Washington (CNN) – President Barack Obama’s administration estimated Friday that between 64 and 116 civilians have died during the years 2009-1015 from U.S. drone strikes outside of Iraq and Afghanistan. In the same time span, the administration said between 2,372 and 2,581 militants had been taken out by drones. In an executive order, Obama tasked his administration with working in…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Voters headed to the Polls Tuesday for Elections in runoffs across the state. Polls closed at 7pm. Voter Turnout was light. Voters were casting ballots in 13 General Assembly districts. In the Midlands, voters were deciding seats in Lexington and Richland counties. In Lexington, among the seats in runoffs, Clerk of Court, Register of Deeds and two…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– It’s Runoff Election Day in South Carolina. Polls are open from 7am-7pm. Voter turnout is expected to be low, just two weeks ago on Election Day officials said only about 14 percent of registered voters cast their ballot. In Richland County, the race for the Richland County Council District 10 seat is in a runoff. In Lexington…
A unanimous Supreme Court on Monday overturned the bribery conviction of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell in a ruling that could make it harder for prosecutors to bring corruption cases against elected officials. McDonnell had been found guilty in 2014 of accepting more than $165,000 in gifts and loans from a wealthy businessman in exchange for promoting a dietary supplement….
Getty Images President Obama said many businessmen in the U.S. aren’t exactly impressed with Donald Trump’s business acumen. “There’s no successful businessman in America who actually thinks the most successful businessman in the country is Donald Trump,” the president said in an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek. “I know those guys, and so do you, and I guarantee you, that’s not…
President Barack Obama speaks in the White House briefing room in Washington, June 23, 2016, on the Supreme Court decision on immigration. Andrew Harnik/AP Photo President Barack Obama said today that the Supreme Court’s “heartbreaking” decision to block his immigration executive action “takes us further from the country that we aspire to be.” The court’s 4-4 deadlock lets stand a…
A tied decision today in the Supreme Court blocked President Obama’s immigration policy that would have offered more than 4 million undocumented immigrants a chance to remain in the country without fear of deportation. The justices were deadlocked 4-4. This is a developing story. Please check back in for updates. Categories: National News, News, Politics Tags: President Barack Obama, Supreme…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – A federal court in Virginia has overturned a South Carolina judge’s ruling over a public elementary school’s graduation ceremony at a Christian university. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday rejected a district judge’s ruling that had upheld prayers at a graduation ceremony for Mountain View Elementary School in Taylors. The Richmond, Virginia-based appellate…
NEW YORK (AP) _ Donald Trump is set to lambaste Democratic rival Hillary Clinton as a failed secretary of state out of step with Americans on trade and immigration. Trump’s address Wednesday morning at his hotel in New York’s SoHo neighborhood marks his official opening salvo against Clinton in the general election. It comes as the presumptive Republican nominee…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has decided to attend the Republican National Convention in Ohio next month. Spokesman Rob Godfrey said Tuesday that Haley will attend alongside South Carolina’s delegation. But, unlike in 2012, she has no plans to address the convention. The Republican governor has been very vocal in her criticism of Donald Trump. But…
