Author: Associated Press

Congress votes to suspend Russia trade status, enact oil ban

By Kevin Freking

Apr 7, 2022 1:31 PM EDT

Associated Press,

Congress has overwhelmingly voted to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and ban the importation of its oil, ratcheting up the U.S. response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine amid reports of atrocities.

Senate poised to confirm Jackson to Supreme Court

Apr 7, 2022 11:24 AM EDT

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The Senate is expected to confirm Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson on Thursday, securing her place as the first Black woman on the high court and giving President Joe Biden a bipartisan endorsement for his historic pick.

US jobless claims stay at historically low levels last week

Apr 7, 2022 11:02 AM EDT

Associated Press,

Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs remain at historically low levels.

Storms batter aging power grid as climate disasters spread

Apr 6, 2022 5:20 PM EDT

Associated Press,

Power outages from severe weather have roughly doubled over the past two decades across the U.S. as a warming climate stirs more destructive storms.

Sheriff: 2 wounded, suspect dead, in shooting at SC plant

Apr 6, 2022 12:17 PM EDT

Associated Press, CNN,

Authorities say a suspect shot and wounded two employees at an industrial plant in South Carolina before taking his own life.

1,000 amendments: SC Democrats try to stall transgender bill

Apr 5, 2022 5:52 PM EDT

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South Carolina Democrats have lined up more than 1,000 amendments in an attempt to delay a vote on a bill that would have their state ban transgender students from playing girls’ or women’s sports in public schools and colleges.

Bill to fire Univ. of SC trustees is on House’s fast track

Apr 5, 2022 3:09 PM EDT

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The bill cuts the number of voting members from 20 to 13 and kicks all trustees off the board at the end of June 2023. It also redraws the districts for the trustees using U.S. House districts instead of judicial districts.

Newberry College holds forum on Charleston church shootings

Apr 4, 2022 6:27 PM EDT

Associated Press,

Newberry College is holding a forum on the aftermath of the 2015 racist massacre at a Charleston church from the perspective of the church and the officers who responded and investigated the shooting.