US stocks cruise toward the finish of their record-setting week
U.S. stocks are adding to their records on Friday as Wall Street cruises toward the finish of another winning week.
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"High-energy celebration" -- Famously Hot SC Pride returning for its 35th year
Famously Hot SC Pride is set to return October 3rd and 4th!
Trump says US is in 'armed conflict' with drug cartels after ordering strikes in the Caribbean
President Donald Trump has declared drug cartels to be unlawful combatants and says the United States is now in a “non-international armed conflict,” according to a Trump administration memo obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday, following recent U.S. strikes on boats in the Caribbean.
Trump asks 9 colleges to commit to his political agenda and get favorable access to federal money
The White House is asking nine major universities to commit to President Donald Trump’s political priorities in exchange for more favorable access to federal money.
US stocks drift near their records as tech keeps rising and Wall Street keeps ignoring DC's shutdown
U.S. stocks are drifting around their records on Thursday as technology stocks keep rising and as Wall Street keeps ignoring the shutdown of the U.S. government.
Trump uses government shutdown to dole out firings and political punishment
President Donald Trump has seized on the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce and punish detractors, by threatening mass firings of workers and suggesting “irreversible” cuts to programs important to Democrats.
Government shutdown takes hold with mass layoffs looming and no end in sight
The federal government was thrown into a shutdown Wednesday with no easy endgame in sight, as Democrats held firm to their demands to salvage health care subsidies that President Donald Trump and Republican in Congress have dismissed as something to possibly discuss later.
Trump administration puts on hold $18 billion in funding for New York City infrastructure projects
President Donald Trump 's administration, citing the government shutdown, said Wednesday it was putting a hold on roughly $18 billion to fund a new rail tunnel beneath the Hudson River between New York City and New Jersey and an extension of the city's Second Avenue subway.
October SNAP benefits to continue despite government shutdown
South Carolina Department of Social Services (SCDSS) says SNAP recipients will still receive their October 2025 benefits.
Vote to end government shutdown fails in Senate as Democrats hold firm on health care demands
A vote to swiftly end the government shutdown failed Wednesday, as Democrats in the Senate held firm to the party’s demands to fund health care subsidies that President Donald Trump and Republicans refuse to provide.
Unborn Child Protection Act faces backlash from pro-life groups ahead of key testimony
In an unprecedented move, two pro-life organizations have announced their opposition to the Unborn Child Protection Act Wednesday, just hours before the State Medical Affairs Subcommittee is set to hear public testimony on the bill.
What happens now that a government shutdown is underway
Washington is bracing for what could be a prolonged federal shutdown after lawmakers deadlocked and missed the deadline for funding the government.
US stocks drift following the latest discouraging signal on the job market
U.S. stocks are drifting on Wednesday following the latest discouraging signal on the job market.
Government shutdown begins as nation faces new period of uncertainty
Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programs and services running by Wednesday’s deadline.
Healing through expression -- new music therapy room opens at Prisma Health Children's Hospital
Music therapists with Prisma say the room is designed to reduce a patient's anxiety, and help them cope with an unfamiliar hospital setting.
Lexington Co. man charged in fentanyl induced death
Sheriff Jay Koon says Bradford Jovanelly, 46, sold fentanyl to two people in July, one of those people died a few days later from an overdose.
Deputies: Suspect charged in connection with fatal shooting
Investigators say they responded to a ShotSpotter alert on Mellowood Dr. on September 21st.
Wall Street yawns at DC's looming shutdown as US stocks head toward another winning month
U.S. stocks are coasting toward the finish of Wall Street’s latest winning month on Tuesday, as financial markets give a collective yawn for the potential shutdown of the U.S. federal government that's looming.
US government on brink of first shutdown in almost 7 years amid partisan standoff in Congress
A partisan standoff over health care and spending is threatening to trigger the first U.S. government shutdown in almost seven years, with Democrats and Republicans in Congress unable to find agreement even as thousands of federal workers stand to be furloughed or laid off.
Trump and Hegseth declare an end to 'politically correct' leadership in the US military
President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared an end to “woke” culture in the military and targeted other policies of past administrations Tuesday before hundreds of top U.S. military officials who were abruptly summoned to Virginia from around the world.
