Author: Associated Press

SC state police receive accreditation and high honor

(STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images) Police officers, tape, cruiser. COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina’s state police agency has again been accredited by a major law enforcement organization. The State Law Enforcement Division said it was also given an extra award by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. CALEA gave the state agency its excellence award. SLED first sought…

President Trump: CDC recommends that Americans voluntarily wear masks

(AP)–The White House said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending that Americans cover their faces when leaving the home, using makeshift coverings like T-shirts, scarves or bandannas, especially around other people. President Donald Trump says his administration is encouraging many Americans to wear face masks in public, though he stresses that the recommendation is optional and is…

‘Lean On Me,’ ‘Lovely Day’ singer Bill Withers dies at 81

Family says ‘Lean on Me’ singer-songwriter Bill Withers has died at 81

Bill Withers, who wrote and sang a string of soulful songs in the 1970s that have stood the test of time, including “ Lean On Me, ” “Lovely Day” and “Ain’t No Sunshine,” has died from heart complications, his family said in a statement to The Associated Press. He was 81.