South Carolina's near-total abortion ban fails to advance out of subcommittee
The State Senate Medical Affairs subcommittee continued discussions about Senate Bill 323 – a proposed near-total abortion ban.
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US Mint presses final pennies as production ends after more than 230 years
The U.S. ended production of the penny Wednesday, abandoning the 1-cent coins that were embedded in American culture for more than 230 years but became nearly worthless.
Congress acts swiftly to force release of Epstein files, and Trump agrees to sign bill
Both the House and Senate acted decisively Tuesday to pass a bill to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Fear spreads as federal immigration crackdown in North Carolina expands to Raleigh
Federal agents expanded their North Carolinaimmigration crackdown to the area around the state capital of Raleigh on Tuesday, with fear spreading in at least one immigrant-heavy suburb where restaurants closed and many people stayed home.
Commissioner Jim Phillips says ACC freed to focus on future with legal fight resolved
The Atlantic Coast Conference opened 2025 mired in a legal fight with two member schools while waiting on broadcast partner ESPN to extend a media deal with the league for the long term.
Johnson, Brown win Columbia City Council seats in runoff election
Four candidates were vying for two City of Columbia council seats with Incumbent Councilwoman Aditi Bussells facing off against challenger Sam Johnson for the At-large seat, and Incumbent Councilman Peter Brown going up against challenger Julie Lumpkin for the District 4 seat.
Heinz debuts leftover gravy
Just ahead of Thanksgiving, Heinz is out with a new condiment inspired by the beloved ’90's sitcom Friends.
Home Depot sales slow down
Home Depot announced a slowdown in business, and it's not a good sign for the economy.
Roblox launches Ai age verfication
Online gaming platform Roblox is introducing new age verification features amid lawsuits and claims that it endangers children.
Sites impacted by Cloudflare outage
An outage at software company Cloudflare impacted parts of the internet today.
Mayor says federal immigration agents will expand enforcement action in North Carolina to Raleigh
Federal immigration authorities will expand their enforcement action in North Carolina to Raleigh as soon as Tuesday, the mayor of the state’s capital city said.
A global sell-off for stocks whips back around to Wall Street as Nvidia and other stars keep falling
The U.S. stock market is falling sharply again on Tuesday, joining a global-sell off stretching from Asia to Europe, as Nvidia, bitcoin and other Wall Street stars keep falling on worries that their prices shot too high.
House expected to vote on bill forcing release of Jeffrey Epstein files
The House is headed towards a vote Tuesday on legislation to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the late financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Group of South Carolina lawmakers look at the most restrictive abortion bill in the US
A bill that would allow judges to sentence women who get abortions to decades in prison and could restrict the use of IUDs and in vitro fertilization goes before a small group of South Carolina senators Tuesday.
Increase seen in gas prices in the Midlands
Gas prices are up a little bit in the Midlands.
21-year-old arrested for shooting inside Orangeburg Food Lion
A witness told police that Riley then pulled out a knife, and ran out of the front entrance -- threatening to kill the other person as he left.
Target to offer exclusive Starbucks drink
Starbucks is out with a new holiday beverage, but you can only get it at Target.
Top weight loss drugs cost less if you pay with cash
Two popular weight loss drugs will now cost less, that is if you pay with cash instead of going through insurance.
Fewer expecting mothers getting prenatal care
Roughly a quarter of pregnant women in the U.S. don't get prenatal care in their first trimester.
82 million Americans to travel for Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is the busiest holiday for travel, and this year, roads, and airports during the holiday period are expected to be busier than ever.
