Charleston police say man pointed gun after fight with girlfriend
A man is being held on $225,000 bail after being accused of pulling out a gun and threatening to kill people during an argument with his former girlfriend.

A man is being held on $225,000 bail after being accused of pulling out a gun and threatening to kill people during an argument with his former girlfriend.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson and its DePuy unit were ordered by a Texas federal jury on Thursday to pay about $500 million to five plaintiffs who said they were injured by Pinnacle metal-on-metal hip implants.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson and its DePuy unit were ordered by a Texas federal jury on Thursday to pay about $500 million to five plaintiffs who said they were injured by Pinnacle metal-on-metal hip implants.
Ever since security at the Cooper River Bridge Run and Walk was ramped up following the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, the event has presented no major problems.
March 17 (Reuters) - Swiss bank UBS Group AG has hired investment bankers Jose Luis Martinez and Daniel Bassan to be part of the Latin American mergers and acquisitions (M&A) group, according to an internal memo sent out on Thursday.
Charleston police are searching for a man they say brandished a pocket knife at a convenience store and then took two magazines.
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel called on Thursday for the European Union to try to create conditions by this summer to lift sanctions imposed against Russia over the Ukraine crisis.
Madrid - Spanish illusionist Jorge Blass is incorporating a new kind of magic into his act by using technology and social media to entertain crowds during his shows.
Madrid - Spanish illusionist Jorge Blass is incorporating a new kind of magic into his act by using technology and social media to entertain crowds during his shows.
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Paul Ryan has a message to everyone in the political chattering class who’s speculating that he might emerge as the Republican nominee from a contested convention and save the party from front-runner Donald Trump: "Knock it off."
Reuters Health - If every state in the U.S. had mandatory background checks for gun and ammunition purchases and required traceable bullets, firearms-related deaths might plunge by more than 80 percent, a new study projects.
Reuters Health - If every state in the U.S. had mandatory background checks for gun and ammunition purchases and required traceable bullets, firearms-related deaths might plunge by more than 80 percent, a new study projects.
NEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) - Shares of Real Estate Investment Trusts should get a bump up this year as mutual fund managers buy ahead of a September move by Standard & Poor's to create a new real estate sector in its classification systems.
AMSTERDAM/BOGOTA, March 17 (Reuters) - The International Court of Justice on Thursday said it would consider a claim by Nicaragua to expand its maritime boundaries in a mineral-rich part of the Caribbean Sea toward Colombia, a ruling set to further strain relations between the two countries.
WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate voted unanimously on Thursday to hold classified ad website Backpage.com in contempt of Congress, invoking the measure for the first time in more than two decades amid allegations the site facilitates sex trafficking, especially of children.
After Russia pulls out of Syria seeing its mission largely accomplished, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad starts rebuilding Damascus, though such days could be limited. Gavino Garay reports.
After Russia pulls out of Syria seeing its mission largely accomplished, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad starts rebuilding Damascus, though such days could be limited. Gavino Garay reports.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday criticized Turkish authorities' regulation of the media after a series of government steps against the press, including the seizure of Zaman, the country's top-selling newspaper.
Nike unveils the long-anticipated self-tying sneaker, the HyperAdapt 1.0. Bobbi Rebell reports.
Nike unveils the long-anticipated self-tying sneaker, the HyperAdapt 1.0. Bobbi Rebell reports.
Nike unveils the long-anticipated self-tying sneaker, the HyperAdapt 1.0. Bobbi Rebell reports.
COLUMBIA — An Upstate lawmaker wants to create a fund to help pay for law enforcement officers who track down those who create and distribute child pornography.
COLUMBIA — An Upstate lawmaker wants to create a fund to help pay for law enforcement officers who track down those who create and distribute child pornography.
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Cyprus said on Thursday it could use its veto to block an accord between Turkey and the EU to stem the migrant crisis if Ankara did not open its ports and airports to the island.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - As many as 17,000 students in Newark, New Jersey schools could be tested for lead in their blood after findings showed elevated levels of the toxin have been in water in schools since at least 2012, city health officials said.