The Senate approved a short-term renewal until April 30 of aย controversial surveillance programย used by U.S. spy agencies, following a chaotic, post-midnight scramble in the House to keep the authority from expiring.
Oil prices are falling by more than 10% Friday, and Wall Street is rallying towardย another recordย afterย Iran said the Strait of Hormuz is fully openย again for oil tankers carrying crude from the Persian Gulf to customers worldwide.
Iran said Friday it fully reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial vessels, but President Donald Trump said the American blockade on Iranian ships and ports โwill remain in full forceโ until Tehran reaches a deal with the U.S., including on its nuclear program.
Some bankers, some builders, others with local nonprofits -- they all share the same objective of making housing more affordable and accessible to the lower and middle class of SC.
Israel agreed Thursday to a 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon, a truce that could pause fighting with the Hezbollah militant group and boost attempts to extend the ceasefire between Iran, the United States and Israel after weeks of devastating war.
President Donald Trumpโs design for theย Triumphal Archย he wants built at an entrance to the U.S. capital comes up for a review and possible vote Thursday by a key federal agency, one of several projects he is pursuingย alongside a White House ballroomย to leave his lasting footprint on Washington.
Students in South Carolina Public Schools will now be required to use bathrooms and locker rooms corresponding with the gender on their birth certificate.