An uptick in consumer spending helped the U.S. economy expand at a surprising 3.8% from April through June, the government reported in a dramatic upgrade of its previous estimate of second-quarter growth.
Tariffs are taking a long-term toll on your checkbook.
Attorney General Alan Wilson announced Wednesday that he has joined a coalition of 22 other state attorneys general to call for the use of cell phone jamming technologies in state prisons, with the goal of disrupting cellular transmissions coming from contraband cellphones.
A new poll says most South Carolina Republicans are still undecided on their vote for governor.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday signaled a cautious approach to future interest rate cuts, in sharp contrast with other Fed officials this week who have called for a more urgent approach.
The man who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump at a Florida golf course last year tried to stab himself in the neck with a pen shortly after being found guilty of all counts on Tuesday.
U.S. stock indexes are holding near their record heights on Tuesday as Wall Street takes a moment following a relentless rally.
Tech giant Oracle will spearhead U.S. oversight of the algorithm and security underlying TikTok's popular video platform under the terms of a deal laid out this week by President Donald Trump's administration.
Tech giant Oracle will receive a copy of the algorithm powering TikTok to operate for U.S. users, according to a senior official in President Donald Trump's administration on Monday.
South Carolina legislators have not been getting paid for months since a state senator sued over the first raise in the General Assembly's compensation in three decades.
The Senate rejected competing measures on Friday to fund federal agencies for a few weeks when the new budget year begins on Oct. 1, increasing prospects for a partial government shutdown on that date.
U.S. President Donald Trump is talking with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday in a push to finalize a deal to allow the popular social media app TikTok to keep operating in the United States.
The House on Friday passed a short-term spending bill to extend government funding for seven weeks and avoid a partial government shutdown on Oct. 1, but prospects looked dimmer in the Senate, where the two parties show no signs of budging on the matter.
South Carolina fired its election director as the state negotiates with President Donald Trump's administration about how to fulfill a federal demand to turn over records, including personal data on all voters.
According to a statement from Commission Chairman Dennis Shed, the commission voted to remove Howard Knapp as Executive Director effective immediately.
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