According to South Korea’s Yonhap News Service, North Korea abruptly ended discussions with South Korea and is threatening to cancel the upcoming summit with the United States.
North Korea believes the U.S./South Korean joint military drills are “provocation” and preparation for an invasion.
A group of Republican state lawmakers in South Carolina introduced a bill that would convene the state assembly to discuss secession “if the federal government confiscates legally purchased firearms in this State.”
Cray Turmon, a homeless man living in Columbia, SC, rushed to the aid of a police woman who had been shoved to the ground by a suspect. With his assistance, the officer made the arrest, and Turman received a certificate recognizing his “extraordinary actions to preserve life and aid public safety.”
Officer...
Tuesday, federal authorities arrested a Georgia man for allegedly threatening the life of Republican South Carolina lawmaker, Sen. Tim Scott.
According to local news reports, Jason Kenneth Bell was arrested for calling Sen. Scott’s office almost a dozen times, threatening to kill him.
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster (R) has issued an executive order that cuts public funding to abortion clinics in the state.
McMaster demanded that the state’s Medicaid agency ask the “federal government to exclude abortion clinics from the state’s Medicaid provider.”
The University of South Carolina offers its students a free 18-week training program in social justice.
From Campus Reform:
The University of South Carolina recently launched a semester-long “Social Justice Program” to train student activists to “combat bias.”
The school put out a call for applications earlier this month, noting that the goal is...
Clemson University professor Bart Knijnenberg went on a Facebook rant against Republicans, claiming that all Republicans are racist scum. He continues his rants, which include endorsing violence. From Campus Reform:
“All trump supporters, nay, all Republicans, are racist scum,” Assistant Professor of Human-Centered Computing Bart Knijnenburg wrote in a recent Facebook post.
“All...
Clemson University has required future Resident Assistants (RA) to have a complete commitment to social justice. To make sure no one falters in that area, the school requires the RA to receive training in that area. From Campus Reform:
According...
Dylann Roof pleaded guilty to state charges, which included murder and attempted murder, for the 2015 massacre at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, SC. Circuit Judge J.C. Nicholson sentenced Roof to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
This deal “means no state trial or sentencing phase will be necessary.” A...
Dylann Roof received the death penalty from a federal jury for murdering nine black people at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, SC, in June 2015. It took the jury less than three hours to reach their verdict. Judge Richard Gergel will impose the sentence of Roof at 9:30AM on Wednesday.
The jury...
`Last week, U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel granted Dylann Roof’s request to represent himself at his trial for murdering nine black people at a church in Charleston, SC, in the summer of 2015. But now Roof wants his lawyers back during the guilt phase:
After a two-sentence formal motion filed by his...
On Friday, U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel found Dylan Roof competent to stand trial for the murder of nine black people at a church in Charleston, S.C., last summer.
Today, the judge has decided that Roof can represent himself in his trial:
Roof made the last-minute request as jury selection was set to...
Last summer, Dylann Roof opened fire at the historic Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, murdering nine black people during a meeting. The court started jury selection this month, but U.S. Distric Judge Richard Mark Gergel stopped the process when Roof and his defense team filed a...
After a deadly school shooting in October that killed a six-year-old student, South Carolina Rep. Joshua Putnam (R) introduced a new bill that would allow teachers...
For four days, Hurricane Matthew hit the coast of the southeastern U.S.before weakening and veering out over the Atlantic Ocean.
So far, the storm has left at least 27 dead, over 1 million homes and businesses without power today, and billions of dollars in damage.
Matthew wreaked havoc in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina,...
DEVELOPING: Officials have reported three injuries, two children and one teacher, at Townville Elementary School in Townville, SC, on Wednesday afternoon.
Fox News reports:
The Greenville News reported that two children were injured and a man was found dead near the school. A suspect is reportedly in custody.
Lt. Sheila Cole with the Anderson...
There is another disturbing report related to the spread of the Zika virus; however, this one doesn’t involve birth defects or neurological problems.
Millions of honey bees were killed after areas of South Carolina were sprayed to kill the mosquitoes that transmit the pathogen.
“On Saturday, it was total energy, millions of bees...
