Новости за 28.02.2016

COLUMBIA — They’ve reached the Final Four, they’ve joined an exclusive circle of programs to win three consecutive league titles, and Sunday they completed their first undefeated season in the SEC. For the South Carolina women’s basketball team, only a national championship remains.

CLEMSON – There is no rest for the weary.

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley described as "scary" the prospect of a Donald Trump nomination as the Republican candidate for president. Speaking to George Stephanopolous on ABC’s This Week on Sunday morning, the second-term governor also compared the New York billionaire to Democratic front-runner and former Secretary of...

WASHINGTON — "We’re not taking anything for granted."

WASHINGTON -- "We’re not taking anything for granted."

Donald Trump or Benito Mussolini? The Repubican presidential frontrunner himself appears to have some difficulty discerning between his own statements and those of the long-dead fascist dictator.

There have been lots of changes in mortgage lending rules and practices since the Great Recession, but there’s one particular quirk that should be of interest to people home-shopping in the Charleston area’s more expensive neighborhoods.

We’ve all done this. Before you head to the airport, you print out your boarding pass.

What: College of Charleston Theatre Dept. presents "The Secret Garden," a musical adaptation of the literary classic. "The Secret Garden" is a compelling story of love, healing and forgiveness.

Last week was a pretty good one for Mayor John Tecklenburg — even if it doesn’t look that way to some folks.

The only announced Democrat looking to take on Republican U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford has inked his lifetime support for Bernie Sanders.

The only announced Democrat looking to take on Republican U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford has inked his lifetime support for Bernie Sanders.

Politicians play politics, especially during election years. Lamenting that eternal reality is akin to complaining about death and taxes.

Tourism is booming in South Carolina with a third record-breaking year demonstrating its continued strength as one of the state’s leading industries. Though centered along the coastal region, tourism has statewide economic benefits.

WASHINGTON — "Hell," said Alabama’s Democratic Gov. George Wallace before roiling the 1968 presidential race, "we got too much dignity in government now, what we need is some meanness."

Lisa Bennett was at home when she received a call from Officer Jason Dean of the Investigative Office of the Treasury. He told her that an arrest warrant had been issued for failing to respond to three IRS CP503 notices, that her phone lines were being traced and that she should not try to leave the city.

Our new "quality of life" mayor campaigned for a moratorium on new hotels, but couldn’t get it through City Council.

The numbers are significant, and they begin with dozens of meetings with hundreds of community members, over the course of nine years. On the table: a vision plan for 72,000 acres of Lowcountry landscapes that stretch from Hollywood to Summerville, the Edisto River to Highway 165.

Christians around the world are well into the season of Lent, a solemn time of spiritual preparation through prayer, introspection, repentance and reconciliation.

Let me thank The Post and Courier for the extensive coverage of the issues around Stono Park Elementary ("Tecklenburg taking up battle cry to rebuild Stono Park Elementary," Feb. 22).

Ron Brinson uses his Feb. 21 op-ed podium to line up the usual forces of evil in demonizing the state Senate’s filibuster of legislation for increasing road funding and the gas tax. He even insinuates that the dreaded Koch brothers might be behind efforts to prevent the legislation from moving forward. Stunning logic.

People are angry. Elected officials write laws that they themselves don’t have to follow and forget about the very promises that got them elected. I get it.

MANILA, Philippines — Madonna made surprise visits to two Manila shelters for orphans and street children, taking selfies with kids a day before the pop star begins her two-night concert stint in the Philippine capital.

LOS ANGELES — The nearly 60-year-old classic "Old Yeller" has been named American Humane Association’s all-time favorite family movie as part of this year’s Pawscar awards, announced just days before the human Oscars.

Not too long ago, we used to say "Don’t sweat the small stuff," but now there’s a hashtag for that: #FirstWorldProblems. But unlike its sweaty predecessor, the #FWP hashtag has made me very thoughtful about exactly what real problems are.