Kids these days: They just are not pulling out the plastic like they did in the past.
Charleston County homeowners might see a slight decrease in their property tax bill for education under a proposed tax shift.
What: Evolve Holistic Health & Fitness and Charleston Pour House present Downward on the Deck, a yoga class out on the deck, before the Sunday Brunch Farmers Market. Bring your own mat.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 21 — The Philippine campaign in the 2016 Rio Olympics came to a close Saturday evening with taekwondo’s Kirstie Elaine Alora breaking down in tears after absorbing two bitter defeats at the Carioca 3 of the Olympic Park. Alora, the last Filipino athlete to vie for a medal, bowed to Olympic champion Maria Espinoza of Mexico, 4-1, in her opening match. Then she blew her chance to salvage at least a bronze when she lost to Wiam Dislam of Morocco, 7-5. The loss to Espinoza, gold... Читать дальше...
Former President Benigno Aquino III, now a private citizen, visits the tombs of his parents on the 33rd anniversary of the assassination of his father, former Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino, Jr at the Manila Memorial Park, where he is buried beside the late President Corazon “Cory” Aquino.(Ali Vicoy / mb.com.ph)
The heat Sunday will be miserable, again, with less than half a chance that an afternoon thunderstorm will break it up. Monday will be a slight relief leading into a "cooler" week.
Commission on Elections Chairman Andres Bautista supervises the printing of official ballots for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataaan elections yesterday at the National Printing Office in Quezon City. Comelec said it will save P250 million for using excess paper procured for the May, 2016 elections. (Federico Cruz/Manila Bulletin/mb.com.ph)
Enthralled by her harvest of large-size cassava tuber from a ‘Gulayang Barangay’ at San Andres Village in Santiago City, Isabela, HRM student Winnie Santiago uprooted the versatile root crop for her favorite cassava cake recipe. The organic tuber is said to be rich in dietary supplements. (Ceasar M. Perante/Mnaila Bulletin/mb.com.ph)
They were on a pilgrimage, Judge Waties Waring later said, searching for "a little whiff of freedom."
By Philippine News Agency/Xinhua JAKARTA, Aug. 21 — A boat carrying 17 people sank in western Indonesia on Sunday, leaving 10 people dead, two wounded and five others missing, navy spokesman said. The incident took place after the vessel departed from a port in Tanjung Pinang of Riau province, said Navy Spokesman Admiral Edi Sucipto, adding that bad weather was blamed for the disaster. Tanjung Pinang wharf. Photo courtesy of 2BagsAndAPack.com Navy command in western Indonesia undertook the evacuation just after the incident... Читать дальше...
Tales (some of them seemingly tall) of the city’s cat population — domesticated, stray and in between — ranged from drama to comedy to tragedy
Am vergangenen Sonnabend, dem 20. August, traten die Dresden Dukes in Braunsbedra bei den...
After two decades, the unsolved murder mystery of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey -- which left many transfixed -- will be re-examined through CBS’ new miniseries, “The Case of: JonBenet Ramsey”.
While Usain Bolt is winning medals left and right this year at Brazil, the Olympian -- considered to be the world’s fastest man -- was in the same country last year to serve as a guide to Brazil’s three-time Paralympic sprinting champion Terezinha Guilhermina.
VIENTIANE, Laos - Sen. Manny Pacquiao as the poster boy of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations? Why not?
The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed a Court of Appeals (CA) decision that declared unconstitutional a 2007 Davao City ordinance approved by President Rodrigo Duterte as former city mayor banning aerial spraying of pesticides in agricultural plantations in the city