Child among 4 dead in shooting at California office building
By Stefanie Dazio and Robert Jablon
Police say a child was among four people killed Wednesday in a shooting at a Southern California office building.
Author: Associated Press
SC Senate OKs five-day school for all by April 12
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – The South Carolina Senate has unanimously passed a proposal that would require all schools to provide in-person classes five days a week starting as soon as April 12. The proposal passed Wednesday would also require schools provide five day a week classes next school year too. The resolution would ban districts from making teachers give instruction…
Lawmaker says medical marijuana bill will pass in S. Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – A bill that would allow medical marijuana use in South Carolina has again made it to the Senate floor. The Republican lawmaker who has pushed for the proposal over the past seven years says he thinks it can finally pass. But even with Sen. Tom Davis’ optimism, there are still stumbling blocks. Law enforcement and some…
Emmert promises WBCA he will work to fix ‘stark’ inequities
NCAA President Mark Emmert promised the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association he will work with coaches to fix the “stark difference” between the Division I men’s and women’s tournaments.
COVID-19 pushed total US deaths beyond 3.3 million last year
A new report says U.S. deaths last year topped 3.3 million, the nation’s highest-ever annual death toll. That includes about 375,000 deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Migrant kids crowded into Texas facility as space runs low
DONNA, Texas (AP) – More than 500 migrant children were packed into plastic-walled rooms built for 32 people, sitting inches apart on mats with foil blankets Tuesday at the largest U.S. Customs and Border Protection holding facility for unaccompanied children. Overall, CBP’s main child processing center, a compound of white tents in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, held over 4,100 migrants,…
South Carolina drubs Texas 62-34 to reach Final Four
Zia Cooke scored 16 points and South Carolina used its stifling defense to advance to the Final Four for the third time, shutting down Texas for a 62-34 victory Tuesday night.
NFL owners approve 17-game regular season, 3 preseason games
The NFL is increasing the regular season to 17 games and reducing the preseason to three games to generate additional revenue for America’s most popular sport.
Lawmakers consider whether to break up public health agency
South Carolina lawmakers will hold hearings this spring on a bill to split up the state’s sprawling public health and environmental agency. A proposal by Senate President Harvey Peeler Tuesday would separate the Department of Health and Environmental Control into two new cabinet-level agencies.
Former SC governor, congressman Sanford joins lobbying firm
Mark Sanford, the former South Carolina governor, congressman and one-time presidential candidate, is going to work for a lobbying firm. Shumaker Advisors announced Tuesday that Sanford would be joining the firm, working from Charleston.
