Five U.S. lawmakers have met with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen during a surprise one-day visit intended to reaffirm the United States’ support for the self-governing island.
Each year, Americans collectively donate hundreds of billions of dollars to charity, with much of that giving during the holiday season, according to the National Philanthropic Trust.With the season of giving now underway, Secretary of State Mark Hammond is advising South Carolinians, “Give from the heart, but please give smart.”
Three House Republicans are proposing a sweeping bill that would change what entities, including schools and private businesses, can teach and discuss.
Over the course of two days, the sheriff’s office, along with various local, state and federal agencies arrested 32 people after a five-month investigation called “Operation Carving Crime.”
Booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine are now recommended for everyone 18 and older after the CDC signed off on the booster eligibility expansion late last week.
AAA is forecasting this year’s Thanksgiving travel period will be nearly as busy as it was before the pandemic, after a sizable slowdown last year. The auto club expects about 678,000 cars will be on South Carolina roads from Wednesday through Sunday, up from 617,000 cars in 2020 and just a 1% decrease from 2019′s total.
The state Department of Public Safety has launched an internal investigation after a Tabor Correctional inmate died of a suspected overdose amid allegations of correctional officers smuggling drugs into the prison.
The coalition argues custom cakes are artistic works, and therefore, protected by the First Amendment, presented during Scardina v. Masterpiece Cakeshop Inc. before the Colorado Court of Appeals.
When Felix Butler sought to become a firefighter in St. Stephen in 2020, he put in his application that his salary was negotiable and that he could start working “ASAP.”
The South Carolina Department of Education is now reviewing how districts pick which books are included in school libraries and will offer guidance to them on selecting books and what to do if someone complains.
South Carolina has become one of the latest states to join a national probe of Instagram and how its marketing may harm younger users of the social media service.
As the holiday season approaches, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control is encouraging South Carolinians to take precautions against COVID-19 before and as they celebrate, citing spikes in cases following previous holidays throughout the pandemic.
