Новости за 30.05.2016

Memorial Day is not about the big sales that stores are offering, but rather the high price of freedom, attendees were told at American Legion Post 147 on James Island, where about 200 people gathered to...

CLEMSON — For the first time since 2011, Doug Kingsmore Stadium is open for business during the NCAA Baseball Regional round, and the buzz will be back in Clemson in June.

The first standing ovation of the evening was not for the musicians in Saturday’s 40th-Season Celebration Concert. Rather, when former Mayor Joe Riley concluded his heartfelt remarks after the first piece, his audience leapt to its feet, cheering, stamping and whistling — for the musicians as well, no doubt, but mainly for the grand...

North Charleston experienced two fatal shootings Monday in separate incidents hours apart.

A man found in the parking lot of North Charleston hotel with a gunshot wound early this morning died at a local hospital, according to the city Police Department.

Josh Smith drove in seven runs, highlighted by an eighth-inning grand slam that broke a 9-9 tie, as second-seeded William & Mary defeated No. 1 seed UNC Wilmington, 14-9, to capture its first CAA Baseball Championship since 2001 on Sunday night at Patriots Point.

COLUMBIA — South Carolina’s potential path to the College World Series travels through Clemson.

What: The church’s Community Outreach Center will present its 15th annual charity boutique, "Tea Time Treasures," featuring the work of Lowcountry artists and artisans, including sweetgrass baskets, framed artwork, wooden silhouettes and more. Proceeds will support the outreach center’s programs.

Dr. Rya Kaplan slipped on some pine straw on her way into Trident Medical Center last month, fracturing her right leg in four spots.

A longtime wholesaler in downtown Charleston will leave the peninsula in June.

Booking a walking tour of Charleston goes something like this, John Weimer says: Tourists stop by the visitor center looking for suggestions, they ask a hotel concierge for help, or they take to Google, searching site by site for reviews and tickets.

I am responding to the president of the Charlestowne Neighborhood Association’s recent letter in opposition to short-term rentals. Owner-occupied, primary-resident, short-term rentals are the oldest form of accommodations on record here in Charleston and across the world. In fact, some scholars estimate that by the mid-19th century, between...

There seems to be a general misunderstanding about what it means when a student — or citizen — opts out of saying the Pledge of Allegiance. These Americans are met with scornful accusations of being unpatriotic.

I am appalled by Gov. Nikki Haley’s and this paper’s support for keeping the Guantanamo Bay prisoners out of the Naval Brig here. The argument is that if we have terrorists here, people will not want to visit South Carolina for fear of the terrorists and possible terrorist retribution against the state.

A State Department audit has confirmed that Hillary Clinton, during her tenure as Secretary of State, used private email to receive and send sensitive material related to national security. The report further states that she ignored "clear guidelines" from the State Department.

In a May 23 article, The Post and Courier reported about letters written to the Army Corps of Engineers. One stated that cruise passengers are not the "type" that add much value. The writer added that Charleston should maintain our "quality" of tourists.

It’s a quiet day. You get up, get the kids dressed and off to school. Then, for some reason, you peer out your front window. You suddenly see and immediately recognize the car. Your heart stops. Breathing becomes difficult, the body begins to shake, your knees go weak and a silent prayer passes through trembling lips. Then it passes your...

Americans are locked in often bitter debates about a wide range of divisive issues. Many also are increasingly frustrated by a political system that has produced 2016 major-party presidential nominees with remarkably high "negative" poll numbers.

Americans must show photo IDs to board airliners, buy certain types of sinus medication and open bank accounts. That same requirement is a reasonable method to assure that people don’t vote in somebody else’s name.

President Barack Obama recently announced that an additional 250 Special Operations forces will be sent to Syria to stem the spread of the Islamic State.

As the recent celebration of more than 3,000 graduates caps off another banner year in the history of Clemson University, I have been reflecting on the words of our commencement speaker Jeff Immelt, chairman and CEO of GE, who told our graduates, "You have to create your own future, and you can’t play it safe. As you do...

"The soldier, above all other men, is required to practice the greatest act of religious training — sacrifice. In battle, and in the face of danger and death, he discloses those divine attributes which his Maker gave when He created man in His own image. No physical courage and no greater strength can take the place of the...

NEW YORK — If you doubt that Maya Rudolph and Martin Short are funny together — indeed, a match made in heaven — just recall their memorable number on the 40th anniversary special for "Saturday Night Live."

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in New Mexico now owns a rarely seen painting by the artist who helped usher in American modernism.