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Fireball spotted over areas of the southeast

A fireball was spotted over areas of the Southeast on Thursday.

A look at the status of US executions in 2025

Twenty-five men have died by court-ordered execution so far this year in the U.S., and four other people are scheduled to be put to death in three states during the remainder of 2025.

Pentagon leaders double down on the destruction from US attacks on Iran

The Pentagon's top leaders doubled down Thursday on how destructive the U.S. attacks had been on Iran's nuclear facilities and described in detail the study and planning behind the bombing mission.

Key Medicaid provision in Trump's big tax cut and spending bill is found to violate Senate rules

The Senate parliamentarian has advised that a key Medicaid provider tax overhaul that is central to President Donald Trump's big tax cut and spending bill does not adhere to procedural rules, delivering a crucial blow to Republicans rushing to finish the massive package this week.

States can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, the Supreme Court rules

A divided Supreme Court allowed states to cut off Medicaid money to Planned Parenthood in a ruling handed down Thursday amid a wider Republican-backed push to defund the country’s biggest abortion provider.

Senate Candidate Lee Johnson hosts Town Hall

Senate Candidate Lee Johnson held a town hall Wednesday evening in Lexington County.

Severe storms blow through the Midlands

Severe thunderstorms blow through the Midlands knocking out power, and causing trees to topple

Chick-fil-A ranks #1 in customer satisfaction

Chick-fil-A wins again in the customer satisfaction department.

Bumble lays off 30% of workforce

Bumble announced it is laying off 30% of its workforce.

Online job listing companies Careerbuilder, Monster files for bankruptcy

Job board websites Monster and Career Builder have filed for bankruptcy after merging last year.

President Trump tariffs take a toll on toys

The Trump Administration's tariffs are taking a toll on toys.

Bojangles launches campaign to support military families with peach cobbler sales

In a "patriotic gesture," Southern chicken and biscuits chain Bojangles is offering customers a chance to support local heroes through a new round-up campaign.

Early US intelligence report suggests US strikes only set back Iran’s nuclear program by months

A U.S. intelligence report suggests that Iran’s nuclear program has been set back only a few months after U.S. strikes and was not “completely and fully obliterated” as President Donald Trump has said, according to two people familiar with the early assessment.

Trump defends US strikes on Iran as intel assessment stirs debate

President Donald Trump insisted Wednesday that U.S. strikes delivered a crushing blow to Iran’s nuclear program despite a preliminary American intelligence assessment suggesting that the assault inflicted only a marginal setback.

Trump says US and Iranian officials will talk next week as ceasefire holds

The fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran appeared to be holding on Wednesday while U.S. President Donald Trump asserted that U.S. and Iranian officials will talk next week, giving rise to cautious hope for longer-term peace even as Tehran insisted it will not give up its nuclear program.