SC lawmakers discuss the state budget
Lawmakers are back at the State House this week but not in the way that many expected.
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Buster Murdaugh, son of Alex Murdaugh, files massive defamation lawsuit
Richard Alexander Murdaugh Jr., also known as Buster Murdaugh, and the son of convicted killer Alex Murdaugh, has filed a defamation lawsuit against several defendants for allegedly linking him to the death of Stephen Smith.
Half a million immigrants could eventually get US citizenship under a new plan from Biden
President Joe Biden is taking an expansive election year step to offer relief to potentially hundreds of thousands of immigrants without legal status in the U.S., aiming to balance his own aggressive crackdown on the southern border earlier this month that enraged advocates and many Democratic lawmakers.
Study: States ranked by worse airplane etiquette
While there are both good and bad fliers in every state, some areas may have more inconsiderate airline passengers than others, at least according to a new survey by gaming company Solitaire Bliss.
100K+ pet insurance policies being dumped
Nationwide insurance is dropping pet insurance policies for roughly 100 thousand animals.
Columbia's "Black Wall Street" highlighted in new documentary, premiere part of two-day event
The new documentary titled "Did you know? Columbia's Black Wall Street" chronicles the Black businesses that were thriving in the city during the 1920's and 1930's.
Surgeon General calls for warning label on social media apps
The U.S. Surgeon General is demanding Congress put a warning label on social media apps similar to the ones on cigarettes and alcohol.
IRS crack down on tax loophole could raise $50 billion
On Monday, June 17, the Internal Revenue Service announced its closing a major tax loophole that could raise $50 billion over a decade.
FAA investigating after Southwest Airline plane plunges toward ocean
The FAA is investigating after a Southwest Airlines flight plunged toward the ocean near Hawaii.
Biden will announce deportation protection and work permits for spouses of US citizens
President Joe Biden is planning to announce a sweeping new policy Tuesday that would lift the threat of deportation for tens of thousands of people married to U.S. citizens, an aggressive election-year action on immigration that had been sought by many Democrats.
Father of former governor Nikki Haley dies on Father's Day
On Father's Day, former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley was forced to say farewell to her own father.
Daughter of Emanuel 9 victim captures father's legacy in upcoming documentary
The daughter of a victim in the Mother Emanuel AME Church mass shooting is planning to tell her father's story in an upcoming documentary.
Think cicadas are weird? Check out superfans, who eat the bugs, use them in art and even striptease
Mayumi Barrack sees a pair of mating periodical cicadas getting together, whips out her phone, says, “Hi guys!" and takes their picture.
IRS warns against scams targeting South Carolina seniors
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a warning about the rising threat of impersonation scams.
Trump challenges Biden to a cognitive test but confuses the name of the doctor who tested him
Donald Trump on Saturday night suggested President Joe Biden “should have to take a cognitive test," only to confuse who administered the test to him in the next sentence.
Biden's campaign announces a $50 million advertising blitz highlighting Trump's conviction
President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign is spending $50 million through the end of June, a blitz that includes its first television ad trumpeting Donald Trump’s felony conviction and signals that the Democratic incumbent is seeking to make his Republican opponent’s legal woes a bigger issue heading into November.
Deputies: Wanted suspect arrested in pool shooting
Richland Co. deputies say a man wanted in connection with a shooting at a Midlands pool on May 28th.
12th Annual Fishing Derby held for local Veterans
The Troop Appreciation Foundation out of Chapin hosted its 12th Annual Fishing Derby for local Veterans Thursday morning.
Shooting at splash pad in Detroit suburb leaves ‘numerous wounded victims,’ authorities say
Gunfire erupted at a splash pad in the Detroit suburb of Rochester Hills as families were frolicking in the water to beat the summer heat, leaving multiple people wounded, authorities said.
Trump visits a Black church, addresses a MAGA activist gathering amid swing through pivotal Michigan
Donald Trump used back-to-back stops Saturday to court Black voters and a conservative group that has been accused of attracting white supremacists as the Republican presidential candidate works to stitch together a coalition of historically divergent interests in battleground Michigan.
