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COLUMBIA - Gov. Nikki Haley is holding a ceremonial bill signing of a law enacted nearly three months ago that grants reciprocity for concealed weapons permit holders from Georgia.

WASHINGTON — More than half the people outside the government who met with Hillary Clinton while she was secretary of state gave money — either personally or through companies or groups — to the Clinton Foundation. It’s an extraordinary proportion indicating her possible ethics challenges if elected president.

BISHOPVILLE, S.C. — The family of an inmate who died of an untreated kidney infection last year at Bishopville’s Lee Correctional Institution is suing state prison officials.

By Jim Gomez, Associated Press MANILA, Philippines — China has sought information from Filipino authorities to help capture suspected Chinese drug traffickers in the Philippines and wants to forge a stronger anti-drug pact to fight the menace, the Chinese ambassador said, while also cautioning that generalizations should be avoided. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (L) talks with Chinese Ambassador tothe Philippines Zhao Jianhua (R) during the 115th Police ServiceAnniversary at the (PNP) headquarters in Manila on August 17... Читать дальше...

COLUMBIA -- Gov. Nikki Haley is hitting the campaign trail again Thursday for Republican North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory’s reelection bid.

Camp Julian Olivas, Pampanga - Three drug pushers were neutralized while five others were arrested in separate buy-bust operations conducted by the

Moscow– Scientists have discovered that thousands of blue lakes of melt water have formed on the surface of Antarctica’s glaciers over the past decade, an unprecedented event which threatens the stability of the largest ice mass on Earth.

Two key provisions of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) will be set for review or amendments so the Department of Energy (DOE) could execute legally binding maneuvers to reduce electricity rates.

Cebu City — Police arrested on Wednesday the 55-year-old son of a former mayor in Maasin, Southern Leyte, in a pension house in Barangay Lorega, this city, on suspicion of trafficking drugs.

The Philippine government will issue online gaming licenses soon for operators that target overseas punters, seeking a new revenue source after

Iloilo City — Only 320,000 poor families in Western Visayas will continue to benefit from the government’s conditional cash transfer program despite the shelving of a plan to expand the program.

The World Bank and LGU Guarantee Corp. (LGUGC) have signed a grant agreement to provide electricity to poor families residing in remote areas of the country.

Camarines Sur – More than 300 veteran swimmers from all walks of life, some of them avid seasoned traithletes, joined this year's 5K and 10K Open

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) term deposit facility (TDF) auction of its 28-day tenor had an adjusted yield of 2.525 percent yesterday with tendered amount reaching P151.879 billion.

As federal regulators near a decision on seismic testing for oil and natural gas offshore, opponents have released animated maps that they say show dense populations of dolphins and whales gathering and moving through the area over the course of a year.

Gale-force winds of 55 mph at times were blowing from a weather system in the warm, cyclone-stirring waters north of Puerto Rico on Wednesday night.

Tropical storm force squalls are now blowing from a weather system crossing the outer Caribbean islands, and computer model runs have begun to forecast it will track across Florida and into the Gulf of Mexico. National Hurricane Center specialists expect it to soon become a cyclone.

A tropical wave moving across the Lesser Antilles could become a tropical depression during the next day or two as it moves west-northwest at 15 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center.

WASHINGTON — Following in the footsteps of Democratic parties other states, including neighboring Georgia, the S.C. Democratic Party will change the name of its annual fundraising dinner to no longer recognize former presidents Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson.

We’ve heard a number of stories where random, camera slinging exotic car fans have crossed the limits just to see and click their favourite machine. Aggressive car spotting, a malpractice witnessed across the world sends shivers down the spine of exotic car owners, for even the smallest of scratches calls for a lot of zeros in […]

Renowned actor and MTV VJ Rannvijay Singh recently joined the first ever Mahindra Mojo Mountain Trail. He rode with the Mojo Tribe through the Chandigarh-Leh leg between July 25 and 29, 2016. We speak to him about his experience with the Mojo Tribe in an exclusive interview. Below is the transcript of our interaction with Rannvijay: Q: […]

The S.C. Department of Transportation reports there are no major issues for motorists during the early-morning commute Wednesday.

AMATRICE, Italy — A strong earthquake in central Italy reduced three towns to rubble as people slept early Wednesday, killing at least 73 people and injuring hundreds more as rescue crews raced to dig out survivors with bulldozers and their bare hands.

AMATRICE, Italy — A devastating earthquake rocked central Italy early Wednesday, collapsing homes on top of residents as they slept. At least 38 people were killed in hard-hit towns where rescue crews raced to dig survivors out of the rubble, but the toll was likely to rise as crews reached homes in more remote hamlets.