A self-inflicted GOP wound
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus bragged Sunday that he has successfully taken charge of the party’s presidential candidate selection process.
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus bragged Sunday that he has successfully taken charge of the party’s presidential candidate selection process.
Balancing effective police work with civil liberties is a challenge. People want the increased safety that police strategies can provide, but they don’t want to be pulled over, questioned and searched for an inconsequential offense — or no offense at all.
The recent killings at Emanuel AME Church were unspeakable, and we all hope and pray this will never happen again in Charleston or anywhere. But a recent op-ed, "Build on unity against racism," by Citadel history instructors Amanda Mushal and Kerry Taylor gives the impression that they have forgotten some of our history or have been...
Am I the only person who realizes that the Iranian ayatollah is 76 years old, and that over 60 percent of the Iranian population is under the age of 30?
If you are looking for a way to serve your community, we will soon be observing the National Day of Service and Remembrance. Retired and senior volunteers contribute thousands of hours to non-profits and faith-based organizations to help improve our community.
It is interesting that James Island’s self-professed "libertarian" mayor — who ran on a platform of "small government and low taxes" — just helped pass James Island’s first ever property tax.
When Boston terminated its bid for the Summer Olympic Games of 2024, it was reported that there might not be another city in the United States willing to host the games.
Over 150 years after the Civil War, Lincolnville is committed to seeing the ultimate freedom of all Americans from the mental and emotional (trauma) scars of slavery.
I was dismayed to discover that the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1599, known as the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act. This bill, should it make it through the Senate, would prohibit states from passing their own laws requiring the labeling of GMOs (genetically modified organisms). These state laws, proponents of H.R. 1599 contend, would...
Of all people, Brent Trenga would seem to be among the last person in the Lowcountry to experience what a lot of American fathers do: gain weight.
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Here’s a roundup of news from the recent Television Critics Association summer meeting, at which TV networks and streaming services are presenting details on upcoming programs:
Sometimes British mysteries take us to places we haven’t been before. "Chasing Shadows" takes us straight to familiar places, and I’m not talking about the seedier parts of England.
ATLANTA — Last fall, when Martin Meltzer calculated that 1.4 million people might contract Ebola in West Africa, the world paid attention.
Beware! Your favorite antimicrobial workout shirt or water-repellent hiking jacket may contain some surprising and potentially toxic chemicals. A recent Swedish report found that 10 percent of the 2,400 chemicals found in an analysis of fabrics could pose a risk to human health, and less than 1 percent is regulated in the U.S.
An 18-year-old French teen born with the AIDS virus has had her infection under control and nearly undetectable despite stopping treatment 12 years ago, an unprecedented remission, doctors are reporting.
NEW YORK — Parents should lose the flash cards, learning apps and other educational gadgets and strategies de jour, advises Stephen Camarata, a child development researcher and professor who thinks they need to rediscover their inner "parenting voice" instead.
WALSENBURG, Colo. — Over the past six years, Colorado has conducted one of the largest experiments with long-acting birth control. If teenagers and poor women were offered free intrauterine devices and implants that prevent pregnancy for years, state officials asked, would those women choose them?
CHICAGO — Parents of picky eaters take heart: New research suggests the problem is rarely worth fretting over, although in a small portion of kids it may signal emotional troubles that should be checked out.
Barrett Treadway, 31/2, has never been the best of sleepers, but her sleep grew increasingly worse in the past year and a half. She gets up several times a night and often climbs into her parents’ bed, wreaking havoc with their sleep.
After Tomika Halls of Ravenel put her father in the hospital for kidney failure due to diabetes, she had the proverbial wake-up call.
AHRENS, Peter, Columbia
BRANDT, Susanne Haberkost, 71, of Charleston, wife of Charles K. Brandt, died Monday. Arrangements by Stuhr’s Downtown Chapel.
WASHINGTON — A pattern of cutting corners, a patina of entitlement and inevitability, has led to this.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Singer Gwen Stefani has filed for divorce from rockstar husband Gavin Rossdale after 13 years of marriage, several news reports said on Monday.
(Reuters) - Striker Bobby Zamora has signed a one-year deal to return to Brighton & Hove Albion after 12 years, the Championship club said.