaccine ban bill
Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey’s proposal also would fine a private company requiring the shot $7,500 per employee fired because of that mandate.
Bill to consider churches essential in emergencies advances
A bill that would assure churches can meet in person in South Carolina during a pandemic or other emergency as long as other essential businesses can stay open is advancing in the state Senate.
SC House budget committee to take up $11.5B spending plan
The House Ways and Means Committee is meeting starting Tuesday to consider the $11.5 billion budget the General Assembly controls for the fiscal year starting in July.
CFP to remain 4 teams through ’25 after expansion talks fail
What started last summer with the enthusiastic unveiling of a plan for a 12-team College Football Playoff has come to a halt with the cold, hard reality that expansion will not happen until at least 2026 — if at all.
Univ. of South Carolina plans statues to honor desegregation
The University of South Carolina plans three statues to commemorate the black students who permanently desegregated the school in 1963.
Judge sentences cop who killed Daunte Wright to 2 years
The sentence issued Friday is below the range of 6 to 8 1/2 years in prison recommended by state guidelines, but Judge Regina Chu found mitigating factors exist that gave her the authority to go lower.
Threat to MLB openers increases, talks end after 15 minutes
The threat to opening day on March 31 appeared to intensify Thursday when the drawn-out talks to end Major League Baseball’s lockout ended just 15 minutes after they resumed following a four-day break.
