According to the Richland-County Sheriff's Department, a witness called dispatch at around 12:30 p.m. on Sunday stating he saw what he believed to be a dead body in the Congaree River.ย
Americansโ views of the economy improved in May after five straight months of declines sent consumer confidence to its lowest level since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, largely driven by anxiety over theย impact of President Donald Trumpโs tariffs.
The U.S. saw a small increase inย measles casesย last week, an indicator that outbreaks are slowing down, though exposures at a busy airport in Colorado and a Shakira concert in New Jersey are keeping public health expertsย on their toes.
National Public Radio and three of its local stations filed a lawsuit Tuesday against President Donald Trump, arguing that an executive order aimed at cutting federal funding for the organization is illegal.
Wall Streetโsย roller-coasterย ride created byย President Donald Trumpโs trade policiesย whipped back upward on Tuesday, this time because of aย delay for his tariffs on the European Union.
The U.S. military spent more than $6 billion over the past three years to recruit and retain service members, in what has been a growing campaign to counter enlistment shortfalls.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell defended the central bank's response to the COVID-19 pandemic Sunday in a Princeton University speech in which he also praised government employees and U.S. universities, both of which have been targeted by the Trump administration.