A transformative health care bill is headed to President Barack Obama for his signature as Congress takes the final steps in Democrats' improbable and history-making push for near-universal medical coverage.
Capping a long day and a consuming political journey, President Barack Obama celebrated the passage of health care legislation with hugs, high fives and an emboldened attitude. Said the president to the nation, "Tonight, we answered the call of history."
A fire department captain has been charged with driving under the influence after being involved in a wreck on a South Carolina interstate while driving a department vehicle.
South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster is again promising a legal challenge of the health care reform measure passed by the U.S. House.
Not so long ago, having Butler and Xavier among the last 16 teams in the NCAA tournament would have spawned feel-good stories about the plucky mid-major conferences and the wonderful hoops democracy that is March Madness.
Tiger Woods acknowledged "living a lie," saying he alone was responsible for the sex scandal that caused his shocking downfall from global sporting icon to late-night TV punchline.
Buzz Aldrin has done the moonwalk, but the cha-cha isn't coming quite so easy.
One of Peter Jackson's frequent collaborators says the "Lord of the Rings" director passed the torch to Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro to give the trilogy's two-part prequel, "The Hobbit," a fresh look.

Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College is moving ahead in its “Career Pathways for a Green South” project with the addition of a wind turbine to the college’s energy park.
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BAMBERG – Bamberg School District One officials aren’t wasting any time moving ahead with plans to renovate Bamberg-Ehrhardt Middle and High schools and build a new K-6 school following passage March 16 of a $29 million bond referendum.
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A former South Carolina State University trustee is one of three area residents being considered for a trustee seat at the state’s flagship university.
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Bamberg County received a largely clean opinion on an audit report that was conducted for the year ending June 30, 2009. There were some exceptions, an audit report revealed.
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