River Bluff High student awarded scholarship, internship from Amazon
A River Bluff High School student is a recipient of the Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship.
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Person taken to hospital after Lakeside Avenue shooting incident
One person was taken to a local hospital after a shooting incident in the 100 block of Lakeside Avenue on Friday afternoon, says RCSD.
Britain’s King Charles III will resume public duties next week after cancer treatment, palace says
The 75-year-old monarch will resume his public duties next week following a three-month break to focus on his treatment and recuperation after he was diagnosed with an undisclosed type of cancer, Buckingham Palace said Friday.
Claflin University Student Development and Services VP injured in shooting incident while driving home, school says
According to Claflin University, the Vice President for Student Development and Services was injured after a shooting incident on Wednesday night.
FDA: 1 in 5 milk samples show traces of Bird Flu
One in five milk samples nationwide have tested positive for traces of Bird Flu, according to initial results of a Food and Drug Administration analysis.
Pending home sales surge in the U.S.
The National Association of Realtors reported home sales based on contract signing jumped in March.
TikTok parent company says it won’t sell the social media platform
TikTok’s parent company said it won’t sell the social media platform as a United State ban looms.
Fed’s preferred inflation gauge shows price pressures stayed elevated last month
A measure of inflation closely tracked by the Federal Reserve remained uncomfortably high in March, likely reinforcing the Fed’s reluctance to cut interest rates anytime soon and underscoring a burden for President Joe Biden’s re-election bid.
Trump’s lawyers seek to discredit testimony of prosecution’s lead witness in hush money trial
Donald Trump’s defense team in his hush money case sought Friday to undermine the testimony of the prosecution’s lead witness and his account that a tabloid’s practice of helping to bury embarrassing stories about Trump was part of a scheme to aid the Republican’s 2016 campaign.
City of Columbia Public Works hosting free compost giveaway
The City of Columbia Public Works is hosting a free compost giveaway on Saturday, April 27, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the City Compost Site, 121 Humane Lane.
