US Mint presses final pennies as production ends after more than 230 years
The U.S. ended production of the penny Wednesday, abandoning the 1-cent coins that were embedded in American culture for more than 230 years but became nearly worthless.
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Congress acts swiftly to force release of Epstein files, and Trump agrees to sign bill
Both the House and Senate acted decisively Tuesday to pass a bill to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Fear spreads as federal immigration crackdown in North Carolina expands to Raleigh
Federal agents expanded their North Carolinaimmigration crackdown to the area around the state capital of Raleigh on Tuesday, with fear spreading in at least one immigrant-heavy suburb where restaurants closed and many people stayed home.
Commissioner Jim Phillips says ACC freed to focus on future with legal fight resolved
The Atlantic Coast Conference opened 2025 mired in a legal fight with two member schools while waiting on broadcast partner ESPN to extend a media deal with the league for the long term.
Bench helps lead Gamecocks to 87-58 win over Radford
Elijah Strong and Eli Ellis combined for 29 points off the bench to lead South Carolina, 87-58, over Radford on Tuesday.
Mayor says federal immigration agents will expand enforcement action in North Carolina to Raleigh
Federal immigration authorities will expand their enforcement action in North Carolina to Raleigh as soon as Tuesday, the mayor of the state’s capital city said.
A global sell-off for stocks whips back around to Wall Street as Nvidia and other stars keep falling
The U.S. stock market is falling sharply again on Tuesday, joining a global-sell off stretching from Asia to Europe, as Nvidia, bitcoin and other Wall Street stars keep falling on worries that their prices shot too high.
House expected to vote on bill forcing release of Jeffrey Epstein files
The House is headed towards a vote Tuesday on legislation to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the late financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Group of South Carolina lawmakers look at the most restrictive abortion bill in the US
A bill that would allow judges to sentence women who get abortions to decades in prison and could restrict the use of IUDs and in vitro fertilization goes before a small group of South Carolina senators Tuesday.
Immigrant student enrollment is dwindling at schools across the US amid immigration crackdowns
From Miami to San Diego, schools around the U.S. are seeing big drops in enrollment of students from immigrant families.
