Russian pilot says plane was struck by lightning; 41 people killed
Russian media have quoted the pilot of the airliner that burst into flames who says the plane lost communications from a lightning strike.
Author: Associated Press
John Singleton to be laid to rest at private service Monday
A representative for John Singleton says the director will be laid to rest in a small, private ceremony on Monday in Los Angeles.
Senate vote will put Santee Cooper on chopping block for highest bidder
Columbia, SC (AP) — The Senate will allow a state agency to seek offers to sell state-owned utility Santee Cooper. Lawmakers voted 42 to one Thursday in favor of the bill after days of debate. Te proposal requires the Department of Administration to establish a competitive bidding process of the company’s sale and to seek buyers. The sale was prompted…
Jury selection goes slowly in SC dad’s death penalty case
Jury selection is going more slowly than a judge had hoped in the death penalty trial of a father charged with killing his five children in their South Carolina home.
Autopsy: Brain defect, not school fight, killed SC 5th grader Raniya Wright
Autopsy results released Thursday support authorities’ assertion that natural causes stemming from a birth defect killed a 10-year-old South Carolina girl who collapsed after a fight at school.
Facebook bans Louis Farrakhan, Alex Jones for hate speech
After years of pressure to crack down on extremist content, Facebook has banned Louis Farrakhan, Alex Jones and other extremists, saying they violated its ban against hate and violence.
SC Senate approves bill allowing offers for Santee Cooper
The South Carolina Senate has decided to allow a state agency to seek offers to sell state-owned utility Santee Cooper.
EPA reaffirms glyphosate safe for users as court cases grow
The Environmental Protection Agency reaffirmed Tuesday that a popular weed killer is safe for people, as legal claims mount from Americans who blame the herbicide for their cancer.
Grandma pushing stroller across highway will also face charges in hit-and-run death
FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina authorities say they have charged both the hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a 4-year-old girl and the grandmother who was pushing the girl across a highway in a stroller. Investigators say Emily Hall was killed Friday night as she was being pushed across state Highway 51 in Florence. The Associated Press reports that…
John Singleton, prominent film director, dies at 51
Filmmaker John Singleton, who debuted with the Oscar-nominated “Boyz N the Hood” and continued making movies that probed the lives of black communities in his native Los Angeles and beyond, has died. He was 51.
