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Tuesday, April 16, 2013  The South Carolina House unanimously approved a bill designed to prevent residents deemed mentally ill from buying guns.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has cleared another hurdle in his bid for a political comeback, defeating a former county council member to win the GOP nomination for a vacant U.S. House seat.

Friday, February 22, 2013  South Carolina's top prosecutor is under scrutiny for not reporting roughly a dozen donations on campaign filings.

Tuesday, February 05, 2013  An editor in Iowa who helped his newspaper get national recognition for print and online journalism has been chosen as the new editor of The Post and Courier of Charleston.

Thursday, January 10, 2013  A former Conway pastor has pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from a Ponzi scheme in which people were bilked out of $2.5 million.

Tuesday, November 06, 2012  Republican U.S. Rep. Tim Scott has easily won a second term representing South Carolina's 1st Congressional District along the state's coast.

Tuesday, November 06, 2012  Incumbent Democrat Jim Clyburn has easily won re-election to Congress in South Carolina's black-majority 6th District.

Thursday, June 30, 2011  If you've ever posted anything on social media pages like Facebook or Twitter that you don't want a potential employer to see it might be a good time to remove it. The federal government says employers are now legally allowed to hire and fire employees based on your social media posts. What do you think about that decision?

Monday, May 16, 2011  Vatican tells bishops to report sex abuse but non-binding guidelines fall short of US norms

Tuesday, December 14, 2010  A new app is available to iPhone users Tuesday that allows them to snap a picture of what they think might be suspicious behavior and report it directly to government agencies.  Read more and tell us what you think.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010  Nonprofit groups that specialize in investigative reporting have had some big scoops, cracking the front page of such newspapers as The Washington Post and forcing officials out of their jobs.

Tuesday, September 01, 2009  Traffic-reporting plane with engine trouble lands on Mass. highway, causing big backup