13 h. ago Hundreds are quarantined in South Carolina as measles spreads in 2 US outbreaks

Measles outbreaks in South Carolina and on the Arizona-Utah border are growing

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27 h. ago Tennessee to execute a man who confessed to 1980s rapes and a murder

Tennessee is preparing to execute Harold Wayne Nichols by lethal injection for the 1988 rape and murder of 20-year-old Karen Pulley

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27 h. ago ‘Delusional and crazy’: Nancy Mace’s Republican rival denies he’s behind a ‘political hit job’ over her expletive

“I did not make [Congresswoman Nancy Mace] cuss out the men and women of the TSA security checkpoint. I did not make her tweet about this 100 times in the days that followed,” South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson said

Politics

28 h. ago South Carolina measles outbreak ‘accelerating’ with hundreds of unvaccinated students now in second 21

South Carolina health officials said mobile vaccination clinics have been deployed, but admitted that only a “small number of doses” were administered at the sites

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67 h. ago 'Contraband Christmas' ruined after drone busted flying 'crab legs, steak and weed' into jail

Inmates at Lee Correctional Institution, South Carolina, who were expecting a crab boil for Christmas had their hopes dashed earlier this week, with officials intercepting a gift-carrying drone

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2 d. ago Drone delivers steak, crab legs and huge bag of cannabis to US prisoners. Guards get there first

Prison officials have launched an investigation, though no arrests have yet been made

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3 d. ago Drone drops steak and crab legs for prisoner feast but South Carolina guards find it first

A drone dropped a package of contraband into the Lee Correctional Institution prison yard three weeks before Christmas

Events

3 d. ago Court clerk who helped with Alex Murdaugh's trial pleads guilty to showing sealed exhibits

Former South Carolina court clerk Becky Hill has pleaded guilty to showing sealed court exhibits to a photographer and lying about it in court

Events

1 week ago Blow for Nancy Mace as campaign consultant dramatically quits accusing her of disloyalty to Trump

The resignation comes as Mace is seeking the governor’s seat in South Carolina and tension is growing between President Donald Trump and some of his Republican allies

Politics

1 week ago NFL roundup: Panthers shock Rams as Shedeur Sanders loses first home start

Bryce Young excels in Carolina victoryAFC South now a battle between three teamsBryce Young completed 15 of 20 passes for 206 yards and three touchdowns – two of them coming on fourth down – and the Carolina Panthers (7-6) forced three turnovers by Matthew Stafford to beat Los Angeles (9-3) and snap the Rams’ six-game winning streak. Carolina’s defense intercepted Stafford twice with Mike Jackson returning one for a 48-yard touchdown and ended the 37-year-old’s NFL record of 28 straight TD passes without an interception. Derrick Brown, who tipped a ball resulting in one of Stafford’s first pick, came up with a key strip-sack with 2:25 left in the game to preserve the win. Stafford completed 18 of 28 passes for 243 yards with two touchdown passes to Davante Adams, his 13th and 14th of the season. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Unhinged United Airlines passenger repeatedly screams most offensive swear word after 'plane sat on tarmac for an hour'

An unruly female passenger had an all-out tantrum on board a United Airlines flight departing from Newark, New Jersey to Charleston, South Carolina.

Politics

1 week ago MAGA Republican Nancy Mace calls for DC shooting suspect to be executed: ‘He doesn’t deserve to live’

South Carolina congresswoman joins a chorus of Republicans who want Rahmanullah Lakanwal to be executed

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2 w. ago Dozens of rescuers search for a grandmother and 3 grandchildren missing on a hike in South Carolina

Dozens of rescuers are looking for a grandmother and three grandchildren who authorities believe got lost while hiking in a South Carolina state park

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2 w. ago Everything you need to know as cases of measles spread in Greater Manchester

Three areas of the city region have seen an increase in cases

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2 w. ago Alex Murdaugh's housekeeper reveals explosive theory about what REALLY happened on night of double murder

Blanca Turrubiate-Simpson shares her explosive theories about what really happened that dark summer night - and a bombshell claim about accomplices she believes got away with it.

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2 w. ago Lindsey Graham leads opposition to repeal law entitling senators to sue for millions if their phones are searched by feds

South Carolina senator argues he was wronged when federal investigators accessed his call records as part of probe into plot to overturn 2020 presidential election and intends to seek compensation

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3 w. ago South Carolina woman charged with attempted murder after trying to terminate her pregnancy

South Carolina law allows abortions until cardiac activity is detected and up to 12 weeks for special circumstances such as rape or incest

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3 w. ago Descendants obtain works of enslaved potter in landmark restitution deal

The family of enslaved potter David Drake — known as “Dave the Potter” — has reclaimed two rare stoneware jars he created in South Carolina before the Civil War in what experts call the first major U.S. art restitution case involving works made by an enslaved person

Economics

3 w. ago Florida man convicted raping and killing his former manager is set to be executed

A man convicted of raping and fatally beating his former manager at a Florida convenience store is set to be the 17th person executed in Florida this year

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3 w. ago Group of South Carolina lawmakers look at the most restrictive abortion bill in the US

A bill being considered by a small group of senators in South Carolina could allow judges to sentence women who get abortions to decades in prison

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