Новости за 21.03.2016

A March 7 decision by a federal appeals court, unless overturned by the Supreme Court, could create near chaos on an executive branch already busy cleaning up assorted administrative malfunctions. The ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco upholds a decision that rejected the Justice Department’s interpretation of the...

Devastating national data leave no question that South Carolina has a major problem with domestic violence.

Fishery managers in the south Atlantic recently made the right call by approving a new tool to protect spawning fish offshore. Recently the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) set protections for five documented fish spawning sites off the coasts of North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida. These special zones range in size from...

I am impressed by the common voice across neighborhoods throughout Charleston expressing urgency to improve the state’s alarming rates of reading deficiency in public schools. Post and Courier reporter Deanna Pan captured this in her March 8 article "Town hall addresses S. C. student literacy."

President Barack Obama’s forthcoming visit to Cuba comes as preparations are being completed for the Seventh Congress of the Cuban Communist Party (PCC), scheduled to open in Havana on April 16.

Last week, President Barack Obama made a historic announcement, cancelling plans for offshore oil and gas drilling in Atlantic coastal waters.

In Brian Hicks’ recent column "Questions abound after Mount Pleasant shelves efforts to ‘save’ Shem Creek," there are a couple of points that need to be corrected.

Years ago, Nancy Reagan visited England and was presented to Queen Elizabeth. She did not curtsy or bow. American’s don’t curtsy or bow to foreign leaders. I was so proud of her that I sent her a note letting her know how proud I was of her representing America.

Two recent letters evoke responses. One offered commentary on the parallels between the African-American and Jewish community experiences.

A recent Governors Highway Safety Association report said a 10 percent spike in pedestrian fatalities in 2015 was because of texting and walking, which are a deadly combination.

NEW YORK — Producers of "Wicked" say the theatrical blockbuster has grossed more than $1 billion on Broadway, joining only "The Lion King" and "The Phantom of the Opera" to that mark but faster than either rival.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — After six years touring the country coast-to-coast, the four-part rock band The Wild Feathers still find themselves hanging out together even at home in Nashville, Tennessee.

The excellent British cop show "Happy Valley" built toward a grim and brutally violent resolution in its first season, and as Season 2 opens, with six episodes now available on Netflix, the mood is reassuring, almost comic.

The Kardashians, Caitlyn Jenner and the female wrestlers of "Total Divas" will welcome a new neighbor to the E! lineup later this year: the singer Mariah Carey.

NEW YORK — March Madness is taking over at small companies that are letting employees watch the NCAA basketball tournament while they work.

MOUNT PLEASANT — The No. 23 College of Charleston baseball team posted double-digit hits for the sixth time this season en route to a 7-4 win over Virginia Commonwealth on Sunday at Patriots Point.

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NORTH, Hazel Heatley, 94, of Mount Pleasant, widow of William W. North, died Saturday. Arrangements by Stuhr’s Mount Pleasant Chapel.

A new computer model of flooding will show just how storm and tidal floods swamp individual properties, storm drains and sewer lines — and how it worsens as properties develop.

A specific condition afflicts business travelers: Call it hotel gloom, an amorphous melancholy that seems to thrive in the perfectly serviceable hotel rooms of the $200-a-night-and-under variety. Al Jackson has experienced it many times.

MOUNT PLEASANT — For more than a year, finding a way to widen S.C. Highway 41 has loomed as a top priority here.

Just a few hours after the final runners and walkers cross the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge on April 2, one lane on the T. Allen Legare Bridge will be shut to traffic temporarily to help establish a bike and pedestrian lane there.

HOUSTON/NEW YORK, March 21 (Reuters) - A dreaded scenario for U.S. oil bulls might just be becoming a reality.

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In his first game in nearly a month, Brandon Magee brought the crowd of 5,369 to its feet at the North Charleston Coliseum on Undie Sunday.