Home sales climb to 8 month high
Sales of previously-owned homes rose last month.
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Walmart sales surge amid affordability crisis
More and more Americans are turning to Walmart to ease the burden of the ongoing affordability crisis.
US filings for jobless benefits remained in historically healthy range during government shutdown
New U.S. jobless claim applications fell last week, remaining within the healthy range of recent years, according to the government’s first weekly layoffs data since before the government shut down on Oct. 1.
Starbucks union says 30 more US stores are joining week-old strike
Starbucks’ union is expanding its week-old strike against the company.
Sumter Co. coroner identifies 3 people dead after two-vehicle collision
Sumter County Coroner’s Office says the coroner has released the names of three person who died after a two-vehicle collision.
Therapist arrested after alleged abuse of student at private school
Sumter County deputies say a therapist has been arrested for allegedly abusing a student that was under her care.
Lexington County man sentenced to federal prison for dogfighting
A Leesville man has been sentenced after pleading guilty to operating a dogfighting venture and being a felon in possession of a firearm, says the SCDOJ.
Trump signs bill to release Jeffrey Epstein case files after fighting it for months
President Donald Trump signed legislation Wednesday that compels his administration to release files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, bowing to political pressure from his own party after initially resisting those efforts.
Arrests now top 250 in immigration crackdown across North Carolina
Federal agents have now arrested more than 250 people during a North Carolina immigration crackdown centered around Charlotte, the state’s largest city, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday.
Trump and Republicans once more face a tough political fight over Obama-era health law
President Donald Trump is once more targeting former President Barack Obama’s signature health care law, picking a political fight before next year’s elections that is reminiscent of one he lost in his first term.
