Graham says he doesn’t know what GOP health care plan is yet
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham told a rowdy town hall in South Carolina that health care is going to change in the United States. Just don't ask him for details.
Category Archives: South Carolina
Backyard gardening makes comeback –
The Union Times Brussel Sprouts and Collard Greens like these growing in the Piedmont Physic Garden are among the many types of fruit and vegetables that can be grown in a backyard garden. Backyard gardening is making a comeback in South Carolina in response to the expansion of food deserts in communities across the state.
S.C. House passes gas tax and vehicle sales tax increase to help pay for roads
A long-awaited bill that will increase the gas tax at the pump to help fund roads in South Carolina cleared its first major hurdle Wednesday. Lawmakers in the House of Representatives overwhelmingly backed legislation that would raise the state's gas tax by 10 cents during the next five years.
South Carolina law makes it tough to lower Confederate flags
In the aftermath of the racially motivated Charleston church slayings in 2015, the Confederate flag was removed from the South Carolina Statehouse during an elaborate nationally televised ceremony. But in less prominent places, the fight over the flag rages on, with the rebel banner garnering at least two recent victories.
Brison’s U.S. trip aimed at strengthening business ties
Federal Treasury Board President Scott Brison met with the U.S. Office of Management and Budget's Mick Mulvaney this week. Brison said another meeting is already planned for an undetermined date.
S Carolina’s 1st openly gay lawmaker from deep-red district
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The Latest: DHS says refugee interview trips not canceled
President Donald Trump takes the cap off a pen before signing executive order for immigration actions to build border wall during a visit to the Homeland Security Department in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017. . Former South Carolina Governor and current ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, in middle, waves to the crowd after current Governor Henry McMaster, at left, was sworn in by S.C. Chief Justice Don Beatty during a ceremon... .
Another winter-storm round to hit already-icy US midsection
Neighbors knew them for years as a church-going mother and her polite teenage daughter before police swarmed Gloria Williams' home in this small, quiet South Carolina city.
Student: Girl slammed to ground was trying to break up fight
The Latest on the federal sentencing of Dylann Roof in the deaths of nine people at a South Carolina church : The Latest on the federal sentencing of Dylann Roof in the deaths of nine people at a South Carolina church : A school resource officer in North Carolina has been placed on leave after a brief video posted online shows him picking up and slamming a female high school student to the ground. A student who was slammed to the ground by a police officer at a North Carolina high school was trying to break up a fight involving her sister, said the 15-year-old who posted video of the incident.
Report: Dems target eight Trump nominees in bid to delay process, get picks to disclose more info
Senate Democrats reportedly plan to attack eight of Republican President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks and stretch their confirmation process from days to perhaps months, despite having essentially no chance of blocking their nominations. The Democratic senators are vowing to make good on their vow unless the nominees start disclosing personal financial information, according to The Washington Post .
Donald Trump’s strong suit doesn’t appear to be consistency
From installing Wall Street executives in his Cabinet to avoiding news conferences, the president-elect is adopting some of the same behavior for which he criticized Clinton during their campaign. "I know the guys at Goldman Sachs," Trump said at a South Carolina rally in February, when he was locked in a fierce primary battle with Texas Sen. Ted Cruz.
Donald Trump is acting like Hillary Clinton
'They have total, total control over him. Just like they have total control over Hillary Clinton.'
Car company offering red light-reading vehicles in Las Vegas
The technology allows vehicles to "read" red lights ahead and tell the driver how long ... . The dashboard of an Audi A4 is seen during a demonstration of Audi's vehicle-to-infrastructure technology Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016, in Las Vegas.
The Latest: Syrian forces take more east Aleppo districts
Rebel shelling of the government-held part of Syria's Aleppo city Monday kille... . Russian soldiers check a burned medical tent after rebels launched a mortar shell at a field hospital in west Aleppo, Syria, Monday, Dec. 5, 2016.
UK man found guilty in case linked to Brussels bomb suspect
Relatives of Walter Scott, the black motorist fatally shot while fleeing a traffic stop, say they are confident justice will prevail even though a South Carolina jury could not reach a verdict in the murder trial... Relatives of Walter Scott, the black motorist fatally shot while fleeing a traffic stop, say they are confident justice will prevail even though a South Carolina jury could not reach a verdict in the murder trial of a... The bizarre rumors began with a leaked email referencing Hillary Clinton and sinister interpretations of references to pizza parties.
Iran president: Trump won’t be able to harm the nuclear deal
The threat of a terror attack against a busy commuter rail station in the Los Angeles area has prompted authorities to increase security throughout the region and urge commuters to report any suspicious behavior... The threat of a terror attack against a busy commuter rail station in the Los Angeles area has prompted authorities to increase security throughout the region and urge commuters to report any suspicious behavior they see.
Saudi court sentences 15 to death in Iran spy cell trial
The founder of a ramshackle Oakland artists' colony where dozens of people burned to death saw himself as a kind of guru and loved to surround himself with followers but showed chilling disregard for their... The founder of a ramshackle Oakland artists' colony where dozens of people burned to death saw himself as a kind of guru and loved to surround himself with followers but showed chilling disregard for their well-being,... A therapist who used music to help kids cope with trauma. A woman who taught at a Montessori school.
Syrian rebels pull back further as military gains in Aleppo
The white man who authorities said wanted to start a race war by killing nine black people in a South Carolina church is getting ready to stand trial in a city already bruised by a former police officer's... The white man who authorities said wanted to start a race war by killing nine black people in a South Carolina church is getting ready to stand trial in a city already bruised by a former police officer's racially... The threat of a terror attack against a busy commuter rail station in the Los Angeles area has prompted authorities to increase security throughout the region and urge commuters to report any suspicious behavior... The FBI said Tuesday it found no evidence that a bomb threat which prompted heightened security at a Los Angeles subway station was real and the anonymous caller who made it may have reported similar phony threats in the... Investigators honed in on a ... (more)
Death toll in storms sweeping South increases to 5
Authorities say three people have been killed as a line of storms and possible tornadoes moved across northern Alabama overnight. By BILL FULLER and REBECCA YONKER Associated Press Possible tornadoes swept through parts of Alabama and Tennessee overnight, killing five people and injuring more than a dozen as heavy rains from storms... Donald Trump, that most unconventional of presidential candidates, last spring pledged that he would act perfectly presidential when the time was right.
Possible tornado kills 3 in northern Alabama
Authorities say three people have been killed as a line of storms and possible tornadoes moved across northern Alabama overnight. Authorities say three people have been killed as a line of storms and possible tornadoes moved across northern Alabama overnight.