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Fallon apologizes for using blackface in 20-year-old skit

NBC ‘Tonight’ show host Jimmy Fallon apologized via Twitter for using blackface to impersonate comic Chris Rock in a 20-year-old ‘Saturday Night Live’ skit

May 27, 2020 1:00 PM EDT

Associated Press,

NBC “Tonight” show host Jimmy Fallon has apologized for doing an impersonation of fellow comic Chris Rock while in blackface during a 2000 episode of “Saturday Night Live.”

NHL adopts 24-team playoff format if it can resume season

May 26, 2020 5:00 PM EDT

Associated Press,

The NHL announced Tuesday it will abandon the rest of the regular season and go straight into the playoffs with 24 teams instead of 16 if it is able to resume play.

SC education leader wants more summer school money

May 26, 2020 2:26 AM EDT

Associated Press,

SC’s top education official wanted $115 million for summer school programs to get some of the state’s most vulnerable students back on track.

SC schools to have both in-person and virtual graduations

May 25, 2020 1:50 AM EDT

Associated Press,

Many schools in South Carolina are planning to have both in-person and virtual graduations amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Governor McMaster signs bill banning shackling of pregnant inmates

May 22, 2020 8:43 AM EDT

Associated Press,

Gov. Henry McMaster signed a bill banning jails and prisons from using leg, waist and ankle restraints on pregnant women and women in labor.

FBI says Texas naval base shooting is ‘terrorism-related’

May 22, 2020 2:41 AM EDT

Associated Press,

The FBI says a shooting at a Texas naval air station that wounded a sailor and left the gunman dead is “terrorism-related.”

Hamlin scores 2nd win of season at rain-shortened Darlington

May 20, 2020 11:36 PM EDT

Associated Press,

Denny Hamlin won NASCAR’s first Wednesday race since 1984 when rain stopped the event with 20 laps remaining at Darlington Raceway.

Clemson plans in-person classes; SC to reopen attractions

May 20, 2020 6:06 PM EDT

Associated Press,

Clemson University plans to hold in-person classes in the fall but synchronize them with online instruction so if a student is infected with COVID-19 — or a second wave of infections closes campus — learning won’t be disrupted.

Body found on beach identified as former WWE star

The Los Angeles Police Department says a body found on Venice Beach days is that of former World Wrestling Entertainment pro Shad Gaspard

May 20, 2020 1:00 PM EDT

Associated Press,

The body of former World Wrestling Entertainment pro Shad Gaspard was found early Wednesday on Los Angeles’ Venice Beach, after he was caught in a rip current last weekend, police said.

Annie Glenn, widow of Sen. John Glenn, dies at 100

Annie Glenn, wife of the late astronaut and U.S. Sen. John Glenn and an advocate for those with speech disorders, died Tuesday of complications from COVID-19

May 20, 2020 7:00 AM EDT

Associated Press,

Annie Glenn, wife of the late astronaut and U.S. Sen. John Glenn who overcame a childhood stutter to become an advocate for others with speech disorders, died Tuesday of complications from COVID-19. She was 100.

Author: Associated Press

Fallon apologizes for using blackface in 20-year-old skit

NBC ‘Tonight’ show host Jimmy Fallon apologized via Twitter for using blackface to impersonate comic Chris Rock in a 20-year-old ‘Saturday Night Live’ skit

NHL adopts 24-team playoff format if it can resume season

SC education leader wants more summer school money

SC schools to have both in-person and virtual graduations

Governor McMaster signs bill banning shackling of pregnant inmates

FBI says Texas naval base shooting is ‘terrorism-related’

Hamlin scores 2nd win of season at rain-shortened Darlington

Clemson plans in-person classes; SC to reopen attractions

Body found on beach identified as former WWE star

The Los Angeles Police Department says a body found on Venice Beach days is that of former World Wrestling Entertainment pro Shad Gaspard

Annie Glenn, widow of Sen. John Glenn, dies at 100

Annie Glenn, wife of the late astronaut and U.S. Sen. John Glenn and an advocate for those with speech disorders, died Tuesday of complications from COVID-19

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