Author: Associated Press

South Caroline funeral home to honor unclaimed veteran

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – A South Carolina funeral home is asking people to come to the funeral of a 75-year-old Navy veteran who has no family to claim him. Caughman Harman Funeral Home said the funeral for Petty Officer Third Class James Miske will be 10 a.m. Friday at Fort Jackson National Cemetery near Columbia. The funeral home says the…

Lil Nas X’s ‘Old Town Road’ inspires autistic boy to sing

We had an #oldtownroad miracle at my house. My son Daniel has #autism and doesn’t talk. We caught him humming the @LilNasX and @billyraycyrus tune the other day. Then Bless God, my baby started singing the song on his own. His therapists have started to use it in his sessions! pic.twitter.com/vtCNWeg6ax — Sheletta Brundidge (@TwoHauteMamas1) June 4, 2019 (Associated Press)…

16-year-old driver injured, 14-year-old killed in SC crash

UNION, S.C. (AP) – A 16-year-old driver has been injured and a 14-year-old passenger was killed in a crash in South Carolina’s Union County. WYFF-TV reports it happened at 4:32 p.m. Friday. State troopers say the 16-year-old who was driving a Honda Civic ran off the left side of the road and hit a tree. The passenger, who was not…

Woman sues TSA over strip search at airport

A Las Vegas woman has sued the Transportation Security Administration after she says they made her strip down in Oklahoma before a flight back to Nevada, KTNV reports. Rhonda Mengert says in her lawsuit she was traveling through Tulsa International Airport on Mother’s Day when an implant in her hip set off the metal detector, The TV station reported. Mengert said she…