Новости за 21.09.2015

For too many families, infant death is a reality. Since 2000, 6,696 infants didn’t live to celebrate their first birthdays in South Carolina. That’s more than double the number of people killed in the Sept. 11 terror attacks. What’s even more heartbreaking is that many of these deaths were the result of premature births, which...

I think Superintendent Geritta Postlewait’s plan to increase diversity at Academic Magnet High School is one that appears to be headed in the right direction. At least that the areas needing to be concentrated on to increase the diversity of the applicant pool are being looked at.

High schools promote a competitive environment where winners and losers are the norm. In every class losers are reminded that they are a failure five times a day, five days a week.

The rise of Donald Trump in the Republican presidential contest and Bernie Sanders on the Democratic side represents a stunning political development: Populist insurgencies now threaten the "establishments" of both major parties.

Try this thought experiment. Instead of leaving borrowing costs on hold at 0.25 percent when it met last Thursday, suppose the Federal Reserve had instead raised its key interest rate to 3.25 percent.

When Greek officials and administrators at the University of Georgia declared a ban on hoop skirts in the spring, I could only think, what took you so long?

LOS ANGELES — Last winter, Miss Piggy found herself doing what many middle-aged actresses are forced to do when they hit the box office skids: looking for work.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Most people know Jewel’s rags-to-riches story — growing up on an Alaskan homestead, getting discovered as a homeless teen in a California coffee shop, going platinum on her debut album, "Pieces of You," a folksy anthem in the grunge era.

Randall Greene, president and CEO of Safe Flight Instrument Corp., has joined the board of directors of Hawthorne Global Aviation Services.

TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. — Crews working round-the-clock have begun deepening the waterway cargo ships use to reach the busy Port of Savannah, which spent 16 years waiting for studies and funding before dredging could start.

NEW YORK — When NxStage Medical realized Spanish-speaking people made up 15 per- cent of the market for its home kidney dialysis equipment, the company created a website and brochures printed in Spanish.

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LEVERAGING THE WEB: The Charleston chapter of SCORE holds a workshop, "Using The Internet To Grow Your Business." 6-8 p.m. Lonnie Hamilton III Public Services Building, 4045 Bridge View Drive, North Charleston. $20. Register at charlestonsc.score.org.

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BROMER, Dolores Marie, 88, of Mount Pleasant, wife of Leonard Bromer, died Tuesday. Arrangements by Carolina Memorial Funeral Home of North Charleston.

Toby Smith sat on a concrete bench on the site of the future International African American Museum last week, looked out toward the harbor, and pondered the history of her ancestors.

Three months after the June 17 massacre at Emanuel AME Church, victims' families and survivors of the tragedy still wait. And wait.

My PBS colleague Mark Shields recently reminded me of the old saying that Democrats fall in love but Republicans fall in line.

No Romo. No Dez. No problem.

By The Associated Press Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo broke his left collarbone in Sunday's 20-10 win over Philadelphia, spoiling his team's 2-0 start.

By The Associated Press The Latest from NFL stadiums around the country on the second Sunday of the season (all times EDT):

After being infuriated by a call they found unsportsmanlike, the Americans staged the biggest comeback in Solheim Cup history Sunday to wrest the trophy back from Europe.

Denny Hamlin vowed to make it to the championship round of NASCAR's playoffs, and nothing so far is getting in his way.

This time, the Green Bay Packers punched back in the second half against the Seattle Seahawks.

Tom Brady was a buzzkill in Buffalo once again.