Big Boy train goes coast to coast
The world's largest steam train is heading East to help celebrate America's 250th birthday.
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Netflix rolling out new mobile experience
Netflix is rolling out a new mobile experience with simpler navigation and a more visual vertical layout.
U.S. economy grew 2% in 1st quarter
The U.S. economy showed strong growth at the start of the year even as global tensions began to rise.
Gubernatorial forum, reception to be held at SC State Museum
Candidates for South Carolina's top office are meeting with Midlands' business leaders.
House approves bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security and end the record shutdown
After weeks of delay, the House voted Thursday to fund much of the Department of Homeland Security, but not its immigration enforcement operations, and sent the bipartisan package to President Donald Trump to sign, ending the longest agency shutdown in history.
Mark Sanford quits latest bid for Congress and says he'll set up a debt-focused nonprofit instead
Mark Sanford, the Republican former South Carolina congressman and governor whose political ascendency was stalled by a 2009 affair, has ended his latest bid for public office.
Man accused of trying to kill Trump at correspondents' gala is set to return to court
The man who authorities say tried to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner with guns and knives and tried to kill President Donald Trump will appear Thursday in court as a judge decides whether Cole Tomas Allen will remain behind bars while awaiting trial.
Pamela Evette no longer SC State graduation speaker
SC State University President Conyers says they are going in a different direction and Lt. Governor Pamela Evette will no longer be the keynote speaker.
Costco changes famous hot dog deal
Costco is changing its famous $1.50 hot dog deal.
Airline trade group seeks $2.5 billion from federal government
A trade group representing smaller U.S. airlines is asking the government for billions of dollars to help offset surging fuel prices.
Fed holds interest rates steady
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady Weds, April 29, 2026.
Powell plans to remain on Fed board, cites legal actions by Trump administration
Jerome Powell said Wednesday he plans to remain on the board of the Federal Reserve after his term as chair ends next month “for an undetermined period of time,” saying the “unprecedented” legal attacks by the Trump administration have put the independence of the nation's central bank at risk.
White House says funds to pay TSA and other Homeland Security workers will 'soon run out'
The White House is warning Congress that funding to pay Department of Homeland Security personnel will "soon run out,” sparking new threats of airport disruptions and national security concerns as the House slow-walks legislation to end what has been the longest-ever lapse in agency funding.
Clyburn warns of 'never-ending' redistricting fights after Supreme Court strikes LA map
Representative James Clyburn, South Carolina's sole Democrat in Congress, issued a stark warning in the wake of the US Supreme Court's decision to strike a Louisiana district map and render Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act "all but a dead letter."
Fugitive caught on USC campus prompting Carolina Alert
University of South Carolina Police sent out a Carolina Alert Wednesday afternoon.
Errand to get new tires ends with $500,000 Lottery win
A Midlands man went on an errand run to get tires when he ended up winning the Lottery, say officials.
Kevin Warsh is one step closer to top job at the Fed after Trump's pick approved by Senate committee
he Senate Banking Committee voted on party lines Wednesday to approve Kevin Warsh as the next chair of the Federal Reserve to replace Jerome Powell, a longtime target of President Donald Trump’s insults for not cutting borrowing costs as far as the president wanted.
US stocks drift in mixed trading as oil prices keep spurting higher
The U.S. stock market is drifting in mixed trading Wednesday as the countdown ticks to an afternoon announcement from the Federal Reserve on what it will do with interest rates. Oil prices, meanwhile, continued to spurt higher because of the war with Iran.
SCDOT honors fallen workers in annual memorial ceremony
Since 1925, 103 men and women have lost their lives due to injury or illness while on the job.
Little Caesars teams with company for 1st drone to deliver family-sized meals
For the first time ever, Little Caesars pizzas are being delivered by air.
