Associated Press, Author at ABC Columbia

Biden turns 78, will be oldest U.S. president

Nov 20, 2020 9:14 PM EST

Associated Press,

WASHINGTON (AP) – President-elect Joe Biden turned 78 Friday, and he’ll soon take the reins of a politically fractured nation facing the worst public health crisis in a century, high unemployment and a reckoning on racial injustice. As Biden wrestles with those issues, he will be attempting to accomplish another feat: demonstrating to Americans that age is but a number….

AP: Rate of rejected SC ballots without signatures drops in 2020

Nov 20, 2020 4:11 PM EST

Associated Press,

Absentee ballots in South Carolina were turned in without required signatures at a lower rate in the 2020 election than the presidential election four years ago.

AP: Joe Biden wins Georgia, flipping the state for Democrats

Nov 19, 2020 10:33 PM EST

Associated Press,

ATLANTA (AP) – A hand tally of the ballots cast in the presidential race has been completed. The results released Thursday by the secretary of state’s office affirm Democrat Joe Biden’s narrow lead over Republican President Donald Trump. The hand recount of about 5 million votes stemmed from an audit required by a new state law and wasn’t in response…

AP: Michelin plans $175M investment at S. Carolina facilities

Nov 19, 2020 3:33 PM EST

Associated Press,

Tire manufacturer Michelin North America is planning to invest up to $175 million in equipment at its facilities in two South Carolina counties over the next five to seven years.

AP: Man sues S.C. city over ex-officer charged in sexual assault

Nov 19, 2020 1:38 PM EST

Associated Press,

A man is suing a South Carolina city, over a former police officer that the plaintiff says told him to “strip or be tased” before sexually assaulting him.

SC announces the first flu death during spike in COVID-19 cases

Health experts say the victim died as a result of complications from influenza

Nov 19, 2020 12:06 AM EST

Associated Press,

(Associated Press) –The state’s first flu death of the season was announced Wednesday. The agency announced that an individual from the Pee Dee region has died from complications due to the flu. the person’s age and gender we not released. The Department of Health and Environmental Control (D-HEC) recommends everyone six months or older receive a flu vaccine. For more…

South Carolina schedules execution but doesn’t have drugs

Nov 18, 2020 9:34 PM EST

Associated Press,

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – The state of South Carolina has scheduled what would be its first execution in nearly a decade, but corrections officials say they still don’t have any lethal injection drugs to carry out the execution. Richard Moore (SCDC) The state Supreme Court has scheduled the execution of Richard Bernard Moore for Dec. 4. The 54-year-old inmate has…

AP: Graham facing ethics complaint over Georgia ballots question

Nov 18, 2020 5:53 PM EST

Associated Press,

Three attorneys have filed an ethics complaint against U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham.

FAA clears Boeing 737 Max to fly again

By David Koenig and Tom Krisher

Nov 18, 2020 8:18 AM EST

Associated Press,

After nearly two years and a pair of deadly crashes, U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is clearing Boeing’s 737 Max for flight.

U.S. Sen. Grassley, 87, says he tested positive for coronavirus

Nov 17, 2020 8:20 PM EST

Associated Press,

In this Oct. 12, 2020 file photo, Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, listens during a confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett before the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Grassley, the longest-serving Republican senator, says he is quarantining after being exposed to the coronavirus. Grassley is 87. He did not say how he was exposed. (Kevin…

Author: Associated Press

Biden turns 78, will be oldest U.S. president

AP: Rate of rejected SC ballots without signatures drops in 2020

AP: Joe Biden wins Georgia, flipping the state for Democrats

AP: Michelin plans $175M investment at S. Carolina facilities

AP: Man sues S.C. city over ex-officer charged in sexual assault

SC announces the first flu death during spike in COVID-19 cases

Health experts say the victim died as a result of complications from influenza

South Carolina schedules execution but doesn’t have drugs

AP: Graham facing ethics complaint over Georgia ballots question

FAA clears Boeing 737 Max to fly again

By David Koenig and Tom Krisher

U.S. Sen. Grassley, 87, says he tested positive for coronavirus

Related Posts

President Trump signs government funding bill to end government shutdown

Senate is poised to take the first steps to end 40-day shutdown

Former Vice President Dick Cheney dead at 84

Weather

Most Popular

Former President Biden has been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer

"We love you" -- family of missing USC student speaks out

Grijalva will be sworn in as the House's newest member, paving the way for an Epstein files vote

Midlands Mugshots November 2

Orangeburg County deputies arrest person in connection with deadly October shooting

On Twitter

Facebook