Comfort TV viewing gives ratings boost to football, dramas
An unprecedented impeachment hearing failed to keep TV viewers from settling back into familiar, escapist habits last week.
Author: Associated Press
SC adds some parents to vaccine list amid high demand
By Michelle Liu
DHEC: Parents caring for medically fragile or severely disabled children have been added to the state’s initial phase of its vaccine plan.
AP: Vice President Harris: A new chapter opens in US politics
Vice President Kamala Harris has broken the barrier that has kept men at the top of American power for more than two centuries.
Tilmon leads efficient No. 19 Missouri past South Carolina
Jeremiah Tilmon had 19 points and 10 rebounds in another efficient performance, and No. 19 Missouri beat South Carolina 81-70 on Tuesday night.
Sarah Thomas to be 1st female to officiate at Super Bowl
Sarah Thomas will cap her sixth NFL season by becoming the first female to officiate the Super Bowl in NFL history.
AP: US inmate to plead guilty in revenge murder-for-hire plot
An inmate at a South Carolina federal prison is set to plead guilty Tuesday in a murder-for-hire plot in which he used money from his prison account to try and pay a fake hitman to kill a prosecutor and witness in a prior case.
AP: The Latest: McConnell points finger at Trump in Capitol riot
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is explicitly pointing his finger at President Donald Trump for helping to spur the attack on the Capitol by the outgoing president’s supporters.
No. 4 South Carolina, Boston beat No. 15 Arkansas 104-82
Aliyah Boston had 26 points, 16 rebounds and six blocks to lead the fourth-ranked Gamecocks to a 104-82 victory over No. 15 Arkansas on Monday night.
Garth Brooks joins list of performers at Biden inauguration
NEW YORK (AP) – Add Garth Brooks to the lineup of entertainers at the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. Brooks joins Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez among others and performed during the inaugural celebration of President Barack Obama in 2009. He turned down a chance to play for President Donald Trump in 2017, citing a scheduling conflict. Invited by incoming…
Biden administration to continue pandemic travel restrictions
(AP) – President-elect Joe Biden’s incoming White House press secretary says his administration does not intend to lift coronavirus travel restrictions for Europe and Brazil. The message from Jen Psaki came Monday after the White House said President Donald Trump had lifted the restrictions for those countries, effective Jan. 26. Psaki tweeted: “On the advice of our medical team, the…
